Late Breaking Results Poster Session Announcement:

We invite you to submit papers for a Late Breaking Results Poster Session where researchers will have an opportunity to present their most recent results. Prospective poster presenters should submit a one page abstract by 1 April 2016. 

6th IEEE RAS & EMBS's International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics June 26 - 29, 2016, Singapore www.ieeebiorob2016.org

The sixth IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics - BioRob 2516 - is a joint effort of the two IEEE Societies of Robotics and Automation - RAS - and Engineering in 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 prevention, diagnosis, surgery, prosthetics, rehabilitation and personal assistance.

Major Conference Themes

The technical program of IEEE BioRob2016 will consist of invited talks, special sessions, posters, and paper presentations. Papers can cover areas of Biorobotics and Biomechatronics including:

• Neuromorphic Engineering

• Brain Machine Interface/Cognitive Engineering

• Neuroprosthesis

• Technology for assisted surgery and diagnosis

• Biomechatronic and human-centered design

• Micro/nano technologies in medicine and biology

• Rehabilitation and assistive robotics

• Biological systems modeling

• Biologically-inspired systems

• Human-machine interaction

• Neuro-robotics

• Prosthetic devices

• Biomechatronic and human-centered design

• Wearable assistive and augmenting devices

Symposia

Due to the success at BioRob 2012 and BioRob 2014, as part of the BioRob 2016 program, there will also be single track symposia comprising invited speakers, regular paper presentations, and poster session(s). Symposia topics for BioRob 2016 include:

• Biomimetic Robotics

• Neuromorphic Vision

• Rehabilitation Robotics

• Surgical Robotics

Special Sessions

• Geriatric Rehabilitation: Enhancing Balance, Fall Prevention

• Locomotion and Manipulation in Robots and Biological Systems

• Neuromorphic Visual Processing

• On the Control of Wearable Robots for Lower Limbs (Thiago Boaventura and Jan Veneman)

• Pediatric Rehabilitation: Mobility, Socialization, Developmental Milestones

• Spiking Neural Networks and Event-Based Processing (Garrick Orchard)

• Technology Assessment, Ethical and Social Implications of Biorobotics and Biomechatronics

Workshops

• Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation Research and Practice (Anastasios Bezerianos and Cuntai Guan)

• Pediatric and Geriatric Rehabilitation (Sunil K. Agrawal and Haoyong Yu)

• Soft Wearable Robotics (Conor Walsh and Raye Yeow)

• Surgical Robotics (Hongliang Ren)

Important Dates

April 1, 2016 [Final] - One page late breaking results paper submission  May 1, 2016 - Paper acceptance notification May 15, 2016 - Final paper submission