Call for Papers

The purpose of the Young Investigator Symposium (YIS) Competitions are to recognize excellence in Congress contributions whose primary authors are young investigators. Young Investigators, as defined below, are encouraged to submit abstracts and full papers for consideration in the following competitions:

• International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) J. R. Cunningham Young Investigator Competition
• International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) Young Investigator Competition

The highest scored YIS Competition submissions determined by abstract reviewers will be selected to be presented in a special symposium during the World Congress. The number of finalists may vary depending on the number of participants of the Congress and/or the number of Young Investigators who entered the competition, but should not be less than 3 or more than 10.

A panel of judges will then score the oral presentations according to criteria that include originality, clarity, and potential impact on practical applications or theoretical foundations. The top presenters will be announced at the Closing Ceremony for the World Congress.

• If you wish to submit an abstract and full paper for the Young Investigator Competition, you must identify your submission as such.
• To submit to the IOMP J. R. Cunningham YIS Competition, the young investigator must be under the age of 40 at the time of submission and be working in the field of medical physics.
• To submit to the IFMBE YIS Competition, the young investigator must be under the age of 35 at the time of submission and be working in the field of biomedical engineering. This competition is meant for Postgraduate Students and Post-doctoral Fellows.
• Only one submission from each Young Investigator can be submitted for consideration for the Young Investigator Competition.
• The Young Investigator must be the first and presenting author listed for the abstract and paper.
• If you wish to be considered for a Young Investigator Symposium competition, you must submit both an abstract and a full paper.
• Members of the IOMP Presentation Awards Committee and the IFMBE Awards Committee and the appointed panel of judges are not allowed to be authors or co-authors of papers submitted for the competition.

The focus of the competition is on the design of a low-cost medical device to improve healthcare in resource-scarce communities. The designs will be judged according the following four criteria:

1. Innovativeness
2. Potential benefit(s) to the healthcare of resource-scarce communities
3. Low cost and ease of deployment
4. Viability of the design and potential to reach the market

Eligibility

• All team members must be bona-fide students.
• The projects must have been carried out in the students’ institutions
• Number of members per team can be up to 5
• If you wish to be considered for the Student Competition, you must submit both an abstract and a full paper.

Competition Format

All valid submissions will be reviewed by a judging committee. Ten (10) submissions will be shortlisted for the competition.  All shortlisted submissions of the competition are required to present and demonstrate their design during the Congress. Thus it is mandatory that all shortlisted teams (or their respective representatives) must register and attend the Congress, failing which will result in the team being disqualified from the competition.

Topics:

1. X-ray Imaging/ Mammography
2. Digital Tomosynthesis
3. Cone Beam CT
4. Computed Tomography
5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Spectroscopy
6. Ultrasound Imaging and Optical Coherence Tomography
7. Molecular Imaging (SPECT and PET and Optical)
8. Multi-Modality Imaging
9. Imaging Bio-impedance and Bioelectric Sources
10. Optical Imaging and Microscopy
11. X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging
12. Imaging Detector Technology
13. Digital Phantoms and Monte Carlo Methods
14. Quantitative Imaging for Diagnosis and Treatment
15. Image Processing, Display and Visualization
16. Pathology Imaging
17. Computer Aided Diagnosis
18. Imaging (Other)

Topics:

1. Biomaterials for Cell and Organ Therapies
2. Artificial Skin, Bones, Joints, Teeth and Related Biomaterials
3. Biofilm-Material Interactions
4. Nanotechnology in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering
5. Current Advances in Stem Cell Biology
6. Models of Regeneration
7. Molecular Mechanisms of Regeneration
8. Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering
9. Bioreactors in Tissue Engineering
10. Functional Tissue Engineering
11. Organ Printing
12. Other Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine

Topics:

1. Cardiovascular Biomaterials, Artificial Heart and Cardiac Assist Devices
2. Orthopaedic Biomechanics
3. Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics
4. Dental Mechanics
5. Tissue Mechanics
6. Cellular and Molecular Mechanics
7. Mechanobiology
8. Human Movement Biomechanics
9. Other Biomechanics and Artificial Organs

Topics:

1. Beam Delivery Technology
2. Imaging for RT Planning (Contouring, Segmentation, Fusion, Registration, Deformation)
3. RT Planning: Strategies (Biological/Physical Optimization, Motion Management, Remote Dose Planning)
4. Dose Calculation Methods (Analytical, Monte Carlo)
5. Biological/Functional Imaging in Radiotherapy
6. Brachytherapy
7. Targeted Radionuclide Therapy
8. Proton Therapy
9. Special Treatment Strategies (Intraoperative, Stereotactic Treatments, Hypofractionation)
10. Assessment of Radiotherapy Responses (Imaging and Outcomes)
11. Quality Assurance of the Planning & Treatment Delivery Process
12. Radiation Program Quality Management
13. Patient Safety
14. Image-Guided RT
15. Motion Management
16. Other Radiation Oncology

Topics:

1. Dosimetry in Therapy (Experiments, Calculations)
2. Dosimetry in Imaging (Experiments, Calculations)
3. Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine (Experiments, Calculations)
4. Dosimetric Techniques and Phantoms
5. Guidelines and Radiation Protection Reference Levels for Patients and Personnel
6. Shielding Design
7. Micro and NanoDosimetry
8. Remote Dose Monitoring, Risk and Dose Optimization
9. Dosimetry and Calibration
10. Radiation Protection Optimization
11. Patient Exposure Tracking
12. Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies
13. Other

Topics:

1. Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART)
2. Real-Time Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
3. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Therapy
4. Target Ablation by Using Microwave, Radiofrequency, Cryotherapy, etc.
5. Nanotechnology in Radiation Therapy and Imaging
6. Systemic Therapy
7. Small Animal Research Technologies
8. Hyperthermia Therapy
9. Laser Therapy
10. Light Ion Radiotherapy
11. Robotics and Mechatronics in Cancer Diagnostic and Therapeutics
12. Other

