Organised Convened Sessions

Members of COST Action MyWAVE are continuously engaging themselves in international conferences to disseminate results and engage with different stakeholders.

A number of convened sessions were successfully organised by COST Action members and these include:

• UPCOMING sessions for the AT-AP-RASC 2022.
  • K08 : Dielectric spectroscopy and the dielectric properties of biological matter, from molecules to tissues – supported by COST MyWAVE – (E. Porter, K. Grenier); Session Description: This session will cover dielectric measurement techniques for all forms of biological matter, from molecules to cells to tissues. Papers discussing any aspect of the measurement process are welcome, including but not limited to the design, testing, or application of dielectric measurement techniques; the study of noise, uncertainties, and errors; related confounders; post-processing, analysis and interpretation. Studies reporting the dielectric properties of biological materials are also welcome.
  • K09 : Developments on experimental and numerical phantoms for electromagnetic biomedical applications – supported by COST MyWAVE (L. Farrugia, S. Di Meo); Session Description: This session will focus on recent developments in the realization of experimental tissue-mimicking phantoms and numerical phantoms required for simulations. Both phantoms are instrumental for the development and testing of new diagnostic and therapeutic devices exploiting electromagnetic fields. Numerical or experimental solutions have been proposed for the realization of phantoms of different anatomical regions and this convened session is to provide a general overview of the state of the art of the main achievements in this area, as well as to encourage the comparison between researchers who have been working on the topic for many years.
  • K10 : Therapeutic Applications from static to microwave EMF –  supported by COST MyWAVE  (L. Farrugia, M. Liberti). Session Description: This session will focus on therapeutic technologies using  electromagnetic (EM) fields, from static to microwaves (MWs). At static and low frequency Electric and magnetic fields, stimulation of the nervous system occurs, with a few technologies already implimented in clinical practice, however optimization, mechanisms refinment and exploitation are still desiderable. Additionally, there is a pletora of innovative ones, to be explored and targeting the full range of nervous system deseases in an electroceutical perspective. This session will also cover high frequency applications such as Microwave hyperthermia and ablation. EM Hyperthermic technologies, utilizing thermal response of tissues when irradiated by EMF hold a great potential for the treatment of various diseases. In this session advancements in the design, development, and verification testing by both computational and experimental approaches for a wide range of clinical conditions will be discussed. This session covers these topics, but also welcomes other applications of electromagnetic fields, including therapeutic planning.

Overview of previously organised convened sessions

• Convened session at IEEE 17^th International Workshop on Antenna Technology Electromagnetics in medical applications The session covered many topics relevant to the MyWAVE COST Action. Organised by Giuseppe Ruvio and Chris Brace.

• Convened sessions at the URSI GASS 2021. This was a HYBRID event, allowing both on-site as well as online participation and presentations. The organised sessions were:
  • K09 Dielectric properties and therapeutic thermal therapies in hyperthermia and RF & MW ablation – Dr L Farrugia, Dr E Porter;
  • KB2 Theranostic applications of microwaves – Dr I Farhat, Dr J Bonello;
  • K04 Permittivity characterization and dielectric spectroscopy in cells and tissues  – A. Paffi, L. Fichte, M. Pasian;
  • BK1 Innovative methods and devices for microwave medical applications – Dr F Vipiana, Dr L Crocco, Dr P Kosmas.

• Electromagnetic-based thermal medical therapies, monitoring and imaging (MyWAVE COST Action) during the 8^th European Medical and Biomedical Engineering Conference EMBEC 2020 held online. /https://www.embec2020.org/
• K09 Dielectric properties and therapeutic thermal therapies in hyperthermia and RF & MW ablation and Permittivity Characterisation and dielectric spectroscopy in cells and tissues during the URSI GASS 2020 which was held online.
• CA17115 (MyWAVE): Supporting Medical Device Development via Dielectric and Thermal Tissue Characterization and SW02: COST Session CA17115 (MyWAVE): Developments in Electromagnetic-Based Medical Technologies during the 14^th European conference on Antennas and Propagation.
• COST session CA17115 (MyWAVE): Advancements in Electromagnetic Hyperthermic Technologies and Dielectric and Thermal Properties of Tissues during the 13^th European conference on Antennas and Propagation.
• Session S-KB1: EMF Hyperthermic therapeutic applications (with EU COST) during AT-RASC 2018 2^nd URSI Atlantic Science Radio Meeting.
• Electromagnetic-based Thermal Therapies (COST Action MyWAVE) during the 1st EMF-Med World Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields.