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Program for 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA)
Monday, June 11
Monday, June 11 9:30 - 10:00
Welcome - Opening Session
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Monday, June 11 10:00 - 10:45
Plenary Lecture
"Sensing Electrode Development for Control of Neurotransmitters in Biologic Systems"
Kevin Bennet, Mayo Clinic, USA
Room: Sala del ChiostroChair: Joseph Cortner (Retired, USA)
Monday, June 11 10:45 - 11:15
Break
Room: The Cloister
Monday, June 11 11:15 - 12:55
SS1: Special Session: Application of fiber optic sensors to medical devices and instruments
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Taesung Kim (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea (South)), Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
- Multi-sensitive FBG-based needle for both relative humidity and breathing rate monitoring
- Fiber Bragg Grating Respiratory Measurement Device
- Development of Tri-axial Fiber Bragg Grating Force Sensor in Catheter Application
- Temperature Distribution Mapping Using an FBG-Equipped Probe for Solid Tumor Laser Ablation
- Temperature Monitoring during Radio Frequency Thermal Ablation Treatment on Ex Vivo perfused organ by Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
T1.1: Sensors and transducers for medical systems
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Sergio Rapuano (University of Sannio, Italy), Lorenzo Scalise (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
- Influence of the length of lead lines on the response of a variable orifice meter: analysis of sensitivity and settling time
- Feasibility of Photoplethysmography Imaging of the Sole of the Foot
- Intelligent Multi-Electrode Arrays as the Next Generation of Electrochemical Biosensors for Real-Time Analysis of Neurotransmitters
- Cardiac Hemodynamic Monitoring in the Subcutaneous Space - A pre-clinical proof-of-concept
- A Real-Time Algorithm to Detect Falls in the Elderly
T2.1: Biosignal processing for diagnostics in medicine (I)
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Voicu Groza (University of Ottawa, Canada)
- Investigation of EEG Noise and Artifact Removal by Patch-Based and Kernel Adaptive Filtering Techniques
- Detection of Abnormal Heartbeats in Compressed Electrocardiograms
- A Lightweight Embedded Solution for ECG Filtering and QRS Complexes Localization Using Wavelets
- Development of a Low-cost Nailfold Capillaroscopy Platform to Enhance Early Detection of Secondary Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Robust ECG Denoising for eHealth Applications
T5.1: Measurements for biotechnology, physiology and biomechanics
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Joseph Cortner (Retired, USA), Zaccaria Del Prete (SAPIENZA University of Rome, Italy)
- Evaluation of wearable IMU performance for orientation estimation and motion tracking
- Optimization of Center-of-Pressure-Based Indices for Assessing Balance Ability
- An agility test to measure performance in Para ice hockey
- Measurement of Vibration Levels on Neonatal Transport Systems Using a Custom Data Logger
- Spectrophotometer measurements to characterize conformational state of the proteins: p53 analysis
Monday, June 11 13:00 - 14:30
Buffet Lunch
Room: The Cloister
Monday, June 11 14:30 - 16:10
SS2.1: Special Session: Measuring myoelectric function to predict, assess, assist in, and recover from motor-related disorders (I)
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Cristiano De Marchis (University of Messina, Italy), Maurizio Schmid (Roma Tre University, Italy)
- Antagonist activity of extensor digitorum brevis and tibialis anterior during child walking
- Effect of SNR normalization on the estimation of muscle synergies from EMG datasets
- Muscle synergies in patients with low back pain
- Longitudinal assessment of muscle function after Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Muscle activity detection in pathological, weak and noisy myoelectric signals
T1.2: Sensors and transducers for medical systems
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Bruce Wallace (AGE-WELL NIH SAM3 & Carleton University, Canada)
- High Precision Integrator for CVD-Diamond Detectors for Dosimetric Applications
- An Adaptive LFP Sensor
- A Compact System for Blood Impedance Measurements for ROS Evaluation
- Double Tuned 1H-23Na Birdcage Coils for MRI at 7 T Performance evaluation through electromagnetic simulations
- Simultaneous Measurement of Heart Sound, Pulse Wave and Respiration with Single Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor
T2.2: Biosignal processing for diagnostics in medicine (II)
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Massimo Mischi (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands), Sreeraman Rajan (Carleton University, Canada)
- Adaptive motion-artifact reduction in capacitive ECG measurements by using the power-line interference
