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Professor Homero Schiabel, PhD (Coordinator)
	Curriculum vitae Department of Electrical Engineering - EESC University of S.Paulo Av. Trabalhador Sãocarlense, 400 13566-590 - São Carlos - SP - Brasil Phone: +55 (16) 3373-9355 Fax: +55 (16) 3373-9372 Date of born: Feb 08, 1963

Formação Acadêmica: Electrical Engineer (Electronics), by Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - University of S.Paulo (1986) Master Science Degree in Electrical Engineering - EESC/USP (1988) PhD in Sciences (Applied Physics) - IFQSC/USP (1992) Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering (Medica Imaging) - EESC/USP (1998)
Atividades: * Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering (EESC/USP) in the field of Digital Systems, Quality Assurance and Instrumentation in radiological imaging systems, and Mammography Images Processing. * Coordinator of researches in the field of mammography imaging, supported by FAPESP, CNPq and CAPES (PROCAD). * Coordinator of the I, II, III e IV Symposia on Medical Imaging and Instrumentation (SIIM 2003/2005/2007/2009).
Principais pesquisas desenvolvidas: 1. Quality evaluation of X-ray beams in mammography units by development of devices for kVp investigation. 2. Evaluation of radiological systems based on transfer functions simulation. 3. Computer-aided scheme for detection of clustered microcalcifications in digital mammograms. 4. Digital electronic device for evaluation of operational parameters in diagnostic radiology equipment. 5. Methodology for digitized mammography images processing to detect microcalcifications in young and/or dense breasts. 6. Development of a prototype of a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) scheme in mammography. 7. Development of a database of mammographic images for supportng images processing techniques tests.
Principais projetos de pesquisa atualmente em desenvolvimento: 1. Development of a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) scheme in mammography associated to extense image quality evaluation programs - standardization and clinical evaluation. 2. Development and implementation of a mammography images database for working on line in the Internet designed for processing images schemes tests. 3. Studies in imaging, quality evaluation, digitization, processing and reconstruction of images in te field of digital mammography. 4. Computerized instrumentation for evaluation of radiological systems quality parameters. 5. Quality evaluation and radiological image processing in odontology.