Profesor Titular - IIE - FI - UdelaR
Session language: spanish with english subtitles
The field of active implantable medical devices has evolved from a small number of devices at the end of the 20th century to the current surge in devices being developed and introduced to the market. This presentation will provide an overview of the evolution of active implantable medical devices, discussing the demands that need to be met by the electronic design in these devices. Finally, the Uruguayan industry and academia have made significant contributions to the field, and some possible causes behind this prominent role will be discussed.
Fernando Silveira received the electrical engineering degree from Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1990, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in microelectronics from Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, in 1995 and 200. He is currently a Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department, Universidad de la República. His research interests include the design of ultra-low-power analog and RF integrated circuits and systems, in particular with biomedical application. In this field, he has coauthored two books and numerous technical papers. He has been involved in multiple industrial activities including leading the design of an application specific integrated circuit for implantable pacemakers and designing analog circuit modules for implantable devices for various companies worldwide. He was member of the Technical Advisory Board of Gtronix, Inc., USA from 2006 to 2010, received the "Ingeniero Destacado" (Distinguished Engineer) award by the Uruguayan Association of Engineers in 2007, served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I (2024-2025) and II (2020-2021) and was a member of the Distinguished Lecturers Program of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.