engineering

VISE Spring Seminar with Linwei Wang, PhD

Apr. 1, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Linwei Wang, PhD Professor of Computing and Information Sciences Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: The Risk of One-Size-Fit-All Deep Learning in Personalized Medicine Abstract: Patient-specific predictive models, personalized to observations from individual subjects, hold...

Mar. 24, 2023—One way to monitor a healthy pregnancy is tracking placental growth because a healthy placenta is crucial for a healthy baby. However, there are no practical tools to monitor placental development—to ensure proper fetal growth—into clinical care. Ipek Oguz ��ԭ�� computer scientist and grant PI Ipek Oguz aims to expand a medical image analysis tool she...

VISE Spring Seminar Parvin Mousavi, PhD 3.30.23

Mar. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Parvin Mousavi, PhD Queen’s University, Vector Institute, Canada CIFAR AI Chair Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Next-Generation Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions: Prediction vs. Decision Making Abstract: This talk will cover deployment of new learning models and technical solutions for computer-assisted...

Mar. 13, 2023—When Robert J. Webster III was working on an engineering project for his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, he was struck with an unnerving thought: The technology he was helping create seemed interesting, but it wouldn’t reach patients for at least 20 years. “And that’s only if everything went well,” he recalls.

Mar. 10, 2023—Four ��ԭ�� engineering students working in the fields of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and biomedical engineering won best paper awards out of hundreds of papers presented at the 2023 SPIE Medical Imaging conference held Feb. 19-23 in San Diego.

Mar. 8, 2023—Smaller tools with better maneuverability and more precise control, new imaging approaches, and advanced software applications will improve patient outcomes

Feb. 28, 2023—Catie Chang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, computer science, and biomedical engineering, has been named the inaugural Sally and Dave Hopkins Faculty Fellow in the ��ԭ�� School of Engineering in recognition of her highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research.

Feb. 28, 2023—Brett Byram, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been named the inaugural Hoy Family Faculty Fellow in recognition of his advances in medical ultrasound imaging.

VISE Spring Seminar Alan Kuntz, PhD, 3.23.23

Feb. 22, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Alan Kuntz, PhD Assistant Professor Robotics Center and Kahlert School of Computing University of Utah Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Deformable objects and continuum robots: novel mechanical and algorithmic solutions to leverage robots in surgical and interventional medicine Abstract:...

MED lab’s perennial engineering class for college-bound girls earns praise

Feb. 17, 2023—A hands-on interactive class designed by graduate students in the Medical Engineering and Discovery (MED) Lab for high school students drew enthusiastic reviews from a Nashville college-preparatory school group. Sessions included introduction to engineering and STEM, computer aided design, robotics and coding, bioinspired design, and a civil engineering module on structure design. The three-week class,...

VISE Spring Seminar Ann Majewicz Fey, PhD 3.9.23

Feb. 17, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Ann Majewicz Fey, PhD Associate Professor, Robert and Francis Stark Centennial Fellowship in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title Sensing and Modeling Surgeon Interactions for Enhanced Training...

Feb. 7, 2023—A multidisciplinary team from the ��ԭ�� Institute for Surgery and Engineering has received a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to develop a low-cost simulation tool to train medical personnel in Kenya to perform minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures.

VISE Spring Seminar Daniel Moyer, PhD 2.16.23

Feb. 6, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Daniel Moyer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Computer Science ��ԭ�� Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Invariance-based Harmonization and Other Information Theoretic Adventures in dMRI Abstract: The removal of unwanted information is a surprisingly common task. Removing potential biases in prediction...

VISE Spring Seminar – Joshua Gafford, PhD – 2.2.23

Jan. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Joshua Gafford, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer EndoTheia Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: EndoTheia: Augmenting the Capabilities of Flexible Endoscopes Abstract: Historically, clinical applications of flexible endoscopes have been primarily diagnostic in nature due to fundamental...

Jan. 17, 2023—NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A company co-founded by ��ԭ�� professors has received a special designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a breakthrough device.

