Rosanna Degani Young Investigator Award

Computing in Cardiology 2011 was proud to host the 19th Rosanna Degani Young Investigator Competition. Rosanna Degani was a pioneer in the field of electrocardiology from the Institute for Research on System Dynamics & Bioengineering in Padova and Chairperson of the Organizing Committee of the 18th Computers in Cardiology Conference in Venice, September 1991. In her memory the Venice Local Organizing Committee and the Board of Directors of Computing in Cardiology established this award, whose purposes are to encourage young investigators and to provide a living memorial to Rosanna Degani. On the basis of written manuscripts submitted before the meeting, four finalists were invited to Hangzhou as guests of the Conference to present their research during the opening plenary session. All finalists were given an opportunity to answer questions on their research. The presentations and research papers were judged by a panel of experts. The winner of the 2011 Rosanna Degani Young Investigator competition was Frida Sandberg, from Lund University in Sweden. The article "Model-Based Analysis of the Ventricular Response during Atrial Fibrillation" can be found on page 1 of the proceedings record.