Based on the Óbuda University EKIK Physiological Research Center’s (PhysCon) invitation, in contribution with IEEE Hungary Section and the Hungarian Artificial Pancreas Workgroup, Dr. Eyal Dassau, senior researcher of Harvard University and top researcher of the artificial pancreas research topic of the world, visited Hungary on 19th of February, 2018 and had an invited talk at Óbuda University. The title of his presentation was “The Artificial Pancreas: A Medically Inspired Automated Glucose Control System”.
Dr. Dassau approached the diabetes mellitus related problems from the perspective of control engineering and system theory including in the context the IOT researches and challenges, like telemedicine, cyber-security, sensorics and mobile applications. In his presentation, Dr. Dassau highlighted the latest trends and challenges of engineering and medical sciences in artificial pancreas. He has emphasized the importance of international collaborations and researches that in his opinion were the key point to visit Hungary based on the invitation of Dr. Levente Kovács, head of the PhysCon Research Center.
Furthermore, he has highlighted that similar to other fields, medical sciences involves more and more smart devices, hence, engineering knowledge and artificial pancreas is one of the best examples in this context. However, beside the technical details Dr. Dassau emphasized the importance of evidence-based medicine in the evaluation of clinical results.
The event was opened to everyone. As a result, students and young scientists represented the biggest part of the audience and the invited talk finished with an interactive discussion.
