Technical Program for Friday Sept 1, 2006

FrP1P	Broadway Ballroom
Plenary Session III Neural Engineering	Plenary

FrA01	Marquis AB
Signal Processing and Modeling in Biological Systems I	Oral Session
Chair: Sun, Mingui	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Co-Chair: Izzetoglu, Meltem	Drexel Univ.
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA01.1
Boolean Modeling of Neural Systems with Point-Process Inputs and Outputs
Marmarelis, Vasilis	Univ. of Southern California
Zanos, Theodoros	Univ. of Southern California
Courellis, Spiros	Univ. of Southern California
Berger, Theodore	Univ. of Southern California
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA01.2
Unbiased Identification of Finite Impulse Response Linear Systems Operating in Closed-Loop
Westwick, David	Univ. of Calgary
Perreault, Eric	Northwestern Univ.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA01.3
The Generation Mechanisms and Repeatability of 2F1-F2 Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions: Study on Normally Hearing Subjects
Parazzini, Marta	Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica CNR
Wilson, Hanna	Royal Gwent Hospital
Bell, Steven	Inst. of Sound and Vibration Res. Univ. of Southampton
Tognola, Gabriella	Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica CNR
Ravazzani, Paolo	Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica CNR
Lutman, Mark E.	Inst. of Sound and Vibration Res. Univ. of Southampton
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA01.4
Observations from Chaotic Analysis of Sleep EEGs
Kassebaum, John	Stellar Wind Development, LLC
Foresman, Brian	Indiana Univ. Medical Center
Talavage, Thomas	Purdue Univ.
Eberhart, Russell	Purdue School of Engineering and Tech. IUPUI
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA01.5
Separable Least Squares Identification of Long Memory Block Structured Models: Application to Lung Tissue Viscoelasticity
Westwick, David	Univ. of Calgary
Suki, Bela	Boston Univ.
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA01.6
Optimal Feature Selection for Seizure Detection: A Subspace Based Approach
Ozkurt, Tolga Esat	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Sun, Mingui	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Akgul, Tayfun	Istanbul Tech. Univ.
Sclabassi, Robert	Univ. of Pittsburgh

FrA02	Marquis C
Nerve Stimulation As a Clinical Rehabilitation Technique	Oral Session
Chair: Sinkjaer, Thomas	Aalborg Univ.
Co-Chair: Durand, Dominique	Case Western Res. Univ.
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA02.1
Combined Peripheral and Cortical Neural Stimulation in Motor Neurorehabilitation
Sinkjaer, Thomas	Aalborg Univ.
Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie	The Univ. of Auckland
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA02.2
Modulation in Spinal Circuits and Corticospinal Connections Following Nerve Stimulation and Operant Conditioning
Thompson, Aiko K.	Wadsworth Center, NY State Dept. Health
Stein, Richard B.	Univ. of Alberta
Chen, Xiang Yang	Wadsworth Center, NY State Dept. Health and SUNY Albany
Wolpaw, Jonathan R.	Wadsworth Center, NY State Dept. Health and SUNY Albany
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA02.3
Electrical Stimulation Augmented Rehabilitation of Hemiparetic Gait
Sinkjaer, Thomas	Aalborg Univ.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA02.4
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Technology for Functional Electrical Therapy Applications
Popovic, Milos R.	Univ. of Toronto
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA02.5
Hybrid Assistive Systems for Rehabilitation: Lessons Learned from Functional Electrical Therapy in Hemiplegics
Popović, Dejan	Aalborg Univ.
Popović, Mirjana	Aalborg Univ.
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA02.6
Dynamic Balance Training with Sensory Electrical Stimulation in Chronic Stroke Patients
Worms, Georg	Univ. of Glasgow
Matjačić, Zlatko	Inst. for Rehabilitation, Republic of Slovenia
Gollee, Henrik	Univ. of Glasgow
Cikajlo, Imre	Inst. for Rehabilitation, Republic of Slovenia
Goljar, Nika	Inst. for Rehabilitation, Republic of Slovenia
Hunt, Kenneth J.	Univ. of Glasgow

