High performance Electromagnetic Computing for Biomedical Applications
Speaker: Hua Wang, ITEE
When: 2006-08-22 10:00:00
Venue: 78-420
Host: Prof. Stuart Crozier, Prof. Marek Bialkowski
Abstract:With the incredible rate of technological advancements in
electromagnetism, especially over the last few decades, we have
become more aware of the benefits and risks associated with the
interaction of electromagnetic (EM) fields with body tissue, example
applications include: mobile phones, wireless laptops, hyperthermia
applicators, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and microwave imaging system
for breast cancer detection. In order to apply EM-fields in
beneficial applications in a controlled manner and yet ensure our
safety, numerous studies have been conducted to understand the
underlying mechanisms in which EM-fields interact with tissue.
The non-linearity and complexity of the field-tissue interaction has
left many questions still unanswered. The main reason for this gap
in knowledge is the difficulty to experimentally measure physical
quantities such as electromagnetic fields and temperatures in the
human or animal in vivo. Many researchers consequently employ
sophisticated numerical models and methods, designed to simulate
real-world scenarios and predict the experimental outcomes. The
primary aim of the research is to establish the principles that
govern the electromagnetic field-tissue interaction and to develop
an improved mathematical description of the complex interaction
phenomena.
Biography:Hua Wang is a PhD student in the division of Electromagnetics and
Imaging at the School of ITEE.
Type: Ph.D confirmation
Contact:Prof. Stuart Crozier, Prof. Marek Bialkowski, seminar host (stuart@itee.uq.edu.au; meb@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator)
(guido@itee.uq.edu.au)