- RF Signal Loss in Through-body Wireless Transmission and Implications for Implantable Devices
- Robust Baseline Measurement for Reliable Fetal Heart Rate Evaluation
- Detection of Noise Type in Electrocardiogram
- EEG signatures at the transition between conscious and unconscious state during induction of general anesthesia with remifentanil and propofol
T5.2: Measurements for biotechnology, physiology and biomechanics
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Emma Paola Angelini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Annamária R. Várkonyi-Kóczy (Óbuda University, Hungary)
- A prototype for the automatic measurement of the hand dimensions using the Microsoft Kinect V2
- Different sitting positions influence cross country sit skiers performance
- Development and mechanical validation of an in vitro system for bone cell vibration loading
- Joint Toxicity of Nitrite, Ammonia and Heavy Metals in Aquaculture: Evaluating Bioluminescent Bacteria as Water Toxicity Sensor
Monday, June 11 16:10 - 16:30
Break
Room: The Cloister
Monday, June 11 16:30 - 18:10
SS2.2: Special Session: Measuring myoelectric function to predict, assess, assist in, and recover from motor-related disorders (II)
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Valentina Agostini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Giacomo Severini (UCD Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Italy)
- The effect of Non-Negative Matrix Factorization initialization on the accurate identification of muscle synergies with correlated activation signals
- Estimating Facial Neuromotor Activity from sEMG and Accelerometry for Speech Articulation
- A wearable integrated textile EMG and muscle oximetry system for monitoring exercise-induced effects: a feasibility study
- EMG factorization during walking: does digital filtering influence the accuracy in the evaluation of the muscle synergy number?
T1.3: Sensors and transducers for medical systems
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Emiliano Schena (University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy), Mark Wehde (Mayo Clinic, USA)
- Improvement of Blood Pressure Prediction Using Artificial Neural Network
- Flexible Magnetoresistive Sensors for Guiding Cardiac Catheters
- Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Monitoring Using Wireless Surface Electromyography: A Case Study
- Highly-Sensitive Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Flow Cytometer
- Real-time Neonatal Respiratory Rate Estimation using a Pressure-Sensitive Mat
T2.3: Biosignal processing for diagnostics in medicine (III)
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Octavian Adrian Postolache (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Lisboa/IT & Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal), Ruqiang Yan (Xi'an Jiaotong University, China)
- False Ventricular-Fibrillation/Flutter Alarm Reduction of Patient Monitoring Systems in Intensive Care Units
- Heart rate variability analysis as a possible predictor of perioperative risk in patients undergoing general surgery
- Vocal health assessment by means of Cepstral Peak Prominence Smoothed distribution in continuous speech
- Design of a System to Measure Spatial Sound Localization Abilities
- Classification of Motor Imagery Tasks Using Inter Trial Variance in The Brain Computer Interface
T3: Measurement and quality control for medical devices and regulatory issues
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Kevin Bennet (Mayo Clinic, USA), Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy)
- Effect of Electrode Impedance on the Transient Response of ECG Recording Amplifiers
- Real-time monitoring and training for professionals exposed to static magnetic fields
- Experimental Characterization of a Figure of Eight Coil for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- A method for Force Platforms dynamic performances characterization in clinical applications
- A case study on the characterization of Whole Body Vibration platforms for medical applications
Monday, June 11 19:00 - 19:45
"The Four Seasons" Concert
Youth orchestra from the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia
Monday, June 11 20:00 - 22:00
Welcome Party
Room: Colonnade of the Sangallo Cloister
Tuesday, June 12
Tuesday, June 12 8:45 - 9:30
Plenary Lecture
"Bio-Inspired microelectronics for improving human health"
Pantelis Georgiou, Imperial College, UK
Room: Sala del ChiostroChair: Marco Parvis (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Tuesday, June 12 9:30 - 12:30
Poster Session
Room: Colonnade of the Sangallo Cloister
Chairs: Francesca Martelli (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Ilaria Mileti (University Niccolò Cusano, Italy)
- Automatic Detection of Premature Ventricular Contraction Based on Photoplethysmography Using Chaotic Features and High Order Statistics
- Decomposition of the EBI Signal into Components using two Channel Cross-Compensating Singular Spectrum Analysis