FrA03	SoHo-Herald
Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines in Biological Signal Processing	Poster Session
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA03.1
Multiple ECG Beats Recognition in the Frequency Domain Using Grey Relational Analysis
Lin, Chia-Hung	Kao-Yuan Inst. of Tech.
Du, Yi Chun	National Cheng Kung Univ.
Chen, Yung-Fu	China Medical Univ.
Chen, Tainsong	National Cheng Kung Univ.
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA03.2
Robustness of Support Vector Machine-Based Classification of Heart Rate Signals
Kampouraki, Argyro	Univ. of Ioannina
Nikou, Christophoros	Univ. of Ioannina
Manis, George	Univ. of Ioannina
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA03.3
Intelligent Arrhythmia Detection and Classification Using ICA
Azemi, Asad	Penn State Univ.
Sabzevari, Vahid Reza	Islamic Azad Univ. of Mashhad
Khademi, Morteza	Ferdowsi Univ. of Mashhad
Gholizade, Hossein	ferdowsi
Kiani, Arman	Ferdowsi Univ. of Mashhad, Iran
Dastgheib, zeinab	Ferdowsi Univ.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA03.4
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Analysis of Doppler Signals
Ubeyli, Elif Derya	TOBB Ec. and Tech. Univ.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA03.5
Effect of Feature and Channel Selection on EEG Classification
Al-Ani, Ahmed	Univ. of Tech. Sydney
Al-Sukker, Akram	Univ. of Tech. Sydney
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.6
Reducing the Number of Channels for an Ambulatory Patient-Specific EEG-Based Epileptic Seizure Detector by Applying Recursive Feature Elimination
Glassman, Elena	MIT
Guttag, John	MIT
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.7
Detection of Bursts in the EEG of Post Asphyctic Newborns
Löfhede, Johan	Univ. Coll. of Borås
Löfgren, Nils	Univ. Coll. of Borås
Thordstein, Magnus	Unit of Clinical Neurophysiology, Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital
Flisberg, Anders	Goteborg Univ.
Kjellmer, Ingemar	Goteborg Univ.
Lindecrantz, Kaj	Univ. Coll. of Borås
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.8
Creating a Nonparametric Brain-Computer Interface with Neural Time-Series Prediction Preprocessing
Coyle, Damien	Univ. of Ulster
McGinnity, T. Martin	Univ. of Ulster
Prasad, Girijesh	Univ. of Ulster
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.9
Early Driver Fatigue Detection from Electroencephalography Signals Using Artificial Neural Networks
King, Leslie	Univ. of Tech. Sydney
Nguyen, Hung	Univ. of Tech. Sydney
Lal, Sara	Univ. of Tech. Sydney
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.10
Unspoken Vowel Recognition Using Facial Electromyogram
Poosapadi Arjunan, Sridhar	RMIT Univ.
Kant Kumar, Dinesh	RMIT Univ.
Yau, Wai Chee	RMIT Univ.
Weghorn, Hans	BA-Univ. of cooperative education
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.11
Patients on Weaning Trials from Mechanical Ventilation Classified with Neural Networks and Feature Selection
Giraldo, Beatriz	Tech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Arizmendi, Carlos	Tech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Romero, Enrique	Tech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Alquezar, René	Tech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Caminal, Pere	Tech. Univ. of Catalonia (UPC)
Benito, Salvador	Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Ballesteros, D	Hospital Univ. de Getafe
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.12
Speech Sound Classification and Detection of Articulation Disorders with Support Vector Machines and Wavelets
Georgoulas, George	Univ. of Patras
Georgopoulos, Voula	Tech. Educal Inst. of Patras
Stylios, Chrysostomos	Univ. of Patras
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.13
The Effect of Electrode Displacements on Pattern Recognition Based Myoelectric Control
Hargrove, Levi	Univ. of New Brunswick
Englehart, Kevin	Univ. of New Brunswick
Hudgins, Bernard	Univ. of New Brunswick
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA03.14
Novel Method of Using Dynamic Electrical Impedance Signals for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Knee Osteoarthritis
Gajre, Suhas	SGGSIE&T, Nanded and CBME, Indian Inst. of Tech. Delhi
Anand, Sneh	CBME, Indian Inst. of Tech. Delhi
Singh, U	PMR, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences New Delhi
Saxena, Rajendra	CBME, Indian Inst. of Tech. Delhi

FrA04	Ziegfield
Micro Robotics	Oral Session
Chair: McAdams, Eric	Univ. of Ulster
Co-Chair: Clement, Ryan	The Pennsylvania State Univ.
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA04.2
Towards Active Capsular Endoscopy: Preliminary Results on a Legged Platform
Menciassi, Arianna	Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Stefanini, Cesare	Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Orlandi, Giovanni	Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Quirini, Marco	Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Dario, Paolo	Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA04.3
Robust Contact Detection in Micromanipulation Using Computer Vision Microscopy
Wang, Wenhui	Univ. of Toronto
Liu, Xinyu	Univ. of Toronto
Sun, Yu	Unversity of Toronto

