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Department of Engineering
Dean:	Dr. Ármann Gylfason
Email:	ru@ru.is
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MSc in Biomedical Engineering
Semesters:	4
Years:	2
ETCS:	120
About major	Í heilbrigðisverkfræði er verkfræðilegum aðferðum beitt til að fást við líffræðileg og læknisfræðileg viðfangsefni, s.s. uppgötvun og þróun nýrrar tækni og aðferða við greiningu og meðferð sjúkdóma. Hér sameinast ólíkar greinar eins og stærðfræði og eðlisfræði við sameindalíffræði og lífeðlisfræði í leit að lausnum heilsufarslegra viðfangsefna. MSc námið er mótað að kröfum Verkfræðingafélags Íslands um fullnaðarmenntun í verkfræði.
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Education cycle	2
Degree title	MSc in Biomedical Engineering

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Vorönn/Spring 2024

Energy Financial Assessment

SE-833-FA2

ECTS 6

Engineering Optimization

T-423-ENOP

ECTS 6

Sleep

T-424-SLEE

ECTS 6

Decision Analysis for Management

T-603-AKVA

ECTS 6

Internship in Engineering I

T-706-INT1

ECTS 6

Internship in Engineering II

T-706-INT2

ECTS 6

Systems Biology

T-765-SYBI

ECTS 8

Project Management and Strategic Planning

T-803-VERK

ECTS 8

Derivatives and risk management

T-814-DERI

ECTS 8

Creating a Complete Business Plan for a Technical Idea - Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Process

T-814-INNO

ECTS 8

Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials

T-828-TISS

ECTS 8

Graduate Research Opportunities I

T-829-GRO1

ECTS 6

Finite Element Analysis in Engineering

T-844-FEMM

ECTS 8

Digital Transformation of Medical Imaging

T-845-DTMI

ECTS 6

Neural Engineering

T-863-NEUR

ECTS 8

Year

1. year

Semester

Spring 2024

Level of course

N/A

Type of course

Elective

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Schedule

No schedule found.

Lecturer

Þórður Helgason

Content

Level of course:                 6. Second cycle, advanced.
Type of course:                 Elective. Recommended elective for MSc Biomedical Engineering.
Prerequisites:                       Good knowledge of electronics, electromagnetic theory, cell and nerve physiology, information theory and signal processing.
The course begins with mathematical modelling of cell membrane voltage and it equivalent circuit. Then information processing in the nervous system is covered. Properties and design of passive and active electrodes will be presented and their applications in recording and stimulation explained. Next, the focus is on active implant design and external neural prosthesis’s, choice of materials and miniaturized electrical design with presentation of selected applications at the end of the course. Brain computer interface will be covered followed by EEG recording and analysis. The student will learn about electrical current distribution in life tissue and its use in manipulating membrane potentials, quantitatively. Location of epilepsy focus based on head surface recordings along with electrical stimulation in the brain. Students will work on one project (see below) chosen according to their interests. They will present their work and deliver a report. This material is a part of the course for all participating students.
Prerequisites for the course are a BS in engineering or equivalent, good knowledge in electronics, electromagnetic theory, cell and nerve physiology, information theory and signal processing.

Learning outcome - Objectives

At the end of the course the student should...

.. know and be able to apply mathematical models of action potentials, their propagation and equivalent circuits. Also to know experiments to measure the ion currents (Hodgkin and Huxley).
..know information processing in the neural system
..know electrodes for picking up bio signals from the human body and for electrically stimulating cells and their equivalent circuits
..have training in using the above models
..know the design of active implants
..know neural prosthesis’s, external and implanted
.. know brain-computer interfaces
..know uptake, conditioning and analysis of EEG signal
.. know methods to locate epilepsies focus
.. know methods of brain stimulation for treatment of tremor and epilepsy
.. know the cochlear implant and second sight implants
.. know transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for treatment of spasticity and facilitation of walk by high level spinal cord injury
...know the technology and treatment of flaccid paralysis

Course assessment

To be announced.

Reading material

No reading material found.

Teaching and learning activities

Lectures, homeworks, discussions. Students will work on a project chosen according to their interests. Each students delivers a report, a power point presentation and gives a 40 minute lecture on his/her theme.

Language of instruction

English

Wind Power

T-863-WIND

ECTS 8

Power System Operation

T-867-POSY

ECTS 8

Stability and Control in Electric Power Systems

T-867-STAB

ECTS 8

Protection Philosophy for Smart-Grids