In the course of the 45-year history of the Institute of Measurement Science
the fellows of the Institute have participated in the organization of a number of
scientific seminars and conferences. Particularly they have been actively involved
in the international conferences PROBASTAT (International Conference on
Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics) and EMISCON (Measurement
Theory and Practical Applications).
In 1991, when the tradition of the EMISCON conference was interrupted,
the fellows of our Institute realized their responsibility for the development of
measurement science in Slovakia and initiated the establishment of another
scientific forum in the areas relevant to the research departments of the Institute:
the MEASUREMENT workshop. Up to now 6 such international workshops have been
held in Smolenice castle near Bratislava, the traditional venue for these events
(each year starting from 1991 to 1994). Though the original goal of these workshops
was to provide a forum for comparison of results achieved in our institute with
state-of-the-art research at advanced laboratories abroad, represented by several
invited lectures, in the recent years the MEASUREMENT workshops have become
open scientific events accessible to all specialists interested in the following fields:
measurement theory; design of experimental systems for measuring selected physical
quantities; mathematical and computer modelling of bionic structures, biosignals and
medical images; development of measuring systems for biomedicine.
Based on the experiences of the workshops, the MEASUREMENT workshop was replaced
by the first biennal international conference MEASUREMENT in 1997. This event was
organized in co-operation with the Institute of Machine Technology, TU Vienna, the
Institute of Machine Technology, Kielce, and the Electrotechnical Faculty, University of
West Bohemia, Plzen. The conference included the following scientific sessions:
Theoretical problems of measurement; Measurement of physical quantities, and measurement
in technology; Geometrical values and optical measuring methods; NMR tomography and
spectroscopy; Bioelectric and biomagnetic fields, and image processing; Neural networks
in signal processing. The conference MEASUREMENT '97 served as a firm basis for
establishing a regular cycle of scientific meetings relevant to specialists from all
participating branches, which can provide an informal and friendly atmosphere.
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