- Real-time assessment of high resolution vital signs recording for calculation of perioperative clinical parameters
- ECGNet: Deep Network for Arrhythmia Classification
- Implementation of Lagged Phase Space for Spike Detection
- Abnormality Detection in Mammography using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
- Performance evaluation of a small field of view scintigraphic camera for Tc-99m and Ga-67 molecular imaging applications
- Cardiac Activity Classification using an E-Health App for a Wearable Device
- Hand movement parameters calculated by the LEAP based Virtual Glove
- Characterization of a portable and low cost system for practical dielectric spectroscopy
- Convolutional Auto-Encoder Based Deep Feature Learning for Finger-Vein Verification
- Essential oils potentially used in biotextronics application against bacteria of lower urinary tract inflammations
- Multimodal Liveness Detection System for Hand Vein Biometrics
- Modeling of a Controlled Drug Delivery Capsule
- Tone Tissue Meter: a new device to assess mammary compliance
- Detection of CA15-3 as a Breast Cancer Biomarker in Artificial Saliva by Electrochemical Biosensor
- Tetrapolar Low-Cost Systems for Thoracic Impedance Plethysmography
- An Electric-Field Based Breathing Rate Monitor
- Calibration System Established at TÜBİTAK UME for Infrared Ear Thermometers (IRETs)
- Development of an electromagnetic image-guided surgery system
- Haptics Enhanced Interface for Remote Control of Measurement Instrumentation
- Extracting Features from Optical Coherence Tomography for Measuring Optical Nerve Thickness
Tuesday, June 12 9:30 - 11:10
SS4: Special Session: Minimally Invasive Measurement Systems for Surgical Applications
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Paola Saccomandi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Emiliano Schena (University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy)
- Controlling the Depth of Anesthesia During Operation by Vital Parameters of the Patient's Body Using a Fuzzy Controller
- Non-invasive MR thermometry in liver undergoing laser ablation: multi-parameters analysis
- Experimental Analysis of the Influencing Factors on the Response of a Tool for Epidural Space Detection
- Impact on outcome and healthcare costs from hemodynamic optimization in patients undergoing pancreatic surgery: a preliminary report
- In vivo image-guided MR thermometry during laser ablation: experience in kidney and liver
T11.1: Wearable physiology and activity monitor
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Luca De Vito (University of Sannio, Italy), Voicu Groza (University of Ottawa, Canada)
- BCI driven by self-induced emotions: a multi-class study
- Ambient assisted living for tetraplegic people by means of an electronic system based on a novel sensory headwear
- BioTexPants - New Clothing Generation - Underwear With Pantiliners For Prophylactic And Support Treatment Of the Lower Urinary Tract Inflammation
- Dry Electrode Optimization for Wrist-based Electrodermal Activity Monitoring
- Electrodermal Activity based Classification of Induced Stress in a Controlled Setting
T5.3: Measurements for biotechnology, physiology and biomechanics
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Valentina Agostini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Emanuele Rizzuto (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
- Electrochemical measurements to predict the antifungal properties of nanostructured thin films
- Validation study of a roto-translating seat to support elderly drivers during car ingress/egress: a Biomechanical Analysis
- Validation of a bench-top culturing and electrophysiogical recording chamber for neurophysiological trials
- Measuring the X-MET's maximum power:A preliminary study
T6.1: Measurements in medical imaging
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Eduardo Palermo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Annamária R. Várkonyi-Kóczy (Óbuda University, Hungary)
- Effect Size Comparison for Gaussian and Rician Modelling within fMRI Data
- A Deep Learning Strategy for Vision-Based Evaluation on the Effect of Nanoparticles Exposure
- An Improved Approach for Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Digital Mammography
- Deep Convolutional Pixel-wise Labeling for Skin Lesion Image Segmentation
- Sensitivity Comparison of a Cambered Magnetic Induction Tomography for Local Hemorrhage Detection
Tuesday, June 12 11:10 - 11:30
Break
Room: The Cloister
Tuesday, June 12 11:30 - 13:10
SS3: Special Session: Industrial track
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chair: Emanuele Piuzzi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
- RF Co-existence Testing for IoT wireless medical devices
- A Conceptual Framework for Developing an Implantable Research Platform: A Multimodality Approach to Stimulating and Recording
- Precision Medicine: Integrating Medical Images, Design Tools and 3D Printing to Create Personalized Medical Solutions