Jan. 10, 2023—Technology driven by deep-learning model delivers 4D video-rate imaging, improves precision

Jan. 10, 2023—A company co-founded by Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at ��ԭ��, has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy.

VISE Spring Seminar -Shawniqua Williams Roberson, MEng, MD

Dec. 15, 2022—VISE seminar to be led by Shawniqua Williams Roberson, M.Eng., M.D. Assistant Professor Departments of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering ��ԭ�� Medical Center ��ԭ�� Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Neural Signal Processing Applications in Disorders of...

VISE hosts notable attendees from AES Annual Meeting

Nov. 22, 2022—The ��ԭ�� Institute for Surgery and Engineering is taking advantage of a five-day annual meeting in Nashville of the American Epilepsy Society by inviting two notable doctors to the VISE December seminar and symposium series. Dr. Martha Morell will deliver the Dec. 7 keynote address during the VISE 11th Annual Surgery, Intervention, and Engineering Symposium,...

VISE Fall Seminar with Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD 12.1.22

Nov. 16, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD Loughridge Williams Professor Director, Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC) Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery Yale University School of Medicine Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Stimulation of...

Nov. 4, 2022—Biomedical engineering doctoral student Sarah Goodale has been awarded a National Institute on Aging Transition to Postdoc Fellowship for her proposed work on investigating fatigue and sleep disturbance symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease and their relationship with functional and structural properties of the brain and intellectual decline.

Nov. 1, 2022—Advances in neuroimaging over the past 25 years have ushered in nothing short of a revolution in technology for understanding the human brain. These new technologies have opened broad vistas for scientists, from being able to pinpoint regions of the brain responsible for various functions and behaviors to targeting new treatments for illnesses ranging from...

VISE Fall Seminar Jie Ying Wu, PhD 11.3.22

Oct. 28, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Jie Ying Wu, PhD Assistant Professor, Computer Science ��ԭ�� Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Building better tools for surgeons through machine learning Abstract: Training for surgeons has long relied on the...

Oct. 17, 2022—The ��ԭ�� Innovation Ambassadors Program is an initiative to provide ��ԭ�� and ��ԭ�� Medical Center researchers with better peer-delivered access to assistance and information about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus

VISE Fall Seminar with Hrishikesh Deo, PhD

Oct. 3, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Hrishikesh Deo, PhD Founder and CEO, Ergami Endoscopy Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Flexible endoscope hygiene and infection prevention strategy: Innovations in endoscope design Abstract: Flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes are used for the screening, surveillance and management of various conditions...

Sep. 15, 2022—��ԭ�� researchers are developing an artificial intelligence algorithm that can precisely track and count monkeypox lesions. They are also spearheading the effort to develop lesion classification guidelines, which will be used when evaluating the potential use of tecovirimat, an antiviral that is FDA-approved against smallpox, as a therapy for monkeypox.

VISE Fall Seminar Xiaoguang Dong, PhD 9.8.22

Aug. 29, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Xiaoguang Dong, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Date: Thursday, September 8, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Wireless Miniature Robots for Minimally Invasive Medical Operations Abstract: Wireless small-scale robots actuated by magnetic fields could revolutionize minimally invasive medical operations by allowing access...

Aug. 25, 2022—Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at ��ԭ��, is part of a collaborative team that has received a more than $2.3 million grant to further develop technology that seeks to prevent patients from having invasive colectomies by using steerable robot-like instruments

VISE Fall Seminar – VISE Summer Fellows 8.25.22

Aug. 22, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar featuring the 2022 VISE Summer Fellows Aarushi Negi – BIEN Lab Leo Yang – MAPLE Lab Shannon Alpetikin – MED Lab Andrew Haworth – Miniature Robotics Lab Kate Wang – NEURDY Lab Stanley Vinet – NEURDY Lab Shirley Xu – DIIGI Lab William Wu – MedICL Lab Xander Stabile – BML Lab...

Aug. 11, 2022— ��ԭ�� Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Brett Byram, joins a group of 77 international scholars who were named Senior Members of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, in August.

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