The 15th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME 2013)
4th to 7th December 2013, Singapore
ICBME is a series of international conferences in biomedical engineering held in Singapore. Organised jointly by the Department of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore and the Biomedical Engineering Society (Singapore), the past ICBME series of conferences have been successful in attracting about 800 participants from over 30 countries.
ICBME was held from 4 to 7 December 2013 in the National University of Singapore University Town, Singapore.
Conference & Plenary Speakers
Stephen Quake Professor of Bioengineering Stanford University Rashid Bashir | Gerhard A. Holzapfel Antonios G. Mikos | Ichiro Sakuma School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Geert Schmid-Schoenbein | Nitish Thakor David Townsend |
Click here to download the conference programme and abstract book.
Click here for the list of award winners at ICBME 2013
Check out some photos from the conference and the dinner
ICBME 2013 was organised by: Biomedical Engineering Society (Singapore)
NUS Department of Biomedical Engineering
 ICBME 2013 was endorsed by International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
Secretarial support for ICBME 2013 was provided by INMEET CMS | Organising Committee Chairperson: James GOH Co-Chair & Treasurer: TOH Siew Lok Scientific Program Chair: LIM Chwee Teck YIA Awards Chair: Sierin LIM Student Design Competition Chair: Alberto CORRIAS Member: Khoo-TAN Peck Ha |
Scientific Programme Committee
| Biomedical Imaging | Anqi QIU | National University of Singapore |
| Biomedical instrumentation | Zhiwei HUANG | National University of Singapore |
| Changyuan YU | National University of Singapore | |
| Chengkuo Lee | National University of Singapore | |
| Biosignal Processing | Nanguang Chen | National University of Singapore |
| Shanbao Tong | Shanghai Jiaotong University | |
| Linbo Liu | Nanyang Technological University | |
| Clinical Engineering | Peck Ha Khoo-Tan | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Neuroengineering | Shih Cheng Yen | National University of Singapore |
| Zhi Yang | National University of Singapore | |
| Telemedicine & Healthcare | Johnny Chee | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| Karen Chua | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | |
| Biosensors and BioMEMs | Dieter Trau | National University of Singapore |
| Micro/Nano Biomedical devices | Chia Hung Chen | National University of Singapore |
| Nanobiotechnology | Yong Zhang | National University of Singapore |
| Long Ping Wen | University of Science and Technology of China | |
| James Kah | National University of Singapore | |
| Computer-Integrated & Robot-Assisted Surgery | Chee Kong Chui | National University of Singapore |
| Jimmy Liu | A*Star | |
| Ergonomics and Human Factors | Kay Chuan Tan | National University of Singapore |
| John Brian Peacock | National University of Singapore | |
| Bio-Robotics | Chee Meng Chew | National University of Singapore |
| Peter Chen | National University of Singapore | |
| Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology | Hao Yong Yu | National University of Singapore |
| Domenico Campolo | Nanyang Technological University | |
| Yue Hong Yin | Shanghai Jiaotong University | |
| Artificial Organs | Hwa Liang Leo | National University of Singapore |
| Yan Wang | Zhujiang Hospital & Southern Medical University | |
| Biomaterials | Jun Li | National University of Singapore |
| Controlled Drug Delivery | Chi Hwa Wang | National University of Singapore |
| Yi Yan Yang | A*Star | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences & Engineering | Sierin Lim | Nanyang Technological University |
| Kathy Luo | Nanyang Technological University | |
| Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering | Evelyn Yim | National University of Singapore |
| Andrew Wan | A*Star | |
| Sports Biomechanics & Human Performance | Fook Rhu Ong | Singapore Polytechnic |
| Veni Kong | National Institute of Education Singapore | |
| Cardiovascular Bioengineering | Sangho Kim | National University of Singapore |
| Cell & Molecular Bioengineering | Pakorn "Tony" Kanachawang | National University of Singapore |
| Jean-Cheng Kuo | National Yang Ming University | |
| Computational Bioengineering | Martin Buist | National University of Singapore |
| Cheng Leo | University of Auckland | |
| Dental Bioengineering | Tong Cao | National University of Singapore |
| Amr Sherif Fawzy | National University of Singapore | |
| Organ and Tissue Mechanics | Yusuke Toyama | National University of Singapore |
| Lance Davidson | University of Pittsburgh | |
| Orthopaedic Biomechanics | Peter Lee | University of Melbourne |
| Tae Yong Lee | National University of Singapore | |
| Biomedical Engineering Education | Siew Lok Toh | National University of Singapore |
International Advisory Committee
| Taiji Adachi | Kyoto University |
| Kainan An | Mayo Clinic |
| Cholid Badri | Universitas Indonesia |
| Gang Bao | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Rashid Bashir | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Cheng-Kung Cheng | National Yang Ming University |
| Shu Chien | University of California, San Diego |
| J.E. Davies | University of Toronto |
| Yiping Du | Zhejiang University |
| David Elad | Tel Aviv University |
| Ross Ethier | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Jing Fan | Peking University |
| Yubo Fan | Beihang University |
| Janie Fouke | Nanyang Technological University |
| Bin He | University of Minnesota |
| Herbert Voigt | Boston University |
| Walter Herzog | University of Calgary |
| I-Ming Hsing | The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
| Peter Hunter | University of Auckland |
| Dietmar Hutmacher | Queensland University of Technology |
| Zhonglai Jiang | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Roger Kamm | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Young-Ho Kim | Yonsei University |
| Eng Hin Lee | National University of Singapore |
| Kam Leong | Duke University |
| Kangping Lin | Chung-Yuan Christian University |
| Feng Huai Lin | National Taiwan University |
| Hao Liu | Chiba University |
| Mian Long | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Ratko Magjarević | University of Zagreb |
| Arthur Mak | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Takeo Matsumoto | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
| Karol Miller | University of Western Australia |
| Ralph Muller | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich |
| Nigel Novell | University of New South Wales |
| Teruo Okano | Tokyo Women's Medical University |
| Marcus Pandy | University of Melbourne |
| Mark Pearcy | Queensland University of Technology |
| Robert Ritchie | University of California, Berkeley |
| Ichiro Sakuma | Tokyo University |
| Masaaki Sato | Tohoku University |
| Michael Sheetz | National University of Singapore |
| Molly Shoichet | University of Toronto |
| Fong Chin Su | National Cheng Kung University |
| Toshiyo Tamura | Osaka Electro-Communication University |
| Kazuo Tanishita | Waseda University |
| David Townsend | National University Health System |
| Shigeo Wada | Osaka University |
| Jawlin Wang | National Taiwan University |
| David F. Williams | Wake Forest University |
| Ed X. Wu | University of Hong Kong |
| Takami Yamaguchi | Tohoku University |
| Ajit Yoganathan | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Haishan Zeng | University of British Columbia |
| Yuan-Ting Zhang | Chinese University of Hong Kong |