Sponsoring Societies of Life Sciences
Supporting Societies
By Subhas Mukhopadhyay and Nagender Suryadevara
Elderly persons generally prefer to live in their own homes. When they are able to do so, societal and economic benefits can follow. Living alone has high risks however. Our project aims to monitor the wellness of elderly persons living …
Dr. Jerrold L. Vitek is a Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. He has worked extensively in the field of Deep Brain Stimulation. We interviewed him last year at the first IEEE Life Sciences Grand Challenges Conference, …
By Dinesh K Kumar
During the IEEE BRC 2013 conference, with the theme of ‘Healthcare for All’, the important role of biosignal and biorobotics to develop robotic hands and help people with upper limb amputation in the developing countries whose only sources of their income is …
By Bill Ash and Sam Sciacca
Standards comprise a prime vehicle through which IEEE advances technology to the marketplace for the benefit of humanity. In no technology area is the value of standards more evident than in the quickly evolving space of eHealth.
By Nitish Thakor
This month we bring you a video clip and three articles we think you will find interesting and rewarding. Deep brain stimulation is beginning to bring life-changing benefits to victims of Parkinsons disease and other neurological disorders. In an interview, Dr. Jerrold Vitek, …
Nitish V. Thakor is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, as well as the Director of the newly formed institute for neurotechnology, SiNAPSE, at the National University of Singapore. Read more
Jerrold L. Vitek is Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Vitek received his medical degree as well as a doctorate of neurophysiology... Read more
Subhas Mukhopadhyay graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India with a Gold medal and received the... Read more
Nagender Suryadevara received his Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, India in 1996... Read more
Dinesh Kumar graduated from IIT Madras, and later did his PhD from IIT and AIIMS, Delhi. After a successful stint in starting and running a high-tech venture... Read more
Bill Ash is Strategic Program Manager for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). He received his BSEE from Rutgers University School of the Engineering. Read more
Samuel Sciacca is CEO of SCS Consulting, LLC. He is a registered Professional Engineer and an active Senior Member in IEEE and the IEC in the areas of utility automation... Read more 