FrA05	Duffy-Columbia
Monitoring Sensors and Systems I	Oral Session
Chair: Jayaraman, Sundaresan	Georgia Inst. of Tech.
Co-Chair: Ju, Kihwan	SUNY Stony Brook
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA05.1
Applications of a Textile-Based Wearable System for Vital Signs Monitoring
Di Rienzo, Marco	Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Rizzo, Francesco	Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi ONLUS
Meriggi, Paolo	Fondazione Don Gnocchi
Bordoni, Bruno	Fondazione Don Gnocchi ONLUS
Brambilla, Gabriella	Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, ONLUS
Ferratini, Maurizio	Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi, ONLUS
Castiglioni, Paolo	Fondazione Don C. Gnocchi ONLUS
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA05.2
Measurement of Human Gastric Motility by Near-Infrared Light for the Assessment of Chronic Mental Stress
Teppei, Hayashi	Ritsumeikan Univ.
Shiozawa, Naruhiro	Ritsumeikan Univ.
Makikawa, Masaaki	Ritsumeikan Univ.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA05.3
A Multi-Channel Femtoampere-Sensitivity Conductometric Array for Biosensing Applications
Gore, Amit	Michigan State Univ.
Chakrabartty, Shantanu	Michigan State Univ.
Pal, Sudeshna	Michigan State Univ.
Alocilja, Evangelyn	Michigan State Univ.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA05.4
Measurement of Blood Urea Based in Optical Sensing by Employ in Hemodialysis
Martinez Chavez, Gustavo Adolfo	UDEFA
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA05.5
Robust Overnight Monitoring of Human Vital Signs by a Non-Contact Respiration and Heartbeat Detector
Li, Changzhi	Univ. of Florida
Lin, Jenshan	Univ. of Florida
Xiao, Yanming	Univ. of Florida
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA05.6
Long-Term Characterization of Electrode Materials for Surface Electrodes in Biopotential Recording
Hoffmann, Klaus-Peter	Fraunhofer Inst. für Biomedizinische Tech. IBMT
Ruff, Roman	Fraunhofer Inst. für Biomedizinische Tech. IBMT
Poppendieck, Wigand	Fraunhofer Inst. für Biomedizinische Tech. IBMT

FrA06	Empire Hudson
Diffusion Tensor Imaging	Oral Session
Chair: Alexander, Andrew	Univ. of Wisconsin
Co-Chair: Frank, Lawrence	Univ. of California San Diego
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA06.1
Simulation of the MRI Measurement of Diffusion in Realistic Neural Tissue Models
Frank, Lawrence	Univ. of California San Diego
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA06.2
Hybrid Diffusion Imaging (HYDI)
Alexander, Andrew	Univ. of Wisconsin
Wu, Yu-Chien	Univ. of Wisconsin
Venkat, Pradeep	Univ. of Wisconsin
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA06.3
Comparison of Brain White Matter Fiber Orientation Measurements Based on Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Light Microscopy
Anderson, Adam	Vanderbilt Univ.
Choe, Ann	Vanderbilt Univ.
Stepniewska, Iwona	Vanderbilt Univ.
Colvin, Daniel	Vanderbilt Univ.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA06.4
Characterization of Mouse Brain and Its Development Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Computational Techniques
Zhang, Jiangyang	Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine
Richards, Linda J.	Univ. of Queensland School of Biomedical Sciences and The Queens
Miller, Michael	Johns Hopkins Univ.
Yarowksy, Paul	Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine
van Zijl, Peter	Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine
Mori, Susumu	Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA06.5
Characterization of Anomalous Diffusion from MR Signal May Be a New Probe to Tissue Microstructure
Ozarslan, Evren	National Inst. of Health
Basser, Peter	National Inst. of Health
Shepherd, Timothy	Univ. of Florida
Thelwall, Peter	Newcastle Univ.
Vemuri, Baba	Univ. of Florida
Blackband, Stephen	Univ. of Florida
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA06.6
An Information Theoretic Approach Characterizing Diffusion Anisotropy in Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Images
Metwalli, Nader	Georgia Inst. of Tech. and Emory Univ.
LaConte, Stephen	Emory Univ.
Hu, Xiaoping	Emory Univ. and Georgia Inst. of Tech.

FrA07	Cantor-Jolson
Cardiac Arrhythmias	Oral Session
Chair: Punske, Bonnie	Univ. of Utah
Co-Chair: MacLeod, Robert	Univ. of Utah
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA07.1
Calcium Transients Influences Action Potential Amplitudes in Ventricular Fibrillation
Choi, Bum-Rak	Tulane Univ.
Liu, Tong	Univ. of Pittsburgh
Salama, Guy	Univ. of Pittsburgh
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA07.2
Epicardial Rotors in Panoramic Optical Maps of Fibrillating Swine Ventricles
Kay, Matthew	The George Washington Univ.
Rogers, Jack	Univ. of Alabama in Birmingham
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA07.3
Role of Cellular Uncoupling in Arrhythmogenesis in Ischemia Phase 1B
Jie, Xiao	Tulane Univ.
Rodriguez, Blanca	Oxford Univ.
Trayanova, Natalia	Tulane Univ.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA07.4
Field Stimulation of Cells in Suspension: Use of a Hybrid Finite Element Method
Ying, Wenjun	Duke Univ.
Pourtaheri, Navid	Duke Univ.
Henriquez, Craig	Duke Univ.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA07.5
Vulnerability to Electric Shocks in the Regionally-Ischemic Ventricles
Rodriguez, Blanca	Univ. of Oxford
Tice, Brock	Tulane Univ.
Blake, Robert	Tulane Univ.
Gavaghan, David	Univ. of Oxford
Trayanova, Natalia	Tulane Univ.

