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ICMISF 2025 Agenda
Date: Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Time: HKT 09:00 - 17:30
Venue: Senate Room, 19/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building City University of Hong Kong
09:00
COFFEE & REGISTRATION
OPENING CEREMONY
09:30
Welcome Speech by Forum Chair
Dr. Russell Chan, Ph.D.
Co-founder, E-SENSE Innovation & Technology
Senior Consultant, COCHE
Guest of Honor: Prof. Michael YANG
Yeung Kin Man Chair Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Senior Vice-President (Innovation and Enterprise)
Director (Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre)
Director (Biotechnology & Health Centre)
City University of Hong Kong
Opening Remarks by COCHE Dupty Director
Prof. Chunyi ZHI, Ph.D.
Chair Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Deputy Director, COCHE
SESSION 1: ROLE OF IMAGING IN BRAIN HEALTH
Moderator and Chair: Prof. Peng Cao, Ph.D.
09:40
Molecular Imaging using the Water Signal in MRI
Plenary Speaker
Prof. Peter C.M. van Zijl, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Founding Director, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute
10:20
Ultra-low-field MRI: A computing-powered Future?
Keynote 1
Prof. Ed Wu, Ph.D.
Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Lam Woo Professorship in Biomedical Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
10:40
Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) MRI as a Biomarker in Large-vessel and Small- vessel Diseases
Keynote 2
Prof. Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D.
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. Professor
Director of MRI Service Center
Chief of NeuroFunction Section, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University
11:00
Induction of Immune tolerance in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Keynote 3
Prof. Koon Ho Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of Neurology, Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong
11:20
Round Table Discussion
Moderator and Chair: Prof. Peng Cao, Ph.D.
Panelists: Profs. Peter C.M. van Zijl, Ph.D., Ed Wu, Ph.D., Hanzhang Lu, Ph.D., Koon Ho Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
11:35
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 2: EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FOR DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF CVD HEALTH
Moderator and Chair: Prof. Terence T.W. Wong, Ph.D.
12:45
Mapping BBB Water Exchange with Diffusion Weighted Arterial Spin Labeling
Plenary Speaker
Prof. Danny Wang, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering Director of Imaging Technology Innovation, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, University of Southern California
13:25
D-glucose as a Contrast Agent for MRI
Keynote 4
Prof. Linda Knutsson, Ph.D.
Professor, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Professor, Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Sweden
13:45
Advanced MRI Techniques for Imaging CSF and Brain Lymphatics
Keynote 5
Prof. Sung-Hong Park, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
14:05
Assessment of Parkinson’s Disease using Ultrasound Imaging Empowered with Deep Learning
Keynote 6
Prof. Yongping Zheng, Ph.D.
Henry G. Leong Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director of Research Institute for Smart Ageing and Director of Jockey Club Smart Ageing Hub
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
14:25
Round Table Discussion
Moderator and Chair: Prof. Terence T.W. Wong, Ph.D.
Panelists: Profs. Danny Wang, Ph.D., Linda Knutsson, Ph.D., Sung-Hong Park, Ph.D., Yongping Zheng, Ph.D.
14:45
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 3: AI-ENABLED HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
Moderator and Chair: Prof. Dan WU
15:10
Dementia Management Based on Real World Data
Plenary Speaker
Prof. Susumu Mori, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO, Corporate-M, Japan
Professor, F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
15:50
Deep Learning based Image Reconstruction and Enhancement in CerebroCardio-vascular Imaging
Keynote 7
Dr. Nathan N.J. Gong, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO, RadioDynamic Medical, China
Director, Laboratory for Intelligent Medical Imaging
Tsinghua Cross-strait Research Institute, Tsinghua University
16:10
Innovations in Dementia Care: Challenges and Opportunities
Keynote 8
Dr. Stanley K.F. Tam, M.D.
President, The Hong Kong Geriatrics Society
16:30
Blood Pressure Estimation from Wearable Data: Demographic Fairness and Generalization
Keynote 9
Prof. Rosa H.M. Chan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Co-PI and Senior Scientist, COCHE
16:50
Manipulation of Ultrafast Lasers based on Binary Holography
Keynote 10
Prof. Shih-Chi Chen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Director, Multiscale Precision Instrumentation Laboratory (MPIL), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
17:10
Round Table Discussion
Moderator and Chair: Prof. Dan WU
Panelists: Profs. Susumu Mori, Ph.D., Rosa H.M. Chan, Ph.D., Shih-Chi Chen, Ph.D., Drs. Nathan N.J. Gong, Ph.D., Stanley K.F. Tam, M.D.
CLOSING CEREMONY
17:25
Closing Remarks by Forum Co-Chair
Prof. Henry K.F. Mak, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong
MRI Medical Specialist and Senior Scientist, COCHE
Group Photo
17:30
VISIT COCHE (INVITATION ONLY)
19:00
DINNER (INVITATION ONLY)
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