US-Turkey Advanced Study Institute on Biomedical Engineering Grand Challenges, September 20 -27, 2009, Antalya, Turkey

提案编号：OISE-0908947首席研究员：梅廷·阿凯研究所：亚利桑那州立大学标题：美国-土耳其生物医学工程高级研究所大挑战，土耳其阿纳塔利亚国际和平研究所正在组织一个高级研究所，以突出人工智能在理解大脑功能方面的使用。美国国家工程院在美国科学促进会的年会上宣布了工程学的14大挑战。在这14项挑战中，包括反向工程大脑、设计更好的药物和推进健康信息学。大脑逆向工程是一门新兴学科，它促进了人们对大脑工作原理的理解。先进的计算机智能应该能够实现自动诊断和治疗处方。为了突出这些新兴学科，第一个生物医学工程高级研究所将致力于重大挑战-大脑逆向工程及相关研究。会议将在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行，将向具有生物学背景的与会者介绍神经工程学的最新发展。它也将有助于对神经科学和神经工程研究感兴趣的计算机科学和数学专业的学生，因为高级研究所将提供对神经科学和生物学的根本挑战的见解。就更广泛的影响而言，这些主题的进一步发展可能会导致开发方法，使医生能够预测潜在治疗或治愈的益处和副作用。进修学院是学生与该领域领导者见面的机会。该研究所将进一步促进工程师、数学家、计算机科学家、神经科学家和医学研究人员之间的跨学科研究和合作。此外，该研究所将帮助理解复杂的神经系统和信号，并确定神经科学和神经工程的新方向。将讨论国际研究人员和学生之间的合作选择。该奖项由国际科学与工程办公室和生物医学工程项目共同资助。

Proposal Number: OISE-0908947Principal Investigator: Metin AkayInstitution: Arizona State UniversityTitle: US-Turkey Advanced Study Institute on Biomedical Engineering Grand Challenges, Anatalya, TurkeyThe PI is organizing an advanced study institute to highlight the use of artificial intelligence in understanding brain function. The National Academy of Engineering announced the 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Included among these 14 challenges were Reverse?Engineer the Brain, Engineer better Medicines, and Advance Health Informatics. Reverse-Engineering the Brain is an emerging discipline that promotes understanding of how the brain works. Advanced computer intelligence should enable automated diagnosis and prescriptions for treatment. To highlight these emerging disciplines, the First Advanced Study Institute on Biomedical Engineering will be devoted to Grand Challenges-Reverse Engineering the Brain and related research. It will be held Istanbul, Turkey and will introduce the attendees with biology backgrounds to the latest developments in the neural engineering. It will also be helpful to students in computer science and mathematics who are interested in doing research in neuroscience and neural engineering, as the advanced study institute will provide insights into the fundamental challenges in neuroscience and biology. In terms of the broader impacts, further development of these topics may lead to the development of methods that allow doctors to forecast the benefits and side effects of potential treatments or cures. The Advanced Study Institute is an opportunity for students to meet with leaders in the field. This study institute will further stimulate interdisciplinary research and collaborations among engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, neuroscientists and medical researchers. In addition the study institute will aid in the understanding of complex neural systems and signals and in identifying the new directions of neuroscience and neural engineering. Options will be discussed for collaboration among researchers and students internationally. This award is co-funded by Office of International Science and Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Program.