FrA08	Juilliard
Neural Informatics and Signal Processing II	Oral Session
Chair: Principe, Jose	Univ. of Florida
Co-Chair: Berger, Theodore	Univ. of Southern California
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA08.1
Separation of Subcortical Component from Cortical Auditory Evoked Potential by Independent Component Analysis
Takahashi, Hirokazu	Univ. of Tokyo
Nakao, Masayuki	Univ. of Tokyo
Kaga, Kimitaka	Univ. of Tokyo
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA08.2
Multi-Channel Recordings of the Motor Activity from the Spinal Cord of Behaving Rats
Prasad, Abhishek	New Jersey Inst. of Tech.
Sahin, Mesut	New Jersey Inst. of Tech.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA08.3
Electrocorticographic Signal Classification Based on Time-Frequency Decomposition and Nonparametric Statistical Modeling
Dat, Tran Huy	Inst. for Infocomm Res.
Shue, Louis	Inst. for Infocomm Res.
Guan, Cuntai	Inst. for Infocomm Res.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA08.4
Enhanced Hybrid Electromyogram / Eye Gaze Tracking Cursor Control System for Hands-Free Computer Interaction
Chin, Craig A.	Florida International Univ.
Barreto, Armando	Florida International Univ.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA08.5
Modeling Hippocampal Nonlinear Dynamic Transformations with Principal Dynamic Modes
Courellis, Spiros	Univ. of Southern California
Zanos, Theodoros	Univ. of Southern California
Hsiao, Min-Chi	Univ. of Southern California
Hampson, Robert	Wake Forest Univ.
Deadwyler, Sam	Wake Forest Univ.
Berger, Theodore	Univ. of Southern California
Marmarelis, Vasilis	Univ. of Southern California
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA08.6
The Use of the Wavelet Transform in EMG M-Wave Pattern Classification
Salvador, Jillian	McMaster Univ.
de Bruin, Hubert	McMaster Univ.

FrA09	Gramercy-Olmstead
Healthcare Decision Support Systems I	Oral Session
Chair: Sloane, Elliot B.	Villanova Univ.
Co-Chair: Mun, I.	MIT
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA09.1
Predicting Probability of Mortality in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Zhou, Dajie	Univ. of Ottawa
Frize, Monique	Carleton Univ.
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA09.2
Eye Stiffness Measurement by Probe Contact Method
Kurita, Yuichi	Hiroshima Univ.
Kempf, Roland	Hiroshima Univ.
Iida, Yoshichika	Hiroshima Univ.
Kaneko, Makoto	Hiroshima Univ.
Sugimoto, Eiichiro	Chugoku Rousai Hospital
Tsukamoto, Hidetoshi	Hiroshima Univ.
Mishima, Hiromu	Hiroshima Univ.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA09.3
A Comparison of Methodologies for Fuzzy Expert System Creation - Application to Arrhythmic Beat Classification
Tsipouras, Markos G.	Univ. of Ioannina
Exarchos, Themis P.	Unit of Medical Tech. and Intelligent Information
Fotiadis, Dimitrios I.	Univ. of Ioannina
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA09.4
Computerized Detection of Lung Tumors in PET/CT Images
Jafar, Iyad	Wayne State Univ.
Ying, Hao	Wayne State Univ.
Shields, Anthony	Wayne State Univ.
Muzik, Otto	Wayne State Univ.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA09.5
Identifying Risk Factors for Two Complication Types for Neonatal Intensive Care Patients (NICU)
Frize, Monique	Carleton Univ.
Walker, Robin	Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ibrahim, Doaa	Ottawa Univ.
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA09.6
Implementation of a Burn Scar Assessment System by Ultrasound Techniques
Du, Yi Chun	National Cheng Kung Univ.
Lin, Chih-Ming	National Cheng Kung Univ.
Chen, Yung-Fu	China Medical Univ.
Chen, Chung-Lin	National Cheng Kung Univ.
Chen, Tainsong	National Cheng Kung Univ.

FrA10	Astor Ballroom
Segmentation, Classification, Counting, and Feature Computation	Oral Session
Chair: Kovacevic, Jelena	Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Co-Chair: Angelini, Elsa	Ec. Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA10.1
A 3D Level Sets Method for Segmenting the Mouse Spleen and Follicles in Volumetric Microct Images
Price, Jeffery	Oak Ridge National Lab.
Aykac, Deniz	Oak Ridge National Lab.
Wall, Jonathan	Univ. of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA10.2
3D Prostate Boundary Segmentation from Ultrasound Images Using 2D Active Shape Models
Hodge, Adam Christopher	The Univ. of Western Ontario
Ladak, Hanif Mohamed	The Univ. of Western Ontario
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA10.3
Segmentation of Prostate from 3-D Ultrasound Volumes Using Shape and Intensity Priors in Level Set Framework
Yang, Fuxing	Diagnostic Ultrasound, Bothell, WA
Suri, Jasjit	Biomedical Tech.
Fenster, Aaron	Robarts Res. Inst.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA10.4
Automated Angiogenesis Quantification through Advanced Image Processing Techniques
Doukas, Charalampos	Univ. of the Aegean
Maglogiannis, Ilias	Univ. of the Aegean
Chatziioannou, Aristotle	National Hellenic Res. Foundation
Papapetropoulos, Andreas	School of Pharmacy, Univ. of Patras
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA10.5
Automatic Classification of Images with Appendiceal Orifice in Colonoscopy Videos
Cao, Yu	Iowa State Univ.
Liu, Danyu	Iowa State Univ.
Tavanapong, Wallapak	Iowa State Univ.
Wong, Johnny S	Iowa State Univ.
Oh, JungHwan	Univ. of North Texas
de Groen, Petrus (Piet) Cornelius	Mayo Clinic
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA10.6
Extraction of the Number of Peroxisomes in Yeast Cells by Automated Image Analysis
Niemistö, Antti	Tampere Univ. of Tech.
Selinummi, Jyrki	Tampere Univ. of Tech.
Saleem, Ramsey	Inst. for Systems Biology
Shmulevich, Ilya	Inst. for Systems Biology
Aitchison, John	Inst. for Systems Biology
Yli-Harja, Olli	Tampere Univ. of Tech.

