On 21 November, several researchers from IBEB attended the 19º Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, whose theme this year was “Novas Fronteiras da Inovação Tecnológica para a Saúde”.
The keynote speaker was Professor and IBEB researcher Raquel Conceição, who is also Vice-President of URSI’s National Scientific Commission K. In the first panel, dedicated to “New frontiers of technological innovation for health,” the discussion was moderated by Professor Raquel and included several presentations, among them one by Professor Hugo Ferreira on brain-imaging technologies. The second panel, moderated by Professor Nuno Matela, focused on “Healthcare outside the clinical setting.”
In the afternoon, the presentations competing for the various awards took place. PhD students Henrique Lopes and Leonor Pires competed for the Best Student Paper Award, while IBEB researcher and professor Daniela Godinho competed for the ANACOM–URSI Portugal Prize. The day concluded with the awarding of 3rd place in the Best Student Paper Award to Henrique Lopes for this PhD work.
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