Summer School 2006
“ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR NEURO-MOTOR ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION”
Period:
18th – 24th June 2006, Monte San Pietro (BO)
Scientific Committee:
Prof. L.Chiari, DEIS – University of Bologna – Italy
Prof. A.Cappello, DEIS – University of Bologna – Italy
Prof. P.H. Veltink, BMTI – University of Twente – The Netherlands
Prof. P. Bonato, Harvard Medical School, Boston – USA
Dr. Laura Rocchi, DEIS – University of Bologna – Italy
Promoted by:
Dept. of Electronics Computer Science & Systems (DEIS)
University of Bologna -Italy
Partners:
- Institute for Biomedical Technology (BMTI), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
- STARTER: Strategic Network for Assitive & Rehabilitation Technology in Emilia-Romagna
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, U.S.A.
School venue :
Tenuta Bonzara, Monte S. Pietro (Bologna IT) v. S.Chierlo 37/A
Short Introduction
The Summer School is primarily addressed to researchers and professionals interested in the most recent advances on assistive and rehabilitation technologies for the neuro-motor function. The program will include topics as portable sensors and systems, wireless communications, biofeedback devices, Virtual Reality-based systems. Several round table discussions and an industry corner will give to all the participants the opportunity to be introduced to different applications.
Welcome Address:
Dear Participants,
The opening of the School is rapidly approaching (Sunday 18th) and, with all the organizing staff,
we are everyday more and more involved to get everything ready for hosting all of you
with the traditional warm hospitality of Bologna and its province and make you feel as at home.
We would like to welcome you all with an invitation: *be prepared to be surprised!*
By the scientific value of the speakers, by the people you will meet here, by the landscapes your eyes will see,
by the flavours of our food and wine...
As a *first surprise*, we hope you will appreciate our choice to offer you, during this week, a unique experience in an Italian countryside,
where nature, historical traditions and the seasonal events still have a strong influence on the daily life.
Big towns and civilization are just few kilometers away but we will be staying (and please be prepared for that)
in the countryside: you will be lodging in small but beautiful farmhouses, some of which are buildings of historical relevance,
spread in a relatively large hilly area in the Monte San Pietro territory. There you will mostly see vineyards, cherry-trees, calanques, and woods around you...
but you may then discover (*a second surprise*) that in such a rural environment you may even encounter manufacturer of technological excellence
that are renown and market leader worldwide.
As a *third surprise* (please don't cry!), I anticipate you that hardly you will find an high-speed ADSL connection, and only in some of the farmhouses you may
arrange with the hosting family some 56K-navigations. Also at the School venue in Tenuta Bonzara, Internet will not be available.
We will suggest you some opportunities along the week to check your email but please prepare
your colleagues and email penpals to your poor responsiveness (unless you have a wireless connection through your mobile phone).
A *fourth surprise* is due to our geography. The peak and valley nature of our territory and its distance from mass tourism is such that
every morning and every evening you may have an up-to-30-minutes trip between the seats of the course and your farmhouse.
We are sure this small inconvenience will be rewarded by the excellence of our hosts and their gorgeous breakfasts!
At last, a *fiftth surprise* will involve your sense of taste. In fact, we are arranging a variegated program of food and wine tastings, around the ancient
and prestigious food- and wine-related traditions of our region.