- Analisys of Measurement Methods for Static Magnetic Field Uniformity Assessment in Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Intelligent Pipetting System Towards Automatic Liquid Handling Applications
T11.2: Wearable physiology and activity monitor
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy), Sabrina Grassini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
- Passive Capacitive ECG Sensing: Assessment of Signal Quality During Different Types of Body Movement
- Ambulatory monitoring of respiratory effort using a clothing-adhered biosensor
- A Flexible Front-End for Wearable Electrochemical Sensing
- Influence of Installing Method on Pulse Wave Signal in Blood Pressure Prediction by FBG Sensor
- Human Activity Recognition by Wearable Sensors
T6.2: Measurements in medical imaging
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Sandro Carrara (EPFL, Switzerland), Anna Maria Lucia Lanzolla (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
- Quantitative Motion Analysis Of The Uterus By Optical Flow And Two-dimensional Strain Mapping
- Eulerian Magnification of Multi-Modal RGB-D Video for Heart Rate Estimation
- On the Accuracy of Denoising Algorithms in Medical Imaging: A Case Study
- Clinical Kidney Volume Measurement Accuracy Using NEFROVOL
- Design and Experimental Test of a Microwave System for Quantitative Biomedical Imaging
T8: Patient safety
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Francesco Lamonaca (University of Calabria, Italy), Emiliano Schena (University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy)
- A new method to evaluate the average absorbed dose in mammography and breast tomosynthesis
- Neuro-fuzzy models to predict the required propofol amount for loss of consciousness during general anesthesia: A preliminary study
- Subject-specific knee SAR prediction using a degenerate birdcage at 7T
- Development of a high performance oxygen sensor operating at room temperature
- Can the Perception of Risk Be Decreased among Caregivers during Anesthesia Delivery?
Tuesday, June 12 13:15 - 14:45
Buffet Lunch
Room: The Cloister
Tuesday, June 12 14:45 - 16:25
SS6.1: Special Session: Novel Techniques in Medical Ultrasound (I)
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Fabiano Bini (SAPIENZA University of Rome, Italy), Baki Karaböce (TÜBİTAK UME & National Metrology Institute of Turkey, Turkey)
- Biological Effects of HIFU on HT-29 Colon Cancer Cell Lines
- Dynamic velocity vector and relative pressure estimation in the left ventricle with dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound of low frame rates
- Probe Production for Characterizing Acoustic Field Effects Depending On the Geometry of Piezoelectric Transducers
- Design of Medical Ultrasound Probe: Measurement System for the Characterization of Reverberations
- A Comparative Study on the Influence of Phantoms and Test objects on Quality Control Measurements in B-mode ultrasound systems: preliminary results
SS7.1: Special Session: Tools for objectification and measurement in psychiatry, psychology and clinical neuroscience (I)
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Pier Marconi (Sapienza - University of Rome & Artemis Neurosciences StP, Italy), Maria Pietronilla Penna (University of Cagliari, Italy)
- AutoPlay: a smart toys-kit for an objective analysis of children ludic behavior and development
- A Rasch analysis of Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices to assess eductive intelligence: A study in a Sardinian sample
- Scaffolding in teacher-student interaction: an operationalization for evaluation in educational and clinical settings
- Validity of digital Trail Making Test and Bells Test in elderlies
- The probabilistic reasoning in "real-world" context: some reflections about the judgement in medical problem solving
- An Approach to digitalize Psychological Tests to support Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in Ambulatory Care
T1.4: Sensors and transducers for medical systems
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Sandro Carrara (EPFL, Switzerland), Pantelis Georgiou (Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
- Reflectance Pulse Oximetry for Blood Oxygen Saturation Measurement from Diverse Locations - A Preliminary Analysis
- Non-Invasive Assessment of Local Pulse Wave Velocity as Function of Arterial Pressure
- Measurement of Arterial Young's Elastic Modulus using ARTSENS Pen
- Computerized assessment of shunt and Ventilation-Perfusion mismatch in oxygen dependent infants
- Vascular Wall Stiffness Indices Detection Using an Accelerometer-Based System
T6.3: Measurements in medical imaging
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Voicu Groza (University of Ottawa, Canada), Samanta Rosati (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
