Sixth Portuguese Conference on Biomedical Engineering
BioEng' 2001

University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal - 11-12 June 2001

Organised by:
GPSBio, ADEEC, Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Algarve

Sponsored by:
Portuguese Society of Biomedical Engineering


The Biomedical Signal Processing Group (GPSBio) of the Departmental Area of Electronic Engineering and Computing (ADEEC) of the Faculty of Science & Technology of the University of Algarve invites you to participate in the Sixth Portuguese Conference on Biomedical Engineering in Faro, on 11-12 June 2001.

Papers are requested on recent developments, trends and applications in Biomedical Engineering. Attention will be focused on, but not limited to: Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomedical Signal Processing, Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Science and Engineering, Cardiovascular Science and Engineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Computer-Aided Engineering, Diagnostic Physics Imaging, Digital and Medical Imaging (PACS, CT, MRI and CR), Drug Delivery and Pharmacokinetics, Electromagnetic Interactions, Magnetic Resonance (MRI, MRS and MRA), Medical Informatics and Biomedical Information Technology, Neural Engineering, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiological Modelling, Quality Assurance, Rehabilitation Engineering, Telemedicine, Ultrasound, X-ray applications.

Prospective authors should submit an abstract (2 pages) before 20 February 2001, summarising the work to be presented, including the title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s); the contact author should be identified by providing his/her mail address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. All submitted abstracts will be considered for oral or poster presentation (according to the criteria of the Scientific Committee), unless clearly specified by one of the following sentences, to be included after the paper title: "Poster only" or "Oral presentation only".

Authors of accepted abstracts for BioEng'2001 will be requested to produce a final paper (6 pages maximum). The final papers will be printed in a Proceedings book, available to all registered participants, at the conference.

The language of the conference will be English; it will include invited lectures, by leading experts in the field, oral and poster presentations, an industrial exhibition, and an attractive social program.

For information:

BioEng'2001
GPSBio, ADEEC
Faculty of Science & Technology
University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas
8000 Faro, Portugal
Phone/Fax: (+351 289) 800981 / 818560
Email: bioeng@ualg.pt