Nonlocal methods for modelling the electrophysiology of the human heart
Event details
| Date | 29.05.2013 |
| Hour | 16:15 › 18:00 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Kevin Burrage, University of Oxford and Queensland University of Technology Bio: I am a Federation Fellow of the Australian Research Council (2003-2008). Until the end of 2007 I was also Professor of Computational Mathematics at the University of Queensland and Director of the Advanced Computational Modelling Centre. I was also founding CEO of the Queensland Parallel Supercomputing foundation (now QCIF). In Australia I am now Professor of Computational Mathematics at the Queensland University of Technology and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University for Queensland. I joined Oxford University in early 2008 and am now Professor of Computational Systems Biology at the Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford and the Oxford Centre for Integrative Systems Biology. I am also a supernumerary fellow of New College at Oxford University. I share my time between Brisbane and Oxford. I am married to Pamela and we have two children at Queensland doing the Medical program. |
| Location |
CH B3 31
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The bidomain model has been a widely used mathematical framework (based on reaction - diffusion equations) for modelling the propagation of an electrical signal in cardiac tissue for nearly 40 years. It has been proven to be successful in many situations yet it is based on certain assumptions that may not hold. In this presentation we discuss these issues and propose a novel non - standard approach to modelling this electrical propagation based on nonlocal models. This model is less intuitive than the standard approach, but it seems to explain some aspects that are beyond the standard approach. We also discuss issues on the nature of models, how models are validated, and whether a good model has to be biophysically detailed or phenomenological in nature.
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- Prof. Assyr Abdulle
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- Prof. Assyr Abdulle