IEEE Lone Star EMBS Chapter

VISION

IEEE Lone Star Section EMBS Chapter will host a daylong workshop concerning AI and Healthcare featuring our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Brian Telfer and a Panel Discussion on Trust in AI.  The workshop brings together researchers, clinicians, and technologists to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence in advancing healthcare delivery, diagnostics, and personalized medicine.  The event will be held in conjunction with the Computer Sciences Department’s Research Day and Poster Presentations at the Texas State University STAR Park Conference facility in San Marcos, Texas on December 5, 2025.

IMPORTANT DATES

Poster title and abstract submission less than 500 words: November 29, 2025

Program Agenda

8:30 AM: Registration and breakfast

9:00-9:15 AM: Introduction and Welcome by TXST

9:15-10:15 AM: Keynote Lecture

10:15-11:15 AM: Panel Discussion – Trust in AI

11:15-11:45 AM: IEEE Lone Star Section Presentation – Dr. Walt Downing, Section Chairman

11:45-12:45 PM: Lunch (BBQ)

12:45-2:15 PM: Poster presentations

2:15 PM: Wrap up and closing remarks

2:30 PM: Workshop Adjourn

Keynote Speaker

Biography

Dr. Brian Telfer is a Senior Staff Member in the Human Health and Performance Systems Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a National Laboratory for the U.S. Government that serves as a bridge between academia and industry. In this role, he provides technical leadership in applications relating to human performance and prehospital medical care. His expertise spans biosignal and image processing, medical ultrasound, radar signal processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, system analysis, rapid prototyping and technology transition. He has a special passion for transitioning bioengineering technology that has been restricted to hospitals and research laboratories into field and home environments, fitting with the “hospital-at-home” theme.