Future Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering: Advances and Innovation

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to be a part of the Symposium in Biomedical Engineering, integrated on the 6th Doctoral Congress in Engineering (DCE), which will be hosted at FEUP, Porto, Portugal on June 30 and July 1, 2025.

This Symposium aims to transfer knowledge between FEUP and other national and international participants, encouraging them to present their ongoing research and promote networking. Work presentations can be done in both oral and poster formats. The event is mainly focused on the participation of doctoral students, yet master students, postdoctoral researchers, and other professionals are welcome to submit their work.

With the motto “Future Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering: Advances and Innovation” this symposium provides a valuable forum for researchers and students to engage in discussions on cutting-edge scientific and technological developments in Biomedical Engineering. It offers an exceptional opportunity to share ideas, gain valuable insights, and network with experts in the field.

Topics for submission include (but are not limited to):

  • Bioimaging and radiation;
  • Bioinformatics;
  • Biomechanics;
  • Biomedical devices;
  • BioRobotics;
  • Computer Modelling;
  • Computer Vision;
  • Information Management and Hospital Equipment.
  • Nanobiotechnology;
  • Neuroscience/Neuroengineering;
  • Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials;

Other subfields related to Biomedical Engineering are also accepted, please contact the committee for additional clarifications.

This Symposium is organized by PhD students of the Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (PRODEB) at FEUP, with the support of the Associate Laboratories i3S, INESC-TEC, REQUIMTE-LAQV, LAETA and R&D unit LEPABE.

The detailed event schedule will be announced soon.

The Symposium Committee invites you to present your ongoing research or recent findings and be part of this dynamic scientific exchange.

Submissions

|| Deadline for abstracts submission: 24th of April, 2025 ||

Submissions of the abstracts must be done via the SCI-MEET platform. For more information, please check the ‘Registration’ page.

Please follow the abstract template (maximum 1 page) according to the Instruction for Authors available under the Registration page.

It will be accept submissions for Oral communication and/or Poster presentation. Each presenter can submit up to 2 abstracts.

Registration & Payment

Registration is mandatory for all participants through the SCI-MEET Platform.

The Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (PRODEB) will cover the registration costs for any PRODEB student from FEUP. For any questions, please email up202011515@edu.fe.up.pt (Miguel Rodrigues).

Abstracts will be included in the Book of Abstracts only if at least one author of each accepted abstract is registered and has paid the registration fee (attended the event). Please note that at least one author per submitted abstract (oral or poster communication) must register for Congress as soon as possible to secure participation.

Program

|| The full program will be available soon ||

Communications

Oral communication:

  • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to support your talk.
  • An editable PowerPoint template will be available soon.
  • Language: Presentations and slides must be in English.
  • The PowerPoint template is mandatory for oral communications.

Poster communication:

  • The poster exhibition will be held in FEUP’s B Corridor, where posters will be displayed on the corridor windows.
  • Posters should be formatted in portrait mode, size A1 (841 mm height × 594 mm width).
  • Language: Posters must be in English.
  • An editable poster template will be available soon.
  • The poster template is mandatory for posters communications.

Publications

All accepted abstracts, with at least one author registered in the Congress with a paid fee, will be included in the event’s program and the Symposium Book of Abstracts.

|| The Book of Abstracts will be available soon ||

Awards

Authors of accepted abstracts presented at the Congress will be eligible for the Best Oral and Best Poster Communication Awards.

Symposium Committees

Symposium Chairs:

  • Maria Ascensão Ferreira Silva Lopes, FEUP
  • Maria Pia de Melo Alvim Ferraz Tavares, FEUP

Symposium Organizing Committee:

  • Maria Ascensão Ferreira Silva Lopes, FEUP
  • Maria Pia de Melo Alvim Ferraz Tavares, FEUP
  • Caio Fernando Cardoso Souza, PhD Student PRODEB, FEUP
  • Miguel Ângelo Azenha Rodrigues, PhD Student PRODEB, FEUP

Symposium Scientific Committee:

  • Alexandra Manuela Vieira da Cruz Pinto Alves, FEUP
  • Ana Maria Rodrigues de Sousa Faria de Mendonça, FEUP
  • Cristina Carvalho Barrias, i3S
  • Fernando Jorge Mendes Monteiro, FEUP
  • Joana Angélica de Sousa Loureiro, FEUP
  • João Manuel Patrício Pedrosa, FEUP
  • João Paulo Trigueiros da Silva Cunha, FEUP
  • Joaquim Gabriel Magalhães Mendes, FEUP
  • Maria Ascensão Ferreira Silva Lopes, FEUP
  • Maria Pia de Melo Alvim Ferraz Tavares, FEUP
  • Miguel Fernando Paiva Velhote Correia, FEUP
  • Paula Parreira, i3S
  • Pedro Lopes Granja, i3S
  • Renato Manuel Natal Jorge, FEUP
  • Victoria Leiro, i3S

Contact: up202011515@edu.fe.up.pt (Miguel Rodrigues)