FrA11	Belasco
Student Paper Competition III	Special Session
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA11.1
Modulation of Shock-End Virtual Electrodoe Polarisation As a Direct Result of 3D Fluorescent Photon Scattering
Bishop, Martin	Univ. of Oxford
Rodriguez, Blanca	Oxford Univ.
Trayanova, Natalia	Johns Hopkins Univ.
Gavaghan, David	Univ. of Oxford
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA11.2
High-Precision Absolute Positioning of Medical Instruments in MRI Systems
Aboussouan, Eric	École Pol. de Montreal (EPM)
Martel, Sylvain	Ec. Pol. de Montreal
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA11.3
Esophageal Electric Fields Are Correlated to Atrial Defibrillation Thresholds: Towards Patient-Specific Optimization of External Atrial Defibrillation
Fitch, David	The Univ. of Memphis
Soberman, Judith	Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Center
de Jongh Curry, Amy	The Univ. of Memphis
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA11.4
Automated Non-Invasive Detection of Pumping States in an Implantable Rotary Blood Pump
Karantonis, Dean M	Univ. of New South Wales
Cloherty, Shaun L	Australian National Univ.
Mason, David Glen	Monash Univ.
Salamonsen, Robert F	Alfred Hospital
Ayre, Peter Joseph	Ventracor Ltd
Lovell, Nigel H	Univ. of New South Wales
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA11.5
Correlation between Live and Post Mortem Skull Conductivity Measurements
Wendel, Katrina	Tampere Univ. of Tech.
Malmivuo, Jaakko	Tampere Univ. of Tech.

FrA12	Palace Wintergarden
Biomaterials and Cell-Biomaterial Interactions	Oral Session
Chair: Burg, Karen	Clemson Univ.
Co-Chair: Ma, Peter	Univ. of Michigan
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA12.1
Biomimetic Nano-Structured Scaffolds
Ma, Peter	Univ. of Michigan
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA12.2
Engineered Osteogenesis with Angiogenesis
Mao, Jeremy	Columbia Univ.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA12.3
Engineered Microenvironments to Investigate Cellular Behavior
Raghavan, Srivatsan	Univ. of Pennsylvania
Nelson, Celeste	Johns Hopkins Univ.
Sniadecki, Nathan	Univ. of Pennsylvania
Lim, Emerson	Johns Hopkins Univ.
Chen, Christopher	Univ. of Pennsylvania
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA12.4
A Novel Use for Capillary Channel Fibers: Enhanced Engineered Tissue Systems
Burg, Karen	Clemson Univ.
Brunson, Douglas	Clemson Univ.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA12.5
Biocompatibility of Candidate Materials for the Realization of Medical Microdevices
Pouponneau, Pierre	Ec. Pol. de Montreal
Yahia, LHocine	Ec. Pol. de Montreal
Merhi, Yahye	Montreal Heart Inst.
Epure, Laura Mery	Ec. Pol. de Montreal
Martel, Sylvain	Ec. Pol. de Montreal
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA12.6
Towards Tissue Engineering of Meniscus Substitutes: Selection Cell Source and Culture Environment
Marsano, Anna	Columbia Univ.
Vunjak-Novakovic, Gordana	Columbia Univ.
Martin, Ivan	Univ. Hospital Basel

FrA13	Brecht
Optical Tomographic Imaging I	Minisymposium
Chair: Klose, Alexander	Columbia Univ.
Co-Chair: Hielscher, Andreas	Columbia Univ.
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA13.1
Computationally Efficient Methods for Incorporation of Spectral Priors in 3-D Optical Tomography (I)
Srinivasan, Subhadra	Dartmouth Coll.
Pogue, Brian	Dartmouth Coll.
Leblond, Frederic	Advanced Res. Tech. Inc.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA13.3
In-Vivo Lung Cancer Imaging in Mice Using 360 Deg Free-Space Fluorescence Molecular Tomography
Deliolanis, Nikolaos	Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA13.5
Absorption and Fluorescence Diffuse Optical Tomography in the Spatial Frequency Domain Using Modulated Imaging (I)
Cuccia, David	Univ. of CA, Irvine
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA13.6
4D Functional Imaging in the Freely Moving Rat
Holzer, Matthew	SUNY Downstate
Muller, Robert	SUNY Downstate
Barry, Jeremy	SUNY Downstate
Barbour, Randall	SUNY Downstate
Schmitz, Christoph	SUNY Downstate
Pei, Yaling	SUNY Downstate
Graber, Harry	SUNY Downstate
Abdul, Rehman-Ansari	SUNY Downstate

