BIOSIGNAL 2002: 16th biennial international EURASIP conference

Brno, Czech Republic, 26-28 June 2002


You are invited to participate in the 16th biennial international EURASIP conference BIOSIGNAL 2002 to be held from 26-28 June 2002 in Brno, Czech Republic. The conference is co-sponsored by two large scientific organisations: EURASIP and IEEE-EMBS.

Brno is situated in a picturesque countryside and represents the centre of the province of Moravia. It is a nice historical city to visit and experience. There are many cultural opportunities and close-to-city outdoor activities to discover and enjoy. You might plan to extend your stay in Brno for the following weekend after the conference. (http://www.brno-city.cz).

Conference profile

A. Measurement and interpretation of physiological signals
A.1 Detection, measurement and monitoring of signals
A.2 Signal analysis and interpretation
A.3 Time-frequency analysis
B. Medical imaging and image analysis
B.1 Reconstruction and restoration of 2D images
B.2 3D imaging
B.3 Image analysis
B.4 Image compression and archiving
C. Signal based modelling and simulation in biomedicine
C.1 Cells and cellular networks
C.2 Modelling of biological systems
D. Multimedial data in clinical decision making
D.1 Medical expert systems and decision support
D.2 Medical information systems
E. Education in biomedical engineering/medical informatics

The conference should give a forum for information exchange among theoreticians, engineers, and medical people. Original papers, research results, and contributions concerning interesting technical solutions will be appreciated as well as clinical experiences and survey lectures for presentation in the A, B, C, and D sessions. The development in curricula for graduate and postgraduate students of biomedical and clinical engineering and of medical informatics will be discussed in the E session. There will be also a possibility for poster presentation in all sessions. The conference will be open to contributions from related fields.

Student paper competition

The student paper competition will provide opportunities for graduate and doctoral students to present their work to a panel of experts and to get special recognition from the biomedical engineering community. Experts will evaluate the accepted student paper submissions on the basis of originality, merit, and clarity. Three finalists will receive grants in the form of the conference fee. The winner will receive a diploma and a monetary award. Students should submit their papers in the same way as for regular papers and prove their eligibility. Entry forms and competition rules can be obtained from the web.

Extended abstracts

Prospective authors are requested to follow the instructions on the conference webpage http://www.fee.vutbr.cz/UBMI/bs2002/submission.html. Two-page extended abstracts should be submitted through web upload not later than 30 November 2001. Information about electronic submission can be found on the same webpage. Please contact the organisers if any problem with the submission arises.

Important dates

Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: 30 November 2001
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2002
Full-paper deadline 15 April 2002
Start of conference 26 June 2002

Conference secretariat
BIOSIGNAL 2002 Conference
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Brno University of Technology
Purkynova 118
61200 Brno, Czech Republic
tel. (+420 5) 4114-9562
fax. (+420 5) 4114-9542
E-mail: bs2002@dbme.fee.vutbr.cz
http://www.fee.vutbr.cz/UBMI/bs2002.html.

Ivo Provaznik
org com chairman
provazni@dbme.fee.vutbr.cz
ivo@ieee.org