- Correlation Based Feature Selection Impact on the Classification of Breast Cancer Patients Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- Accurate Technique for Measuring Electrical Permittivity of Biological Tissues at Low Frequencies and Sensitivity Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis of Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study for the Assessment of Laryngeal Elevation
- Feasibility of Infrared Thermography Use for Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Context-Awareness in Non-Contact, Multi-Modality, Bed-Based Monitoring of Vital Signs
Tuesday, June 12 16:25 - 16:45
Break
Room: The Cloister
Tuesday, June 12 16:45 - 18:25
SS6.2: Special Session: Novel Techniques in Medical Ultrasound (II)
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Fabiano Bini (SAPIENZA University of Rome, Italy), Baki Karaböce (TÜBİTAK UME & National Metrology Institute of Turkey, Turkey)
- A Mathematical Model for Reverberations in Biomedical Ultrasound Transducers: a case study
- Measurement of Left Ventricular Parameters using Ultrasound Transducer - a preliminary study
- Evaluation of Local Pulse Wave Velocity using an Image Free Ultrasound Technique
- Numerical Analysis of Ultrasound Tomography and Frequency Optimization in Human Abdomen Model
- Investigation of Different TMMs in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Applications
SS7.2: Special Session: Tools for objectification and measurement in psychiatry, psychology and clinical neuroscience (II)
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Mirian Agus (University of Cagliari, Italy), Paul Kenneth Hitchcott (University of Cagliari, Italy)
- The influence of resilience factors in the treatment of substances addiction A Multylayer Perceptron Predictive Model
- Italian students and the Grit-S: A self-report questionnaire for measuring perseverance and passion for long-term goals
- Comparing different methods of measurement in psychiatry and clinical psychology. The diagnostic power of the new neurophysiology techniques
- Diagnostic uncertainty in Alzheimer's disease. A bio-metrology perspective addressed to microRNA-based biomarkers
- Patterns of physical activity in individuals withParkinson's disease
T12: Miscellaneous Measuremenmt and Applications
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy), Lorenzo Scalise (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
- Digital Sampling Technique in the Calibration of Medical Testing Equipment with Arbitrary Waveforms
- A Sensor Network for Particulate Distribution Estimation
- Measuring Older Driver Behaviours with Prior and Post Exposure to Collision Locations
- Driving Destination Measures in Older Adult Drivers with Differing Health Statuses
- Direct Modulation of High-Frequency Neural Oscillations in the Auditory Cortex Through Electrical Microstimulation Generated by PVDF Sensors
- EER Calculation and DET Approximation in a Multi-Threshold Biometric System
T6.4: Measurements in medical imaging
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Luca De Vito (University of Sannio, Italy), Massimo Mischi (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
- Improvement on Conductivity Image Reconstruction in Magnetic Induction Tomography
- Infrared Passive Thermography to Identify and Assess Inflammatory Diseases
- A Multi-label Architecture for Vision-based Measurement of Intervals of Pain
- Radiation Dose Assessement On Dual and 16 slices MDCT Using Monte Carlo Simulation
Tuesday, June 12 19:00 - 19:30
Walk to Gala Dinner
Approximately 20 Minutes
Tuesday, June 12 19:30 - 23:00
Gala Dinner
Room: Caffarelli Terrace
Wednesday, June 13
Wednesday, June 13 9:00 - 11:00
Steering Committee Meeting
By Invitation Only
Room: The Principal's BoardroomWednesday, June 13 9:00 - 10:40
SS5.1: Special Session: Motion capture measurement systems for medical applications (I)
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Carlo Massaroni (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy), Fabrizio Patanè (Niccolò Cusano University, Italy)
- Smart textile based on FBG sensors for breath-by-breath respiratory monitoring: tests on women
- Measurement system based on RGB camera signal for contactless breathing pattern and respiratory rate monitoring
- Wavelet-based detection of gait events from inertial sensors: analysis of sensitivity to scale choice
- Evaluation of an integrated sensory glove at decreasing joint flexion degree
- Comparison of Different Motion Capture Setups for Gait Analysis
T11.3: Wearable physiology and activity monitor
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Luca De Vito (University of Sannio, Italy), Susanna Spinsante (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy)
- Contactless Measurement of Heart Rate for Exergames Applications
- Digital Screen Detection Using a Head-mounted Color Light Sensor
- Human skin as data transmission medium for improved privacy and usability in wearable electronics
- Can MIMUs positioned on the ankles provide a reliable detection and characterization of U-turns in gait?
