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IEEE Life Sciences Newsletter
The IEEE Life Sciences Newsletter is a new initiative to bring forth interesting articles and informative interviews within the exciting field of life sciences every month.
Terrence C. Stewart received a B.A.Sc degree in systems design engineering at the University of Waterloo in 1999, an M.Phil degree in computer science and artificial intelligence at Sussex University in 2000 and a Ph.D. degree in cognitive science from Carleton University in 2007.
Chris Eliasmith received a B.A.Sc. degree in systems design engineering in 1994 and a M.A. degree in philosophy in 1995 from the University of Waterloo. He received a Ph.D. degree in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis in 2000.
The 2014 IEEE Symposium on Medical Electronic Devices and Systems (ISMEDS 2014) provides a forum for medical experts to interact with engineers, to facilitate discussion and advances in health care. The Symposium, held at MIT, was supported by the IEEE Life Sciences Technical Community. We …
By Omer T. Inan
By 2030, 40% of Americans will suffer from cardiovascular disease and the annual costs will approach $1 trillion. Cardiovascular monitoring at home could improve the quality of care and life for these millions of patients, and reduce healthcare costs for all Americans. …
By Bruce Hecht
The field of medical electronic devices and systems offers to bring radically improved diagnostics and treatments to people in diverse settings. The first IEEE ISMEDS Symposium was recently convened to explore and advance interdisciplinary collaboration in these fields. The Symposium was …
By Michael Filbin, MD
Results of recent studies lead to more effective approaches to detecting and treating septic shock. These approaches need to now become integrated into clinical practice.
By Sydney S. Cash, MD, PhD
Two devices are being developed to allow improved long-term non-invasive or minimally invasive EEG monitoring. The devices use iPod Touch or iPhones to transmit the data to secure server.
Omer T. Inan is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he researches physiological and biomedical sensing and monitoring. Before joining Georgia Tech, Dr. Inan finished his BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering in ’04, ’05, …
Bruce Hecht received the M.A.Sc. and B.A.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he joined Analog Devices in 1994, where he is currently with the Worldwide Quality Systems Engineering Group in Wilmington, MA, USA. His interests …
Michael Filbin, MD, is an emergency physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. He studied aerospace engineering at the University of Washington and worked in mission operations at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston, Texas. Dr. Filbin …