FrA14	Chelsea-Gotham
Neural Injury	Oral Session
Chair: LaPlaca, Michelle	Georgia Inst. of Tech.
Co-Chair: Weiland, James	Univ. of Southern California
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA14.1
Conduction Velocity Distribution Estimation Using the Collision Technique for Assessing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Sundar, Swarna	Dalhousie Univ.
Gonzalez-Cueto, Jose A.	Dalhousie Univ.
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA14.2
Efficacy of Electrotactile Vestibular Substitution in Patients with Bilateral Vestibular and Central Balance Loss
Danilov, Yuri	Wicab, Inc.
Skinner, Kimberly	Wicab, Inc.
Tyler, Mitchell	UW-Madison
Bach-y-Rita, Paul	UW-Madison, Wicab, Inc.
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA14.3
Use of the Finite Element Method to Assess Impact of Current on Forearm and Wrist During an Electrical Accident
Morse, Michael	Univ. of San Diego
Morse, Jennifer	None
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA14.4
Kinematics of Electrically Elicited Eyelid Movement
Sachs, Nicholas	Doheny Eye Inst. Univ. of Southern California
Chang, Eli	Doheny Eye Inst. Univ. of Southern California
Weiland, James	Doheny Eye Inst. Univ. of Southern California
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA14.5
High Rate Shear Insult Delivered to Cortical Neurons Produces Heterogeneous Membrane Permeability Alterations
LaPlaca, Michelle	Georgia Inst. of Tech.
Prado, Gustavo	Georgia Inst. of Tech.
Cullen, Kacy	Georgia Inst. of Tech.
Irons, Hillary	Georgia Inst. of Tech.

FrA15	O'Neill
Ultrasound Imaging I	Oral Session
Chair: Rangayyan, Raj	Schulich School of Engineering, Univ. of Calgary
Co-Chair: Chernomordik, Victor	National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development, National Inst. of Health
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA15.1
Automatic Image-Based Gating for 4D Ultrasound
Karadayi, Kerem	Univ. of Washington
Hayashi, Tetsuya	Hitachi Medical Corp.
Kim, Yongmin	Univ. of Washington
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA15.2
Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques Using Frequency-Based Texture Analysis and Bootstrap
Stoitsis, John	National Tech. Univ. of Athens
Tsiaparas, Nikos	National Tech. Univ. of Athens
Golemati, Spyretta	National Tech. Univ. of Athens
Nikita, Konstantina	National Tech. Univ. of Athens
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA15.3
Classification of the Stages of Hyperplasia in Breast Ducts by Analyzing Different Depths and Segmentation of Ultrasound Breast Scans into Ductal Areas
Taslidere, Ezgi	Drexel Univ.
Cohen, Fernand S.	Drexel Univ.
Georgiou, Georgia	European Patent Office
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA15.4
Detection of Prostate Cancer from RF Ultrasound Echo Signals Using Fractal Analysis
Moradi, Mehdi	Queen's Univ.
Abolmaesumi, Purang	Queen's Univ.
Isotalo, Phil	Kingston General Hospital
Siemens, David Robert	Kingston General Hospital
Sauerbrei, Eric	Kingston General Hospital
Mousavi, Parvin	Queen's Univ.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA15.5
User-Independent Plaque Characterization and Accurate IMT Measurement of Carotid Artery Wall Using Ultrasound
Delsanto, Silvia	Pol. di Torino
Molinari, Filippo	Pol. di Torino
LIBONI, WILLIAM	GRADENIGO HOSPITAL
Giustetto, Pierangela	Presidio Sanitario Gradenigo
BADALAMENTI, SERGIO	GRADENIGO HOSPITAL
Suri, Jasjit	Biomedical Tech.
10:15-10:30, Paper FrA15.6
Coded Excitation and Annular Arrays for High-Frequency Ultrasound Imaging
Mamou, Jonathan	Riverside Res. Inst.
Ketterling, Jeffrey A.	Riverside Res. Inst.

