IIT Delhi & UCL joint webinar series

Join us for a series of UK-Indian talks around key themes in healthcare engineering:

• 15 September: Assistive technology and robotics
• 16 September: PPE and diagnostics
• 17 September: Artificial intelligence and imaging
• 23 September: International collaboration in disability innovation

Leading researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and University College London will share their latest research in 1-2 hour webinars.

Open to anyone with an interest in the topics. Pre-registration via Eventbrite is essential. If you have registered, you will receive a Zoom webinar link the day before the event.

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Agenda

15 September: Assistive technology and robotics

2.30 - 5.00 PM IST / 10.00 - 12.30 PM BST

• Keynote welcome speech - Director, IITD
• Adopting universal design to minimise the need for assistive technology​ - Prof PV Madhusudhan Rao (IITD)​
• ​AT in a post-COVID world - Prof Cathy Holloway (UCL)
• Technology Innovation Hub for Robotics at IIT Delhi​ Prof SK Saha (IITD)​
• Robotic-based rehabilitation therapy of upper limb in post-stroke survivors​ - Prof Amit Mehndiratta (IITD)​
• Robotic health technology - Dr Rui Loureiro (UCL)​

16 September: PPE and diagnostics

3.00 - 5.00 PM IST / 10.30 - 12.30 PM BST

• Protective masks: key technologies and their ecological impact, method for reusability and potential biodegradable solutions - Prof Bipin Kumar (IITD)
• 3D-printing face masks - Dr Peter Scully (UCL)
• Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2: a probe-free RT-PCR assay developed by IIT Delhi - Prof Vivekanandan Perumal (IITD)
• Plastic waste and reusable masks - Prof Mark Miodownik (UCL)

17 September: Artificial intelligence and imaging

3.00 - 5.00 PM IST / 10.30 - 12.30 PM BST

• Sustainable AI and healthcare - Profs Manan Suri and Pratosh A.P (IITD)
• AI-based predictive models - Dr Yipeng Hu (UCL)
• Physiology-based modelling and quantitative medical image analysis for cancer imaging: diagnostic and chemotherapy response assessment - Prof Amit Mehndiratta (IITD)
• Imaging of lungs - Dr Joe Jacob (UCL)

23 September: International collaboration in disability innovation

5.30 - 6.30 PM IST / 1.00 - 2.00 PM BST

• Value of international collaborations - Chair of IHE's Global Delivery Group​
• Partnerships in disability innovation 0 Prof Cathy Holloway (UCL) and Prof PV Madhusudhan Rao (IITD)​
• The importance of seed fundng - UCL Global Engagement office​
• Collaboration case study: refreshable tactile drawing - PhD students Tigimanshu Bhatnagar (UCL), Anchal Sharma (IITD) and Vikas Upadhyay (IITD)​
• Q&A session
• Closing talks

About IIT-Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is one of 23 IITs created to be centres of excellence for training and research and development in science, engineering and technology in India.

Their vision is to contribute to India and the world through excellence in scientific and technical education and research, and to serve as a valuable resource for industry and society.

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