- Improvement of Signal Quality During Recovery of Compressively Sensed ECG Signals
T2.4: Biosignal processing for diagnostics in medicine
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Luca Lombardo (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Paola Saccomandi (IHU of Strasbourg, France)
- A novel analytical approach to assess dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson disease
- Implementation of ECoG Signal Energy, Entropy and Fractal Dimension for Spike Detection
- Hybrid Sensor Based E-Nose For Lung Cancer Diagnosis
- A Novel Measurement System to Estimate the Trans-Pulmonary Pressure Exploiting the Central Venous Pressure and ECG Signals
- Assessment of cardio-respiratory rates by non-invasive measurement methods in hospitalized preterm baby
T4.1: E-health technologies and remote monitoring for disability and aging (I)
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Emma Paola Angelini (Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Sara Casaccia (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
- A Technological Solution for Supporting Fall Prevention Exercises at the Physiotherapy Clinic
- Health@Home: pilot cases and preliminary results. Integrated residential sensor network to promote the active aging of real users
- Video-Based Analysis of Heart Rate Applied to Falls
- Assessing the Risk of Fall in Older People through Turning Test
- A radar system for indoor human localization and breath monitoring
Wednesday, June 13 10:40 - 11:10
Break
Room: The Cloister
Wednesday, June 13 11:10 - 12:50
SS5.2: Special Session: Motion capture measurement systems for medical applications (II)
Room: Aula Multimediale
Chairs: Carlo Massaroni (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy), Fabrizio Patanè (Niccolò Cusano University, Italy)
- Effect of different smartphone uses on posture while seating and standing
- Optoelectronic-system based characterization of a robotic device for evaluation and rehabilitation of balance disorders
- Feature Extraction in Sit-to-Stand Task Using M-IMU Sensors and Evaluation in Parkinson's Disease
- Neuromorphic haptic glove and platform with gestural control for tactile sensory feedback in medical telepresence applications
- A Stereo Vision Method for IMU-based Motion Tracking Systems Calibration
T10: Robotics for rehabilitation
Room: Aula 1
Chairs: Abdulmotaleb El Saddik (University of Ottawa, Canada), Eduardo Palermo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
- Assessing the effect of walking with a linkage-based gait trainer by analysing muscle activation
- A Robust Interface for Head Motion based Control of a Robot Arm using MARG and Visual Sensors
- Submovement changes in goal-directed and non-goal-directed ankle movements using pediAnklebot
- Does Reinforcement Learning Outperform PID in the Control of FES Induced Elbow Flex-Extension?
- Object Recognition Through Manipulation Using Tactile Enabled Prosthetic Fingers and Feedback Glove - Experimental Study
T11.4: Wearable physiology and activity monitor
Room: Sala del Chiostro
Chairs: Emanuele Piuzzi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Sergio Rapuano (University of Sannio, Italy)
- Measurement of Elderly Daily Physical Activity by Unobtrusive Instrumented Shoes
- Wearable heart rate monitoring as stress response indicator in children with neurodevelopmental disorder
- ABBI-K: a novel tool for evaluating spatial and motor abilities in visually impaired children
- Measurement of the force exchanged by orthodontic masks and patients
- Smart-Wearables and Heart-Rate Assessment Accuracy
T4.2: E-health technologies and remote monitoring for disability and aging (II)
Room: Saletta del Chiostro
Chairs: Sara Casaccia (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy), Mark Wehde (Mayo Clinic, USA)
- Mining Audiograms to Improve the Interpretability of Automated Audiometry Measurements
- An ISpace-based Dietary Advisor
- Measuring age-related differences in kinematic postural strategies under yaw perturbation
- Real-Time Pervasive Monitoring System for Ambulatory Patients
Wednesday, June 13 13:00 - 14:30
Buffet Lunch
Room: The Cloister
Wednesday, June 13 14:30 - 15:30
Tutorial 1: Ensuring Your Medical Device is Safe for Clinical Trials: What you Need to Know
Mark Wehde, Division of Engineering (DOE) - Mayo Clinic, USA
Wednesday, June 13 15:30 - 16:30
Tutorial 2: Can contrast-enhanced imaging reveal cancer angiogenesis?
Massimo Mischi, Director, Biomedical Diagnostics Research Lab, Eindhoven University of Technology
Wednesday, June 13 16:30 - 17:30
Tutorial 3: Neuromorphic artificial touch sensors for hand bionic prostheses
Calogero Oddo, The BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA), Pisa
Wednesday, June 13 17:30 - 18:30
Closing Session: Award Ceremony & MeMeA 2019 Presentation
Room: Sala del Chiostro
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