CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The conference program as of January 21 is available for download here as a PDF file.
This document lists the featured speakers and panelists in the two plenary sessions, as well as the parallel sessions, poster presentations, and independently organized activities. For an overview of conference sessions, see below.
Note: Conference pre-registration will take place 4 - 6 PM Wednesday (February 8) at the Grand Pacific registration desk of the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa. You are welcome to pick up your materials at the time. Registration will re-open Thursday morning at 7 AM. Continental breakfast will be served and the poster session will take place.
Thursday Plenary Session
Panel Discussion — Human: Computer Interface Technology
 Ramin Shahidi (Chair) California Institute of Computer-Assisted Surgery; Stanford University School of Medicine |
 Theodore Berger Center for Neural Engineering, University of Southern California |
 Hannes Bleuler Robotic Systems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
 Annie Simon Center for Bionic Medicine, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago |
 James Weiland Bioelectronic Research Lab, University of Southern California |
Invited Presentations
 David Graves Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Computer Simulation of Plasma Medical Devices to Meet Future Challenges in Infection Control and Therapy |
 Richard Boyd Virtual World Labs, Lockheed Martin Corporation The Simulation Prescription |
Friday Plenary Session
Invited Presentations
 Heinz Lemke Institute for Technical Informatics, Technical University Berlin The Digital Operating Room—Present and Future |
 Robert Hester Physiology & Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center HumMod, A Multilevel Mathematical of Human Physiology for Medical Training |
 Leslie Saxon Center for Body Computing, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California The Future of Body Computing |
 Yunan Chen Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine Collaborative Work Practices: Challenges and Opportunities for Designing Healthcare IT Systems |
Panel Discussion — Exploring the Gaps between Doctors and Engineers
 Robert Sweet (Co-Chair) Urologic Surgery, Univ of Minnesota Medical School |
 Timothy Kowalewski (Co-Chair) BioRobotics Lab, University of Washington |
 David Hananel SimPortal / CREST University of Minnesota |
 Rajesh Kumar Computer Science, ERC/CISST The Johns Hopkins University |
Schedule Overview
Thursday Morning, February 9
Poster Session - Group 1 (Posters displayed all day)
Simulation Design & Development / Modeling / Learning & Metrics / Simulator Validation / Psychological Health / Physical Rehabilitation / Sensors / Plasma Medicine / U Nebraska Projects
Plenary Session
Exhibits Open
Thursday Afternoon
Breakout Sessions
Track A - Modeling / HapticsTrack B - Physical & Mental Health Apps / Avatar Based Recovery Platform *Track C - Implementation of Adaptive Learning * / Using Technology to Assess Simulation Performance *
[Note: The Thursday evening independent activity, “Open Source Surgical Simulation System,” was withdrawn by its organizer on January 20. We sincerely regret any disappointment caused by this change.]
Friday Morning, February 10
Poster Session - Group 2
Imaging, Visualization & Navigation / Surgical Simulation Design & Development / Surgical Simulation Metrics / Surgical Simulator Validation / Haptics / Robotics / Intelligence Networking / U Nebraska Projects
Plenary Session
Exhibits Continue
Friday Afternoon
Breakout Sessions
Track A - Simulation Design & DevelopmentTrack B - Imaging, Visualization & Navigation / Robotics / Diagnostic & Therapeutic ToolsTrack C - Analysis of Honest Signals for Psychological Health Assessment *
Exhibits Close
Saturday Morning, February 11
Breakout Sessions
Track A - Simulation Validation / Surgical Metrics / Surgical Simulation ValidationTrack B - Wearable Augmented Reality *
* Independently organized adjunct activity