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Martin Bürger, PhD
"Reconstruction of transmembrane potentials in the heart from ECG data"

Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany

Name: Martin Bürger
Birth: 12.8.1976, Wels, Austria

Education: Study of Mathematics, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz and Universita di Milano. Diploma (Specialization Industrial Mathematics) in December 1998, PhD (Specialization Mathematics) in June 2000. Habilitation (Venia docendi) for Mathematics, October 2006.

Career: Pre- and Post-Doc Researcher in the SFB F 013 Numerical and Symbolic Scientific Computing (Linz), 1999-2001. Civil service at Hilfswerk Oberösterreich, 2001-2002. Assistant Professor, Institut für Industriemathematik, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, 2002-2006. CAM Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, UCLA, 2003-2004. Scientific Advisor, Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics RICAM (Austrian Academy of Sciences), 2005-2006. Full Professor for Applied Mathematics, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, since 2006.

Member of the Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), WWU Münster, since 2007. Member of the European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI) and of SFB 656 Molecular Cardiovascular Imaging, since 2007

Research Interests: Mathematical Imaging, Numerical solution of inverse Problems, Mathematical Modelling and Simulation in Medicine

Other speakers

Below you can find an alphabetical overview of the other speakers participating in the Frontiers in Computational Electrocardiology workshop. Click on a name for more information.

Inge R. Boulet, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Peter van Leeuwen, PhD, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University
Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Paul G. A. Volders, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
Ronald L. Westra, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Program

All presentations will take place at Maastricht University (see location for more information). For the detailed program please refer to the program page

09:00	Registration

09:45	Word of welcome
	Jo M. M. Ritzen, PhD President of Maastricht University

09:55	Introductory remarks
	Paul G.A. Volders, MD, PhD Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands

10:00	Which are the frontiers in electrocardiology in 2008?
	Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands

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
	1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
	2. Jordi Heijman, MSc, Maastricht University, The Netherlands and Washington University, St. Louis
	3. Ronald Wilders, PhD, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

11:25	Coffee break

11:45	Session 2: Modeling of Activation and Repolarization in Cardiac Tissue Chair: Tammo Delhaas, MD, PhD, Maastricht University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
	1. Alexander V. Panfilov, PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
	2. Sander Verheule, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	3. Nico H. L. Kuijpers, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

12:55	Lunch

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
	1. Ralf L. M. Peeters, PhD, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
	2. Wouter A. Serdijn, PhD, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
	3. Martin Bürger, PhD, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany

15:30	Coffee break

15:50	Session 4: ECG Imaging Chair: Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands
	1. Yoram Rudy, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, USA
	2. Phillip S. Cuculich, MD, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, USA

16:35	The final word
	Hein J. J. Wellens, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, The Netherlands

16:45	Drinks and diner