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The Highway sessions of VAIA and Flanders AI Research connect industry with the state of the art in articial intelligence research

Innovative AI Solutions for Personalized Healthcare

3 Oct 2023 13:00 - 17:30

Join us for an enlightening seminar on the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This event aims to bring together leading academic experts from FAIR and professionals from the healthcare and technology sectors to explore the immense potential of AI-driven solutions in revolutionizing patient care. The seminar will delve into the groundbreaking advancements in AI technologies and their profound impact on the healthcare industry. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the latest developments, cutting-edge research, and real-world implementations in medical imaging, epilepsy detection, and the detection of atrial fibrillation, among others.

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3 Oct 2023 13:00 - 17:30
Barco, Beneluxpark 21, Kortrijk
English
Target audience: professionals active in artificial intelligence in healthcare

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Programme

13h00: Welcome and registration

13h15: Introduction to VAIA & Flanders AI Research - Sabine Demey

13h30: Presentations

  • Medical Imaging
    by Matthew Blaschko, KU Leuven
  • Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation in ECG
    by Noella Pierlet, Head of Data Science at Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
  • Use case Epilepsy
    by Maarten De Vos, KU Leuven
  • From self-reporting to behavioral markets: lifestyle monitoring through wearables and smartphones
    by Sofie Van Hoecke, UGent-imec

15.15h: Poster session – Phds & Coffee

16.15h: Bringing medical AI algorithms from research proof of concept to clinical practice: challenges, pitfalls and best practices.
by Tom Kimpe, BARCO

16h40: Guided tour of BARCO 45min (optional)

17h30: Reception (optional)

Teacher / speaker

Tom Kimpe (°1978) holds a M.Sc. in computer science engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering/medical imaging from Ghent University and an MBA from the Vlerick Management School, Belgium.

He joined Barco’s healthcare division in 2001 as R&D engineer for medical display systems and started focusing on innovation. Together with his teams he contributed to several successful Barco solutions and industry first’s such as display solutions for digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis, Nexxis digital operating room and digital pathology display solutions. Tom Kimpe started Barco’s dermatology activities (Demetra) and built out the Demetra venture from early concept to validated product, regulatory approval and commercialization.

Dr. Kimpe is inventor of several patents, and (co-)author of tens of scientific publications in the domain of medical imaging & displays, visualization, optics, image processing and artificial intelligence. He regularly is scientific reviewer, member of program committees of scientific conferences and contributes to international standardization activities.

Dr. Kimpe is currently part of Barco labs, where he is leading Barco’s innovation activities for the healthcare market. He enjoys working on the edge of technology innovation, clinical research and business innovation. His teams often work in close cooperation with (international) universities, research institutes and hospitals.

Highway: connecting industry with state of the art in AI research

The highway sessions of VAIA bring state of the art of research in artificial intelligence towards the Flemish industry. Joins us for these seminars and stay up to date with the research of today.