* * Be prepared to be surprised! * *
Scientific Program: NEW :: click on the links to download didactic material :: NEW
Sunday 18 June (Badia Romanic Abbey)
16,30 Registration
17,15 Opening Ceremony
18,00 Opening Lecture. Human movement analysis: state of the art and future perspectives
Prof. Aurelio Cappozzo (IUSM, Rome IT)
19,15 Welcome Party
Monday 19 June
9,00 Neurophysiology of movement and posture
Dr Antonio Nardone (Fondazione Maugeri, Veruno IT)
10,30 Coffee Break
10,45 Theoretical foundations of technology-based neuroscience research
Dr Yuri Ivanenko (Osp. Santa Lucia, Rome IT)
12,15 Discussion
13,00 Lunch
14,00 Industry Corner: LUCE Medical - Functional Electrical Stimulation
14,45 Round Table 1: The clinical questions to technology
Dr A. Nardone, Prof A. Cappozzo, Eng A.Davalli and Dr M.Manca-Arcispedale S.Anna Ferrara, IT
16,15 Coffee Break
16,30 Biomechanics of human movement
Prof Angelo Cappello (University of Bologna, IT)
18,00 Discussion
Tuesday 20 June
9,00 Inertial sensors for human movement assessment: functioning principles
Dr Laura Rocchi (University of Bologna, IT)
10,30 Coffee Break
10,45 Methods of sensory information processing for inertial sensors in human movement studies
Prof Angelo Sabatini (Scuola Sup. Sant’Anna, Pisa, IT)
12,15 Discussion
13,00 Lunch
Afternoon Social Activities
Wednesday 21 June
9,00 Kalman filtering: theory and applications
Dr Silvio Simani (University of Ferrara, IT)
10,30 Coffee Break
10,45 3-D inertial and magnetic sensing of human motion - theoretical and methodological issues
Prof Peter Veltink (University of Twente, NL)
12,15 Discussion
13,00 Lunch
14,00 Industry Corner
14,45 3-D inertial and magnetic sensing of human motion - promising applications
Prof Peter Veltink (University of Twente, NL)
16,15 Coffee Break
16,30 Selected presentation from attendees
18,00 Discussion
Thursday 22 June
9,00 Software design for sensor-based mobile platforms
Prof Tullio Salmon Cinotti, Dr Luca Roffia (University of Bologna, IT)
10,30 Coffee Break
10,45 WBANs: Wireless Body Area Networks
Prof Luca Benini (University of Bologna, IT)
12,15 Discussion
13,00 Lunch
14,00 Industry Corner
Afternoon Social Activities
Friday 23 June
9,00 Interactive virtual environments: from design to implementation.
Tiziano Diamanti, Antonella Guidazzoli (CINECA, IT )
10,30 Coffee Break
10,45 Ambulatory systems for monitoring physical activity. Technological issues in fall prevention in the elderly
Dr Kamiar Aminian (EPFL Lausanne, CH)
12,15 Discussion
13,00 Lunch
14,00 Industry Corner
14,45 Advances in wearable technology and applications in physical medicine and rehabilitation
Prof Paolo Bonato (Harvard Medical School, Boston MA)
16,15 Coffee Break
16,30 Round Table 2: Future & emerging technologies: over and under the skin
Prof K.Aminian, Prof P.Bonato, Prof D. De Rossi- University of Pisa, IT
18,00 Discussion
Saturday 24 June
9,00 Closed loop solutions for motor rehabilitation
Prof. Lorenzo Chiari (University of Bologna, IT)
10,30 Coffee Break
10,45 Ambient Intelligence systems for disabled people
Eng Angelo Davalli (INAIL Prosthetic center, Budrio (BO), IT)
12,15 Discussion
13,00 Lunch & Conclusions
General information :
Official language: English
A maximum of 40 students are allowed.
Requirements:
The school is open to technical professionals, advanced undergraduates, graduate students and post docs with an interest in biomedical engineering, human movement science, physical and rehabilitation medicine, and related disciplines.
Application procedure:
Registration is closed .
Deadline for application: 15th April 2006
Fees:
Registration fee is 700 Euro and includes board, accommodation in double room, coffee breaks and study material.
Scholarship:
4 partial scholarships provided by the University of Bologna are available. Students from developing countries and Eastern Europe were privileged.
Credits:
ECTS credits: 2
Location and Accomodation:
A wide network of farm houses will provide accommodation to all participants. A shuttle bus will connect the farm houses and the school venue.
Organization:
Professor in charge
Lorenzo Chiari
lchiari@deis.unibo.it
Organising Committee
Angelo Cappello, Lorenzo Chiari, Laura Rocchi
Organising Secretary
Effie Santarmou
c/o Dept. of Electronics, Computer Science & Systems,
Università di Bologna
viale Risorgimento 2 - 40136 Bologna - Italy
tel: (+39) 051 209 3067 fax: (+39) 051 209 3073
e-mail: ss2006@starter-project.com
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