26-30 July 2026

EMBC 2026

Toronto, Canada
Th.1.2: Physiological Networks and Multivariate Signal Processing
Thursday, 30 July, 08:30 - 10:00
Location: Room 715A
Session Type: Oral
Session Co-Chairs: Matthew King-Hang Ma and Proloy Das
Theme 1: Biomedical Signal Processing
Thu, 30 Jul, 08:30 - 08:45

Th.1.2.1: VALIDATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL RECURRENCE QUANTIFICATION ANALYSIS FOR INTERPERSONAL HEART RATE SYNCHRONY DURING COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS
Yuzuka Takemura, Electrical Engineering Program, Graduate School of Science and Technology; Candelaria Gomez de la Calzada, Organization for Research and Innovation; Yumie Ono, Department of Electronics and Bioinformatics, School of Science and Technology
Thu, 30 Jul, 08:45 - 09:00

Th.1.2.2: Exploring the Interaction between Brainstem Autonomic Nuclei and Cardiorespiratory Signals in Functional Dyspepsia
Marta Iovino, University of Palermo; Lizbeth J. Ayoub, Michael Datko Datko, Karen Lin, Noah Naddaff-Slocum, Andrew Bolender, Jun-Hwan Lee, Ted Kaptchuk, Vitaly Napadow, Harvard Medical School; Riccardo Barbieri, Politecnico di Milano; Riccardo Pernice, University of Palermo; Roberta Sclocco, Harvard Medical School
Thu, 30 Jul, 09:00 - 09:15

Th.1.2.3: AN INFORMATION-THEORETIC STRATEGY TO DISSECT REDUNDANT AND SYNERGISTIC CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY INTERACTIONS IN POSTURAL STRESS
Helder Pinto, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade do Porto; Michal Javorka, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava; Luca Faes, University of Palermo; Ana Paula Rocha, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade do Porto
Thu, 30 Jul, 09:15 - 09:30

Th.1.2.4: HOW MUCH BETTER IS AI REALLY? A COMPARISON OF CLASSICAL, MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY
Dominik Kranz, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Sebastian Bannasch, Biomagnetik Park GmbH; Jai-Wun Park, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Niels Wessel, MSB Medical School Berlin
Thu, 30 Jul, 09:30 - 09:45

Th.1.2.5: Informative Randomness Driving Unknown Multivariate Complex Systems: a Preliminary Study on Brain-heart Dynamics
Andrea Scarciglia, Vincenzo Catrambone, Claudio Bonanno, Gaetano Valenza, University of Pisa
Thu, 30 Jul, 09:45 - 10:00

Th.1.2.6: An Information-Theoretic Framework for the Characterization of Heartbeat-Evoked Responses
Valeria Rosalia Vergara, University of Palermo; Andrea Zaccaro, University Chieti-Pescara; Roberta Saputo, University of Palermo; Francesca Ferri, University Chieti-Pescara; Luca Faes, Yuri Antonacci, University of Palermo