Educational trends in biomedical signal processing

Abstract Biomedical Engineering programs are present at many universities all over the world with an increasing trend. New generations of biomedical engineers have to face the challenges of health care systems round the world which need a large number of professionals not only to support the present technology in the health care system but to develop new devices and services. Biomedical Engineering supports patient diagnosis and treatment by installing, testing, calibrating and repairing biomedical equipment; training users; maintaining safe operations. Also, approves new equipment by conducting tests, ensuring adherence to codes and making modifications. This paper presents a solution for biomedical signal processing education, involving real signal acquisition and computer-based processing. The acquired signals also allow a lot of post processing procedures to be implemented in an educational form/way.