Contact

For any questions, you can contact the ICBEM 2024 organizers by emailing us at icbem2024 (at) aalto.fi.
Conference website: icbem2024.aalto.fi

Organizers

Conference chairs

Prof. Risto Ilmoniemi (Aalto University, Finland), Conference Chair

Professor Risto Ilmoniemi is a physicist and neuroscientist at Aalto University. He has built and designed multichannel MEG instruments and invented for MEG use the minimum-norm estimate (together with Matti Hämäläinen), the signal-space projection, mathematical methods for the forward and inverse problem, the channel-capacity measure for comparing sensor arrays, and the triangle phantom. With his co-workers, he has developed several transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques such as navigated TMS (nTMS), the combined use of TMS and EEG, and multi-locus TMS. He is founder and former CEO of Nexstim Plc. He has led the development of new technologies and methods for hybrid MEG–MRI and for TMS. He is the Chair of the Biodesign Finland Program and participates also in several other innovation-promotion activities. He has lectured on classical electromagnetism, functional imaging, MEG and EEG, and neuroscience.

Matti Stenroos, Senior University Lecturer, Aalto University
Secretary General of ISBEM

Local organizing committee

Isabel Usuga, PhD Candidate (Aalto University, Finland)
Chair of the Local Organizing Committee

As a doctoral researcher specializing in QA and Regulatory Affairs, Isabel contributes significantly at the intersection of academia and industry. Also, a Biomedical Engineer with degrees in M.H.Sc. and M.Des., she brings boundless enthusiasm for research, technology, and innovation. With her expertise in medical devices R&D and a robust collaborative background with the scientific community, she is eager to create a dynamic experience for all participants. Leading the organizing committee, Isabel will make every effort to ensure this event is unforgettable.

Mary-Ann Alfthan, M.B.A. (Aalto University, Finland), Conference Secretary

Mary-Ann Alfthan (M.B.A. Hanken Svenska Handelshögskolan) works as a communication and event specialist at Aalto School of Science. Since 2011 she has organized over 15 international conferences at the different schools of Aalto University utilizing her skills in marketing and event management. Her ambition is bringing added value to the user-experience and producing “events with a dash of tabasco”. Outside work Mary-Ann is a passionate cross-country skier and enjoys exploring new skiing and hiking destinations as well as cultures and people. She is happy to share with her guests some stories about Finland, our seasons, traditions and things to do.

Dr. Timo Roine (Aalto University, Finland)

Dr. Timo Roine is the project manager in the ERC Synergy project ConnectToBrain and a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, Finland. He graduated from the Department of Automation and Systems Engineering, Aalto University, Finland in 2009 and received his Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the imec-Vision Lab, University of Antwerp, Belgium in 2017. In his Ph.D., he addressed the methodological challenges present in brain connectivity metrics derived from diffusion MRI by improving the reliability of fiber orientation estimation and structural brain network analyses. In addition, he has participated in several projects investigating the structural and functional connectivity in various brain diseases and in consciousness. During 2017–2019, he performed postdoctoral research at the University Hospitals of Lausanne, Helsinki, and Turku.