FrA16	Musicbox-Majestic
Bio-Robotics I	Oral Session
Chair: Patton, James (Jim)	Rehabilitation Inst. of Chicago and Northwestern Univ.
09:00-09:15, Paper FrA16.1
A Method for Online Estimation of Human Arm Dynamics
Mobasser, Farid	Queen's Univ.
Hashtrudi-Zaad, Keyvan	Queen's Univ.
09:15-09:30, Paper FrA16.2
A Supervised Feature Projection for Real-Time Multifunction Myoelectric Hand Control
Chu, Jun-Uk	Korea Orthopedics & rehabilitation Engineering Center
Moon, Inhyuk	Dong-Eui Univ.
Mun, Mu-Seong	Korea Orthopedics & Rehabilitation Engineering Center
09:30-09:45, Paper FrA16.3
Towards Hybrid Swimming Microrobots: Bacteria Assisted Propulsion of Polystyrene Beads
Behkam, Bahareh	Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Sitti, Metin	Carnegie Mellon Univ.
09:45-10:00, Paper FrA16.4
FlexCVA: A Continuously Variable Actuator for Active Orthotics
Horst, Robert W.	Tibion Corp.
Marcus, Richard	Tibion Corp.
10:00-10:15, Paper FrA16.5
Catastrophe and Stability Analysis of a Cable-Driven Actuator
Sulzer, James	Northwestern Univ.
Peshkin, Michael	Northwestern Univ.
Patton, James (Jim)	Rehabilitation Inst. of Chicago and Northwestern Univ.

FrB01	Marquis AB
Time-Frequency Analysis in Central Nervous System	Oral Session
Chair: Onaral, Banu	Drexel Univ.
Co-Chair: Ahn, Jae Mok	Hallym Univ.
10:45-11:00, Paper FrB01.1
Wavelet Analysis for EEG Feature Extraction in Deception Detection
Merzagora, Anna Caterina	Drexel Univ.
Bunce, Scott	Drexel Univ. Coll. of Medicine
Izzetoglu, Meltem	Drexel Univ.
Onaral, Banu	Drexel Univ.
11:00-11:15, Paper FrB01.2
Modeling the Time-Varying Microstructure of Simulated Sleep EEG Spindles Using Time-Frequency Analysis Methods
Xanthopoulos, Petros	Tech. Univ. of Crete
Golemati, Spyretta	Univ. of Athens
Sakkalis, Vangelis	Tech. Univ. of Crete - Foundation for Res. and
Ktonas, Periklis	Univ. of Athens
Zervakis, Michalis	Tech. Univ. of Crete, Greece
Soldatos, Constantin	Medical School, Univ. of Athens
11:15-11:30, Paper FrB01.3
Nonlinear Dynamic Neural Network for Text-Independent Speaker Identification Using Information Theoretic Learning Technology
Lu, Bing	Univ. of Southern California
Yamada, Walter Mas	Univ. of Southern California
Berger, Theodore	Univ. of Southern California
11:30-11:45, Paper FrB01.4
Estimation of the Time-Varying Cortical Connectivity Patterns by the Adaptive Multivariate Estimators in High Resolution EEG Studies
Astolfi, Laura	Univ. of Rome
Babiloni, Fabio	Univ. of Rome
Mattiocco, Marco	Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
De Vico Fallani, Fabrizio	Univ. La Sapienza
Cincotti, Febo	Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Mattia, Donatella	Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS
Marciani, Maria Grazia	Tor Vergata Univ.
11:45-12:00, Paper FrB01.5
Relation between Wavelet-Biopotential Likeness and Wavelet Compression of Biopotential Trains
Martinez-Bonetti, Jose Alejandro	Inst. Nacional de Astrofísica Optica y Electrónica
Escudero-Uribe, Apolo Z.	Inst. Nacional de Astrofísica Optica y Electrónica
Adan-Martinez, Xicotencatl	Inst. Nacional de Astrofísica Optica y Electrónica
12:00-12:15, Paper FrB01.6
Analysis of Event Related Potentials Using PCA and Matching Pursuit on the Time-Frequency Plane
Aviyente, Selin	Michigan State Univ.
Bernat, Edward	Univ. of Minnesota
Malone, Stephen	Univ. of Minnesota
Iacono, William	Univ. of Minnesota

FrB02	Marquis C
Special Session: Information-Based Support Technologies for Persons with Visual Disabilities	Special Session
Chair: Miyakawa, Michio	Niiagta Univ.
Co-Chair: Watanabe, Tetsuya	National Inst. of Special Education
10:45-11:00, Paper FrB02.1
Sensory Substitution for People with Visual Disabilities
Sampaio, Eliana	Conservatoire Natl des arts et métiers
11:00-11:15, Paper FrB02.2
Using Remote Infrared Audible Cues to Increase Spatial Knowledge Acquisition for Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired in a Multimodal Transportation Environment
Marston, James	Univ. of California Santa Barbara
11:15-11:30, Paper FrB02.3
A Smart Video Magnifier Controlled by the Visibility Signal of a Low Vision User
Miyakawa, Michio	Niiagta Univ.
Maeda, Yoshinobu	Niigata Univ.
Miyazawa, Yoichi	Niigata Univ.
Hori, Junichi	Niigata Univ.
11:30-11:45, Paper FrB02.4
Development of a Measuring System of Contact Pressure During Braille Reading Using an Optical 6-Axis Force Sensor
Watanabe, Tetsuya	National Inst. of Special Education
Oouchi, Susumu	National Inst. of Special Education
Yamaguchi, Toshimitsu	National Inst. of Special Education
Shimojo, Makoto	The Univ. of Electro-Communications
Shimada, Shigenobu	Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Tech. Res. Inst.
11:45-12:00, Paper FrB02.5
Effect of Learning on Listening to Ultra-Fast Synthesized Speech
Nishimoto, Takuya	The Univ. of Tokyo
Sako, Shinji	The Univ. of Tokyo
Sagayama, Shigeki	The Univ. of Tokyo
Ohshima, Kazue	Tokyo Woman's Christian Univ.
Oda, Koichi	Tokyo Woman's Christian Univ.
Watanabe, Takayuki	Tokyo Woman's Christian Univ.
12:00-12:15, Paper FrB02.6
Analysis of Prosody in Finger Braille Using Electromyography
Miyagi, Manabi	Chiba Univ.
Nishida, Masafumi	Chiba Univ.
Horiuchi, Yasuo	Chiba Univ.
Ichikawa, Akira	Chiba Univ.

