Special Sessions

Various special sessions have been organized throughout ISBI 2018 on special topics of interest to the ISBI community.

Chairs
Arrate Muñoz-Barrutia, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Erin Girard, Siemens Healthineers

Integration of Multiscale Heterogenous Imaging and Genomic Data

Organizers
Vince D. Calhoun, University of New Mexico, USA
Yu-Ping Wang, Tulane University, USA

Speakers

1. Tulay Adali, Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore City, USA
2. Vince Calhoun, The Mind Research Network and The University of New Mexico, USA
3. Christos Davatzikos, University of Pensilvania, USA
4. Anant Madabhushi, Case Western Reserve University, USA
5. Yu-Ping Wang, Tulane University, USA

Ultrasonic Imaging-Based Tissue Characterization

This special session was sponsored by CONCYTEC – Cienciativa grant 012-2014-FONDECYT

Organizers
Roberto Lavarello, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima, Perú

Speakers

1. Matthew Urban, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, USA
2. Paul Dayton, University of California Davis, USA
3. Kevin Parker, University of Rochester, USA
4. Roberto Lavarello , Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima
5. James Wiskin, QT Ultrasound Labs Inc.

Smart Imaging Systems

Organizers
Saiprasad Ravishankar, University of Michigan, USA
Greg Ongie, University of Michigan, USA
Jeffrey Fessler, University of Michigan, USA 

Speakers

1. Jong Chul Ye, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Republic of Korea
2. Jeffrey Fessler, University of Michigan, USA
3. Rebecca Willett, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
4. Michal Sofka, 4Catalyzer and Buttery Network, New York, USA
5. Volkan Cevher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
6. Leslie Ying, University at Buffalo – SUNY, USA

Image Analysis of the Developing Brain

Organizers
Pim Moeskops, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Ivana Isgum, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Josien Pluim, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

 Speakers

1. Colin Studholme, University of Washington, USA
2. Serena Counsell, King’s College London, UK
3. Terrie Inder, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA

Computational Mechanobiology

Organizers
Maria J. Ledesma-Carbayo, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, España
Arrate Munoz-Barrutia, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, España

Speakers

1. Juan Carlo del Alamo, University of California San Diego, USA
2. Kristin Branson, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA
3. Gaudenz Danuser, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA
4. Aleix Boquet-Pujadas, Institut Pasteur, France

Imaging for Developing Countries

Organizers
Miguel A. Gonzalez-Ballester, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Erin Girard, Siemens, USA

Speakers

1. Devyani Chowdhury, Cardiology Care for Children, USA
2. Stephen Aylward, Kitware Inc., Carrboro, NC, USA
3. Bragi Sveinsson, Martinos Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA