2024 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Information and Communications Engineering Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yasuko Yanagida / Kotaro Tadano / Akitoshi Okino / Marie Tabaru / Yasuharu Koike / Masato Sone / Takeharu Tsuge
- Class Format
- Lecture (Others)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- HCB.C521
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course introduces trends and future prospects of research and development in the human centered science and biomedical engineering which is the interdisciplinary field based on mechanical engineering, eletrical and electronic engineering, information and communications engineering, materials science and engineering. This is a constitution of Outline of Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering I & II.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to
1) understand cutting-edge research and development in the interdisciplinary field of human centered science and biomedical engineering based on mechanical
engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, information and communications engineering, materials science and engineering.
2) set issues based on future prospects and find their solutions in the field.
Keywords
Mechanical engineering, Eletrical and electronic engineering, Information and communications engineering, Materials science and engineering, Interdisciplinary course
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course will be given in the omnibus format via Zoom.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Biocompatible metallic material and the application to medicaldevoce(Masato Sone) | Students will understand the biocompatible metallic materials and the recent application to medical devices |
| Class 2 | Medical applications of atmospheric plasmas (Akitoshi Okino) | Students shall understand new atmospheric plasma sources and its applications for medical fields such as sterilization, blood coagulation and bioanalysis. |
| Class 3 | Brain Machine Interface and it's applications (Yasuharu Koike) | Students will understand the computational neuroscience for Brain Machine Interface and its applications. |
| Class 4 | Bio-based and Biodegradable Polymeric Materials (Takeharu Tsuge) | Students will understand fundamental properties of bio-based and biodegradable polymeric materials. |
| Class 5 | Method and applications of non-contact measurement using ultrasound (Marie Tabaru) | Students will understand non-contact measurement methods and some topics. |
| Class 6 | Medical robots and their development trends (Kotaro Tadano) | Students will understand the functions and roles of medical robots and grasp development trends. |
| Class 7 | Interdisciplinary technology on MEMS/NEMS and biotechnology (Yasuko Yanagida) | Students will understand interdisciplinary technology on MEMS/NEMS and Biotechnology. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of class if necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment is based on the quality of the written reports and on the status of submission thereof in each class.
Related courses
- HCB.C421 ： Outline of Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering I
- HCB.C422 ： Outline of Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering II
- HCB.C522 ： Advanced Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering II
Prerequisites
Students are encouraged to complete the related courses.
Other
If misconduct, such as plagiarism or misappropriation of someone else's work is committed, we will treat it strictly. The grade of the subject will be 0.