Biomedical Engineering

The department, which was founded in 1972, pursues research and graduate and undergraduate education in the area of biomedical engineering. The department at the Institute of Technology is located at Campus US. The local connection to the University Hospital has a big impact both on research and education.

The research activities are focused on areas such as: biomedical optics, ultrasound and bio- acoustics, modelling and simulation in physiology, neuro-engineering, knowledge-based decision support systems, and signal and image processing. The research bears the imprint of the interdisciplinary environment at Linköpings universitet. Collaboration is taking place both on a national and international level in close collaboration with the biomedical engineering industry and hospital clinics. There are three research divisions: Biomedical Instrumentation (BIT), Physiological Measurements (FMT) and Medical Informatics (MI).

The masters programmes in Applied Physics and Electronics, Computer Science Technology, Engineering Biology, Information and Communication Technology offer biomedical engineering as a special profile. Individual courses are open for many other programmes and for distance education. The curriculum is one of the most comprehensive in Europe. Proximity to the University Hospital and the clinical environment enables realistic demonstrations, workshops and real life laboratory lessons.

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