Faculty and students interested in modeling and simulation in the health sciences are encouraged to submit papers for the 16th Annual Institute of Electronic and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Electro Information Technology, which runs May 14-17 in Lincoln.
Papers are due Jan. 29 for the “Advances in Modeling and Simulation in the Health Sciences: Opportunities for Collaboration Track.” The track is a new addition to this year’s conference and highlights the emerging area of research.
On May 15, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green, Ph.D., will be the keynote speakers. Pamela Boyers, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical simulation/iEXCEL℠, and Beverly Seay, executive director for the Nebraska Applied Research Institute, are co-chairs.
“Modeling and simulation is an emerging area of research in health sciences with many applications,” said Hamid Vakilzadian, Ph.D., the event’s general chair and associate professor in the UNL College of Engineering.
“It is used to guide decisions in medicine, especially considering uncertainty when designing treatment strategies, or training and preparing medical professionals in new approaches in surgery such as robotics. It is a safe way for training, educating and performing research in unknown and uncertain domains.”
“As health care adopts modeling and simulation to address patient safety and quality of care, our relationship with the many branches of engineering will be of vital importance,” Dr. Boyers said. “The new health care track in the IEEE conference offers the Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL℠) and other UNMC initiatives many opportunities, including the forging of new relationships that will lead to deeper collaboration in training, research and product development.”
Dr. Vakilzadian said that due to their mutual interest in modeling and simulation, and the current and predicted growth of the field, he requested that Dr. Boyers organize and co-chair the new track as part of the 2017 conference.
“Dr. Boyers is well known in both the medical field and modeling and simulation,” he said. “She has brought new talent to UNMC by initiating and developing innovative ways for educating and training the students in health care. The IEEE is keen to emerging areas and applications in research, development and training.”
For more information on the conference and for submission information, click here.