IMPORTANT DATES
April 15, 2008: |
Submission of proposals for Tutorials and Workshops (extended) |
April 23, 2008: |
Submission of full papers, Midnight PST (firm) |
April 30, 2008: |
Acceptance notification of Tutorials and Workshops |
June 30, 2008: |
Acceptance notification to authors |
July 31, 2008: |
Final camera-ready papers due |
June 30, 2008: |
Advance conference registration starts |
September 12, 2008: |
Insured conference site lodging rate begins |
September 16, 2008: |
Late conference registration begins |
RECENT UPDATES AND QUICK LINKS
April 2, 2008: |
Plenary Speakers for IEEE-EMB BIOROB 2008 Announced |
The second IEEE RAS / EMBS International Conference on
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics – BioRob 2008 – is a joint effort of the two IEEE Societies of Robotics and Automation – RAS – and Engineering, Medicine, and
Biology – EMBS.
BioRob covers both theoretical and experimental challenges
posed by the application of robotics and mechatronics in medicine and
biology. The primary focus of
Biorobotics is to analyze biological systems from a “biomechatronic” point of
view, trying to understand the scientific and engineering principles
underlying their extraordinary performance. This profound understanding of how biological systems work, behave and
interact can be used for two main objectives: to guide the design and fabrication of novel, high performance
bio-inspired machines and systems, for many different applications; and to
develop novel nano-, micro-, macro- devices that can act upon, substitute
parts of, and assist human beings in diagnosis, surgery, prosthetics,
rehabilitation and personal assistance.
BioRob is a highly interdisciplinary conference that
brings together scientists and engineers from different backgrounds to share
and learn about research activities in this fast growing field. The IEEE RAS and EMBS share this vision and
thus jointly sponsor this conference.
The IEEE BIOROB 2008 Conference includes:
- Plenary Speeches by prominent researchers/practitioners in the field of Biorobotics.
- Oral presentations of papers in parallel organized sessions.
- Mini-Symposiums.
- Workshops on fields of interest to the Biorobotics community.
Technical Program will consist of technical tracks featuring:
- Biologically-inspired systems
- Biomechatronic systems
- Biorobotics
- Exoskeletons and augmenting devices
- Human-machine interaction
- Locomotion and manipulation in robots and biological systems
- Micro/nano technologies in medicine and biology
- Modeling interactions between robots and biological systems
- Neuro-robotics
- Protheses
- Rehabilitiation and assistive robotics
- Surgery and diagnosis
Author(s) should submit full papers electronically in double column IEEE-compliant PDF format. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted ones will be invited for both oral and poster presentations, and published in CD-ROM. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference and Poster Sessions will be scheduled for author/audience interaction.
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BioRob 2008 is sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society & IEEE Engineering,
Medicine, and Biology Society