IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS)

12/02/2025

Join us for the next IEEE EMBS Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging and Analysis webinar featuring the fantastic Zitong Yu.

Prof. Yu will share exciting new work on video-based remote physiological measurement. This talk will highlight recent advances in video-based vital sign monitoring and explore how subtle visual cues - often invisible to the naked eye - can reveal important physiological patterns hidden within everyday video data.

📅 December 10st, 2025
🕘 9:00 AM ET | 3:00 PM CEST
🔗 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/C8yzcLWkRNq6w_ipBXbJLw

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

12/02/2025

Let’s take a closer look at “Quantifying Demographic, Anthropometric, and Neurological Impairment Effects on Walking Performance in People with Spinal Cord Injury” by Minh T.N. Truong, Emelie Butler Forslund, Åke Seiger, and Elena M. Gutierrez-Farewik.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects sensorimotor pathways and can significantly reduce walking ability. These effects interact with factors like age, s*x, pain, spasticity, injury level, and sensorimotor characteristics, creating complex relationships not easily captured by traditional linear regression.

This study presents a novel framework using Gaussian Process Regression and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to better understand how these factors influence walking speed and net oxygen cost during the six-minute walk test.

This work showcases how nonparametric modeling and explainable AI can uncover nuanced insights at both group and individual levels.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/44n40l1.

11/30/2025

Sleep apnea care is entering a new era - this time led by pharmaceuticals.

From GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to the first oral therapy designed specifically for OSA, new treatments are expanding options beyond CPAP and surgery.

Read more in IEEE Pulse: https://www.embs.org/pulse/articles/flipping-the-script-how-new-drugs-are-disrupting-sleep-apnea-care/

11/28/2025

Call for Papers - J-BHI Special Issue.

Multimodal Edge-Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Digital Twins in Personalized Healthcare.

This special issue highlights cutting-edge research at the intersection of AI, edge computing, and digital twin technologies, enabling real-time, personalized healthcare solutions.

📅 Submit your paper by March 12.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4hOuu4y.

11/27/2025

Discover your next opportunity with the EMBS Career Center.

Whether you're exploring roles in biomedical engineering or looking to hire top talent, our platform connects you with the resources you need to move forward.

Search job openings, post positions, access expert career guides, and utilize powerful tools, including an offer analyzer, interview coach, and customizable job alerts.

Visit careers.embs.org to get started.

11/27/2025

EMBC 2026 is heading to Toronto, Canada!

We’re excited to g*ther the global biomedical engineering community in one of the most innovative and inspiring cities in the world.

🗓️ Paper and proposal deadlines are now posted on the EMBC 2026 website.

Whether you’re submitting a paper, planning a workshop, or developing a special session, all the details are available online: https://bit.ly/3XzWPlM.

Start preparing your work and mark your calendars - we’ll see you in Toronto!

11/26/2025

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11/26/2025

Noninvasive medical devices are transforming global health - but challenges remain in bringing these innovations to low-resource and crisis settings. Building trust, equity, and sustainable systems is key to ensuring their real-world impact.

Read more in IEEE Pulse: https://www.embs.org/pulse/articles/noninvasive-medical-devices-in-low-income-and-complex-settings-promise-challenge-and-the-path-ahead/

11/25/2025

Relive the energy of NER 2025 through the eyes of our community.

Our crowdsourced photo gallery is now live, featuring moments that captured the ideas and spirit throughout the conference.

Explore the sessions, connections, and innovations that made this year unforgettable, all in one place.

View the gallery here: https://neuro.embs.org/2025/

11/25/2025

Research moves forward when we share it. If you’ve recently published a paper, presented at a conference, or contributed to a new study - we want to celebrate your work.

Share your latest publication or research in the comments below, and let the EMBS community learn from and support your contributions.

Your breakthroughs shape the future of healthcare. Let’s highlight them together.

11/24/2025

New in IEEE TNSRE!

“Estimating 3D Ground Reaction Forces During Daily Activities: A Reduced Sensor Setup and Virtual Pivot Point Approach” introduces a minimal 3-IMU method to estimate 3D Ground Reaction Forces in everyday movements using the Virtual Pivot Point concept.

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3Lq7YTw.

11/23/2025

Sleep apnea treatment is getting a 21st-century upgrade. From smart, quiet CPAP machines to AI-connected apps and personalized pressure control, emerging tech is helping more patients finally stick with therapy - and sleep better.

Read the full story in IEEE Pulse: https://www.embs.org/pulse/articles/not-your-grandfathers-cpap-improving-sleep-apnea-therapy-adherence-with-emerging-technology/