FrB03	SoHo-Herald
Applications of Neural Networks to Biosignal Analysis II	Oral Session
Chair: Behbehani, Khosrow	Univ. of Texas at Arlington
Co-Chair: Magenes, Giovanni	Univ. of Pavia
10:45-11:00, Paper FrB03.1
EOG and EMG: Two Important Switches in Automatic Sleep Stage Classification
Estrada, Edson	The Univ. of Texas at El Paso
Nazeran, Homayoun	The Univ. of Texas at El Paso
Barragan, Jaime	Univ. of Texas at El Paso
Burk, John R.	Sleep Consultants Inc.
Lucas, Edgar A	Sleep Consultants Inc.
Behbehani, Khosrow	Univ. of Texas at Arlington
11:00-11:15, Paper FrB03.2
Sleep State Scoring in Infants from Respiratory and Activity Measurements
Sazonova, Nadezhda	West Virginia Univ.
Sazonov, Edward	Clarkson Univ.
Schuckers, Stephanie	Clarkson Univ.
Tan, Bozhao	Clarkson Univ.
11:15-11:30, Paper FrB03.3
Double-Blind Comparison of Survival Analysis Models Using a Bespoke Web System
Taktak, Azzam Fouad George	Royal Liverpool Univ. Hospital
Setzkorn, Christian	Royal Liverpool Univ. Hospital
Damato, Bertil	Royal Liverpool Univ. Hospital
11:30-11:45, Paper FrB03.4
RBF Network Based on Artificial Immune Algorithm for Regional Head Conductivity Estimation
Dong, Guoya	Hebei Univ. of Tech.
Zhou, Ying	Hebei Univ. of Tech.
Qiu, Zhiliang	Hebei Univ. of Tech.
Yan, Weili	Hebei Univ. of Tech.
11:45-12:00, Paper FrB03.5
Statistically Rigorous Human Movement Onset Detection with the Maximal Information Redundancy Criterion
Van Dijck, Gert	Katholieke Univ. Leuven
Van Hulle, Marc	K.U.Leuven
Van Vaerenbergh, Jo	Center for Multidisciplinary Approach and Tech.
12:00-12:15, Paper FrB03.6
Automatic Assessment of Voice Quality According the GRBAS Scale
Sáenz-Lechón, Nicolás	Univ. Pol. de Madrid
Godino-Llorente, Juan Ignacio	Univ. Pol. de Madrid
Osma-Ruíz, Víctor	Univ. Pol. de Madrid
Blanco-Velasco, Manuel	Univ. of Alcala
Cruz-Roldán, Fernando	Univ. de Alcalá

FrB04	Ziegfield
Micro Fluidics	Oral Session
Chair: Judy, Jack	UCLA
Co-Chair: Zahn, Jeff	Penn State Univ.
10:45-11:00, Paper FrB04.1
Evaluation of Silicon and Polymer Substrates for Fabrication of Integrated Microfluidic Microsystems for DNA Extraction and Amplification
Gheorghe, Marin	TYNDALL
Blionas, Spyridon	INTRACOM S.A.
Ragoussis, Ioannis	Univ. of Oxford
Galvin, Paul	TYNDALL
11:00-11:15, Paper FrB04.2
PDMS and Its Suitability for Analytical Microfluidic Devices
Kuncova-Kallio, Johana	Tampere Univ. of Tech.
Kallio, Pasi	Tampere Univ. of Tech.
11:15-11:30, Paper FrB04.3
Hybrid Silicon/Silicone (polydimethylsiloxane) Microsystem for Cell Culture
Blain Christen, Jennifer	Johns Hopkins Univ.
Andreou, Andreas	Johns Hopkins Univ.
11:30-11:45, Paper FrB04.4
Modeling of Particle Interactions in DNA-Laden Flows at the Microscale
Trebotich, David	Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
Miller, Gregory	Univ. of California, Davis
Bybee, Michael	Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:45-12:00, Paper FrB04.5
Magnetic Microactuators for MEMS-Enabled Ventricular Catheters for Hydrocephalus
Lee, Selene	Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Vasquez, Daniel James	Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Bergsneider, Marvin	Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Judy, Jack	UCLA