Be creative, think outside the box. The Hackathon is fun and gets you to network and collaborate with other Geeks. Of course, there will be prizes for the best programming and artistic projects each. 

Join us during #HIMSS18 for a special event exploring the true potential of artificial intelligence to transform modern healthcare. Industry insiders, including IBM and Microsoft Research, will join medical professionals and business investors to provide insights into the hype versus reality of AI in medicine. Cocktail reception with networking opportunities will follow the presentations and panel discussion. It's all taking place March 7, 2018 at 5:30 pm at the Treasure Island Resort.

Call for Papers. Deadline for Papers and abstract due on June 4. 

EMBS Portugal is very pleased to support and recommends the 6th edition of Visum 2018 Summer School.

This year the following topics will be covered:
1. Computer Vision and Machine Learning
2. Affective Computing
3. Deep Learning
4. Statistical Shape Modelling
5. Human Behaviour Analysis
6. Brain Image Analysis


World-renowned experts in the fields will deliver the courses, and the material covered will guide you in building your own AI system as a curricular project.
Aside from the theoretical relevance of the topics covered, and the experience of building a practical AI application, the school aims to provide a stimulating opportunity for students, young researchers and professionals with interests in Computer Vision and Machine Learning.
The participants will benefit from direct interaction with representatives from the most relevant industries in the field, as well as top academics.

Biomedical grand challenges facing our society can be addressed at the scale of biology with Micro and Nanoscale technologies. These technologies hold great potential for diagnostics, therapeutics, enhancement of physiological function, disease management, or early monitoring and prevention. IEEE EMBS is sponsoring the fourth biennial Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology in Medicine to foster interaction between scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and medical researchers in the context of real-world medical needs and issues. The Conference will promote vigorous and open dialogue towards groundbreaking solutions to previously unaddressed problems and cutting edge technologies for faster, more quantitative, and less expensive biomedical solutions using advances in Micro and Nanotechnology.

Wearable devices have become ubiquitous around the world, constantly gathering personal health data such as perspiration, heartbeats, movements, acceleration, footsteps, blood pressure, sleep, and an increasing number of externally detectible bodily processes. Cisco Systems reported that, last year, 325 million wearable devices were connected worldwide, a number predicted to more than double by 2019. But their popularity has left some wondering if this sort of technology could be taken beyond the surface of the skin to places deep within our bodies-not wearable sensors but ingestible ones. Heeding the call, materials scientists have created a new class of edible electronics, including functional devices that can take and communicate multiple measurements from within the body-a sort of swallowable.

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