Topics:

1. Image-Guided Devices and Systems
2. Virtual Reality in Medicine
3. Soft Tissue and Vessel Based Navigation
4. Endoscopy and Endoscopic Interventions
5. Robots and Manipulators in Therapy
6. Minimal Invasive Surgery and Instruments
7. Modelling and Simulation
8. Other

Topics:

1. Biosensors and Nanobiosensors
2. Nanoparticles/Nanotheranostics
3. Lab-on-chip/Biochips
4. Hydrogels for BioMEMS and NEMS, BioMEMS-based 3D Scaffold Fabrication
5. Nanotoxicology Characterization, Dosing and Health Effects
6. Drug Delivery and Control Release
7. Body Sensor Networks
8. Other

Topics:

1. Bio-signal Processing and Physiological Modelling
2. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Biomedical Signals
3. Signal Pattern Classification
4. Adaptive and Parametric Filtering
5. Time-frequency Analysis
6. Connectivity and Causality
7. Blind Source Separation
8. Bio-magnetism
9. ECG
10. Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
11. Other

Topics:

1. Translational Medicine in Rehabilitation
2. Rehabilitation Engineering
3. Sports Medicine
4. Prosthetics
5. Rehabilitation Robotics
6. Other

Topics:

1. Neural Interfaces and Regeneration
2. Brain Computer/Machine Interfaces
3. NeuroProstheses
4. Deep Brain Stimulation
5. Motor Learning and Neural Control
6. Brain Physiology and Modelling
7. Neural Signal Processing
8. Functional Neuroimaging and Neuronavigation
9. Neurological Disorders
10. Transcranial Magnetic and Electric Stimulation
11. Epilepsy Monitoring
12. Blood Brain Barrier & Pharmacokinetics
13. Collaborative Databases in Brain Research
14. Other

Topics:

1. Workflow, Patient Specific Modelling
2. Diagnostic Devices and Instrumentation, General
3. External/Internal/Implanted Therapeutic Devices, General
4. Catheter, Laser and Ultrasound Interventions
5. Medical Device Design and Standards
6. Device integration and interoperability
7. Development/deployment in resource-poor nations
8. Point of Care Devices and Systems
9. Other

Topics:

1. Epidemiological Studies
2. Pattern Classification, Data Mining and Analysis, Machine Learning
3. Knowledge Translation and Sharing
4. Decision-support Tools in Healthcare
5. Electronic Patient, Medical, or Health Records
6. Global Health Data Acquisition, Management and Visualization
7. Data Models and Representation
8. Information Quality, Privacy, Security, and Ethics
9. Intelligent Data Analysis
10. Public Health and Informatics
11. Sensing Systems in Disaster Medicine and Pandemic Diseases
12. Other

Topics:

1. Medical Informatics Technology
2. Health Information Systems
3. Healthcare Communication Networks and Environments
4. Interactions with Health Information Technologies
5. Healthcare Modelling and Simulation
6. National and International Health IT Efforts and Implementation
7. Engineering and Physics Issues with Clinical Trials
8. Cybersecurity
9. Telemedicine, Distant monitoring, Tele-homecare, and Domotics
10. Healthcare IT Standards: PACS, DICOM, IHE, HL7, etc.
11. Other

Topics:

1. Imaging Informatics/Radiomics
2. Proteomics
3. Sequence Analysis
4. Genome Projects and Annotation
5. Computational Evolutionary Biology
6. Genetic Algorithms
7. Analysis of Gene Expression
8. Comparative Genomics
9. Network and Systems Biology
10. Patient Decision-support Systems
11. Other

Topics:

1. Technology Management Programs
2. Usability and Human Factors Engineering for Medical Device and System Design
3. Patient Safety, Medical Errors and Adverse Events Prevention related to Health Technologies
4. Health Technology Assessment and Economics
5. Cost Effective Technologies for Developing Countries
6. Biomedical Engineering in Space, Space Physiology and Biology
7. Telemedicine in Developing Countries
8. Productivity and Benchmarking
9. Equipment Management Systems
10. International Standards (e.g. IEC)
11. Management of Surgical Instruments
12. Clinical Process Analysis and Optimization
13. Incident Analysis and Management
14. Clinical Engineering Certification and Education
15. Disaster Preparedness
16. Other

Topics:

1. Educational and Training in Medical Physics
2. Education and Training in Biomedical Engineering
3. Education and Training in Clinical Engineering
4. Mentorship Programs
5. Accreditation, Certification and Licensure Issues
6. Regional/Geographical Educational and Professional Issues and Experiences
7. Women’s Training Initiatives
8. Career Development - Applying for an Academic or Hospital Positions
9. Medical Physics in Developing Countries
10. Technology Enhanced Education
11. Radiation Protection Education and Training of Health Professionals
12. Other

Topics:

1. Reproductive Technologies, Cloning, Designer Babies
2. Inequality in Clinical Testing and Healthcare Provision
3. Breast Cancer Screening
4. Social Determinants of Health
5. Research and Issues on Osteoporosis
6. Interactions between Gender and Technology Development
7. Gendered Innovations
8. Biographies of Women in Science or Engineering
9. Archives of Women’s Contributions: What is it Important to Keep?
10. Gender Issues in Science and Engineering
11. Personal Experiences and Stories of Women in Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering
12. Other

Topics:

1. Physics of Cancer
2. Biological Modelling
3. Transport and Physiological Modelling
4. Computational Biology
5. Radiobiological Modelling
6. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
7. Biological Effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation
8. Hemodynamics
9. Other