Organization
The Frontiers in Computational ElectroCardiology workshop is organized by Dr. Ronald Westra and Dr. Paul Volders.
 | Ronald L. Westra, PhD studied theoretical physics in Utrecht. He held various positions as researcher and group leader in science and industry, including the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Since 1997 he works at the Department of Mathematics (now Maastricht ICT Competence Centre; MICC) of Maastricht University, as research manager and Associate Professor. In this position he initiated and managed several national and international research collaborations related to applied mathematics, resulting in six European Union funded research projects and one funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO/STW). In recent years he is involved in a number of research projects related to bioinformatics and computational genomics, and responsible for teaching in those areas. |
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 | Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD is Cardiologist at Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands, where he holds a Junior Staff Position with support of the Netherlands Heart Foundation. His primary clinical responsibility is Cardiogenetics. Dr. Volders is appointed as Assistant Professor at the School for Cardiovascular Diseases in Maastricht. As Co-Principal Investigator at the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, he leads a team of 9 postdocs, PhD students and technicians with a special interest in Translational Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Volders is an Elected Nucleus Member of the European Society of Cardiology Working on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology and an Elected Working Group Representative at the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science. |
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Program
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All presentations will take place at Maastricht University (see location for more information). For the detailed program please refer to the program page
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| 09:00 |
Registration |
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| 09:45 |
Word of welcome |
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Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University |
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| 09:55 |
Introductory remarks |
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Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands |
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| 10:00 |
Which are the frontiers in electrocardiology in 2008? |
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Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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| 10:20 |
Session 1: Microscopic Models of Cardiac Bioelectricity
Chairs: Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands and Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
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2. Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis |
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3. Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| 11:25 |
Coffee break |
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| 11:45 |
Session 2: Modeling of Activation and Repolarization in Cardiac Tissue
Chair: Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands |
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1. Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
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2. Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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3. Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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| 12:55 |
Lunch |
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| 14:30 |
Session 3: Signal Analysis, Processing and Reverse Engineering
Chairs: Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany |
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1. Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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2. Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
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3. Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany |
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| 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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| 15:50 |
Session 4: ECG Imaging
Chair: Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
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2. Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA |
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| 16:35 |
The final word |
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Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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| 16:45 |
Drinks and diner |
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