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Call for papers/Topics

All Abstracts, Reviews, short articles, Full articles, Posters are welcomed related with any of the following research fields:

Foundational & Independent Topics

These topics represent the core, standalone principles unique to each specific engineering discipline.

1. Electrical Engineering (Power and Systems)

The study of large-scale electrical systems, power generation, and electromagnetic field theory.

Power Systems and Smart Grids: Power generation (thermal, hydro, solar, wind), transmission lines, grid stability, and smart grid integration.
High-Voltage Engineering: Insulation technologies, lightning protection, and high-voltage testing.
Electromagnetics and Wave Propagation: Maxwell’s equations, transmission lines, waveguides, and antenna design.
Electrical Machines and Drives: Transformers, induction motors, synchronous machines, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).
Control Systems: Linear control theory, feedback loops, PID controllers, and state-space analysis.

2. Electronics Engineering (Devices and Circuits)

The study of microscopic and low-power electrical components, semiconductor physics, and information processing.

Semiconductor Physics: P-N junctions, transistors (BJTs, MOSFETs), and semiconductor materials (Silicon, Gallium Nitride).
Analog Circuit Design: Operational amplifiers (Op-Amps), filters, oscillators, and power management integrated circuits (PMICs).
Digital Electronics: Logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits, FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), and microprocessors.
RF and Microwave Engineering: Radio frequency circuit design, mixers, amplifiers, and wireless transceivers.
Embedded Systems: Microcontroller programming, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and peripheral interfacing (SPI, I2C).

3. Biomedical Engineering (Biology and Medicine)

The application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes.

Human Anatomy and Physiology for Engineers: Quantitative analysis of muscular, cardiovascular, nervous, and respiratory systems.
Biomaterials: Biocompatibility, biodegradable polymers, titanium implants, and tissue scaffolds.
Biomechanics: Kinematics and kinetics of human motion, joint mechanics, fluid dynamics of blood flow (hemodynamics), and prosthetics.
Biomedical Transport Phenomena: Mass and heat transfer in biological systems, artificial organs (kidney dialysis, oxygenators).
Cellular and Tissue Engineering: Stem cell differentiation, gene delivery vectors, and 3D bioprinting of tissues.

Interrelated & Integrated Topics

These fields represent the powerful intersections where these three engineering disciplines merge to create modern medical devices, diagnostic tools, and therapeutic technologies.

1. Bioinstrumentation and Biosensors

The direct intersection of Electronics Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, focusing on measuring biological signals.

Biopotential Amplifiers and Electrodes: Designing low-noise circuits to capture weak electrical signals like ECG (heart), EEG (brain), and EMG (muscles).
Biosensors and Transducers: Developing electrochemical, optical, and piezoelectric sensors to detect biomarkers, glucose, or pathogens.
Wearable Health Monitors: Smartwatches, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), and flexible electronics for real-time patient tracking.
Isolation and Patient Safety: Design of electrically isolated circuits to protect patients from leakage currents and electrical shock.

2. Medical Imaging and Signal Processing

The convergence of Electrical/Electronics Systems (hardware) with advanced computational algorithms.

Imaging Modalities (Hardware and Physics): Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound, and X-ray systems.
Biomedical Signal Processing: Digital filtering, noise reduction, and feature extraction of physiological signals (e.g., removing power line interference from an ECG).
Medical Image Reconstruction: Algorithms (like Radon transform and Fourier reconstruction) that turn raw sensor data into 2D/3D diagnostic images.
Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD): Applying machine learning to medical images for early tumor or fracture detection.

3. Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation Technology

The intersection of Control Systems (Electrical), Embedded Electronics, and Physiology (Biomedical).

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs): Translating neural signals from the brain into control commands for external robotic limbs or computers.
Neurostimulators and Pacemakers: Implantable electronic devices like cardiac pacemakers, deep brain stimulators (DBS) for Parkinson's, and cochlear implants.
Active Prosthetics and Exoskeletons: Motorized limbs controlled by biological EMG signals, utilizing feedback control loops to mimic natural movement.
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES): Using electrical currents to stimulate paralyzed muscles to restore movement or biological functions.

4. Bio-MEMS and Microfluidics

The scaling down of electronic fabrication techniques to biological applications.

Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) Devices: Integrating multiple laboratory functions onto a single chip of only millimeters to a few square centimeters in size.
Microfluidic Diagnostics: Manipulating extremely small volumes of fluids for rapid, point-of-care disease testing.
Implantable Micro-Sensors: Ultra-miniaturized pressure or chemical sensors designed for long-term implantation inside blood vessels or the skull.