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Engineering technologies have played a vital role in advancing medicine, and in recent years this progress has accelerated through the growing use of artificial intelligence. One particularly promising development is the concept of the digital twin: a computer-based model of an individual patient that can be used to virtually measure what are difficult to measure in real world, for example blood flow in the small arteries of the heart, and to test different treatment options virtually before they are actually applied to real patient. This talk will introduce research efforts aimed at using digital twins and AI to support more personalised medicine, tailored to the characteristics of each individual patient. It will also consider their societal impact and challenges involved, for which collaboration across disciplines, such as engineering and medicine, and across national and cultural boundaries play a key role. This webinar is overall aimed at providing an opportunity to discuss how engineering technologies can shape a future of medicine, especially considering our ageing society.
Lecturer
Ryo TORII (Professor, University College London)
Commentator
II Masako (Specially Appointed Professor, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University)
Moderator
OSHIMA Marie (Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
00:09 Lecture
29:38 Comment
36:08 Discussion
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Tokyo College invites leading researchers and intellectuals from around the globe to come together and engage in open discussions about the future of society.
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Engineering technologies have played a vital role in advancing medicine, and in recent years this progress has accelerated through the growing use of artificial intelligence. One particularly promising development is the concept of the digital twin: a computer-based model of an individual patient that can be used to virtually measure what are difficult to measure in real world, for example blood flow in the small arteries of the heart, and to test different treatment options virtually before they are actually applied to real patient. This talk will introduce research efforts aimed at using digital twins and AI to support more personalised medicine, tailored to the characteristics of each individual patient. It will also consider their societal impact and challenges involved, for which collaboration across disciplines, such as engineering and medicine, and across national and cultural boundaries play a key role. This webinar is overall aimed at providing an opportunity to discuss how engineering technologies can shape a future of medicine, especially considering our ageing society.
Lecturer
Ryo TORII (Professor, University College London)
Commentator
II Masako (Specially Appointed Professor, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University)
Moderator
OSHIMA Marie (Deputy Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
00:09 Lecture
29:38 Comment
36:08 Discussion
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Tokyo College invites leading researchers and intellectuals from around the globe to come together and engage in open discussions about the future of society.
・Subscribe to Mail Magazine 【メールマガジン登録】
tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/subscribe
・Tokyo College Website 【東京カレッジウェブサイト】
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・東京カレッジへの寄付はこちらから。寄付者限定イベント等も予定しています。
utf.u-tokyo.ac.jp/project/pjt138
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