INVITED SPEAKERS OF ISBE 2024
Prof. Peter Lee
University of Melbourne, Australia
Peter (Vee Sin) Lee is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Melbourne. He earned his BEng in Mechanical Engineering (1st Class Hons. 1991) and PhD (1996) in Bioengineering from the University of Strathclyde, UK, where he also completed his postdoctoral research. From 1998 to 2001, he was a Research Fellow with the Biomaterials Group at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in Singapore, and subsequently, he headed the Bioengineering Laboratory at the Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore. During 2002-2008, he served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore, Division of Bioengineering, before joining the University of Melbourne as a Senior Lecturer in 2008. Prof Lee’s research interests include biomechanics, focusing on injury mechanisms and prevention through studies involving human volunteers and computational models, and rehabilitation engineering, specializing in lower limb prostheses and orthoses, prosthetic socket manufacturing, and the development of low-cost prostheses.
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Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohammed Rafiq Bin Abdul Kadir
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof. Mohammed Rafiq is a leading figure in medical engineering research and academia, currently serving as a professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He began his academic journey with a scholarship under the British-Canadian Top Universities (BCTU) program, leading him to complete his A-levels at Hurstpierpoint College, West Sussex, with top honors. He then studied mechanical engineering at Imperial College London, graduating in 1999. After working as an engineer in Malaysia, he pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge and later returned to Imperial College for a PhD in medical engineering, completing his thesis on cementless hip arthroplasty in 2005. Prof. Rafiq joined UTM in 2005, where he was instrumental in establishing the Medical Devices & Technology Group (MEDITEG), securing significant research funding, and publishing over 250 articles in high-impact journals. His contributions include setting up the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences at UTM and serving in various leadership roles. Prof. Rafiq holds numerous patents, has produced many PhD and Masters graduates, and developed several courses in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia and an active member of several professional engineering institutions.
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Dr. Sugeng Supriadi
Harvard Medical School, United States of America
Sugeng Supriadi, ST., M.S.Eng., Ph.D., is a distinguished researcher focused on the development of miniplates and screw implants. Through a collaborative effort between the FKUI-RSCM research team and the Faculty of Engineering, he has been instrumental in creating titanium-based implant products to meet national demands. This technological innovation facilitates the production of miniplates and screw implants designed to reconstruct fractures or facial breaks due to accidents, functional disorders, or cosmetic deformities. Currently, most miniplates and screws are imported and costly. This interdisciplinary collaboration aims to produce cost-effective, high-quality local plates and screws. With the support of the FKUI-RSCM research team, the implementation of these innovations is expected to be expedited. Sugeng Supriadi earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universitas Indonesia in 2004, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Yeungnam University, South Korea, in 2007, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, in 2012.
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