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Name: Andre Dittmar
Gender: Male
Date and place of birth: 26/September/1940
Present affiliations and functions:
Presents address: INSA Lyon, Bat. Léonardo de Vinci, 20
Av. Albert Einstein, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex. Phone
+33 6 14 61 52 56, andre.dittmar@insa-lyon.fr
Short CV
Degrees:
Following his Engeering degree, Andre completed his academic training by obtaining a
Master of Physiology (1972), a DEA (Diploma of Advance Studies) in Human Biology
(1973) and a Ph.D. in Human Biology and Neurophysiology in 1986. As a result, André,
originally a research engineer, has benefited from a cross-disciplinary approach in his
research.
Professional Affiliations:
After two years (1964-65) at the Ugine Research Center as an Engineer working in the
area of automatic control, he joined the CNRS (the French National Center for Scientific
Research) at the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon as the Director of the department of Biomedical
Engineering at URA D1341 CNRS laboratory, Lyon (1965).
Since 1996 he is director of the department of Biomedical Microsensors and
Microsystems of the UMR 5511 CNRS/LPM and since 2007 UMR 5270 CNRS/INL at the
INSA (National Institute of Applied Sciences), Lyon France.
Major international and national activities:
He is the past President of the French national society for Biomedical Engineering, a
member of the World Academy of Biomedical Technologies UNESCO and a member of the
IEEE EMBS TC on Wearable Sensors and Systems.
He is a European Expert for the EC’s IST (Information Society Technologies) and FET
(Future Emerging Technologies) Programs. He has been very active in the organization of
cutting-edge workshops, seminars and conferences in such areas as Microtechnologies for
BME (with MIT), he setup and managed the EUROBME network and he was the Chairman
of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society in 2007. In 2003,
Scientific Interests:
His research is focused on non-invasive or mini -invasive sensors using
microtechnologies for the measurement of Thermo-Neuro-Microvascular parameters of the
human body for diagnosis and treatment. These methodologies are used for the study of the
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microcirculation of organs (brain, liver, muscle, skin …) as indicator of vigilance, stress,
emotional reactivity, to tasks (driving car, bus, metro, plane …), to cognitive tasks, to
sensorial stimuli (odors, taste …) and thermal comfort.
André has been very active in promoting the field of Biomimetics. He has also been very
active in researching and presenting the many intriguing facets of the history of biomedical
engineering and is a member of the IEEE EMBS History Committee.
Publications etc:
More than 100 publications, 58 invited conferences (last 4 years), 10 Books or chapters in
book, 12 patents + 9 international extensions. He has helped create three companies
(Dermscan, Saphir Medical, Ergopro) and has long-term, productive collaboration with many
leading industries such as l'Oréal, Renault, SEB and Danone.
FOUR PAPERS
LYMBERIS, A.; DITTMAR, A Advanced Wearable Health Systems and Applications Research and Development Efforts in the European Union. Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Magazine, IEEE Volume 26, Issue 3, May-June 2007 Page(s):29 - 33
A. DITTMAR, S. MANGIN, C. RUBAN, W.H. NEWMAN, H.F. BOWMAN, V.
DUPUIS, G. DELHOMME, N.F. SHRAM, R. CESPUGLIO, N. JAFFREZICRENAULT, Ph. ROUSSEL, D. BARBIER, C. MARTELET : In vivo and in vitro
evaluation of specially designed gold and carbon filter oxygen microelectrodes for living
tissues. Sensors and Actuators B 44, (1997) pp. 316-320
A. DITTMAR, G. DELHOMME, T. PAUCHARD : The human body, a complex thermal
system . In : The human being and its environment thermology - Elsevier, pp. 3-41, 1996
A. DITTMAR, T. PAUCHARD, G. DELHOMME, E. VERNET-MAURY : A thermal
conductivity sensor for the measurement of skin blood flow, Sensors and Actuators B, 7, 327331, 1992
Recognition:
Price:
l Cristal award CNRS 2003 (1st National Award of National Center of Scientific
Research)
l 1st Medical Award : Smart forceps (Rhone-Alpes Region) 2005
l Itech award 2002 (Biomedical Textiles)
l City of Lyon award (Biomedical Research)
l Innovation 2000
l Junior Entreprise – Ethic INSA 1997
l EuroSensors 1994 (Non Invasive Skin Microcirculation Sensor)
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Honary and felowships:
He is chairman of Biothermology at the French society of thermics and in charge of
CNRS program "CAVEHIS" Biomedical Smart Sensors, Clothes and Home.
Academician member of the WABT (World Accademy of Biomedical Technologies).
He was associated editor (1997-2000) of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
He is theme chair of the 28th IEEE Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering, New
York 2006 and chairman of the 29th IEEE Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering,
Lyon 2007.
Theme chair for Biomedical Sensors at the IFMB World Congress, Munich 2009.
President of SFGBM (French Society of Biomedical Engineering) 2008-2011.
History committee of IEEE-EMBS society since 2007.
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