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May 2018 The IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) is as an international forum for the exchange of ideas and information on state-ofthe-art research in microwave and RF theory and techniques that bridge the science and engineering gap as applied to biological systems and medical applications. This conference is an ideal forum for sharing new ideas on emerging techniques and applications. IMBioC 2018 will be held as part of Microwave Week 2018 in parallel with the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium, RF Integrated Circuits Symposium, and ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia. IMBioC has emerged from the annual IEEE MTT-S BioWireless Conference held during IEEE Radio and Wireless Week and the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Health-Care Applications. IMBioC is technically sponsored by the MTT-S, the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. The papers presented at IMBioC are rigorously peer reviewed and archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Topics of interest for IMBioC include RF and microwave integrated circuits for biomedical applications; antennas and sensors for wireless implants; microwave imaging and magnetic resonance imaging; radiometry, thermography, and cel lu larand molecular-level spectroscopy; the interaction of electromagnetic f ields with biological materials; pathological, physiological, and biochemical studies using elecromagnetic waves; computational methods and models for bio-electromagnetics; implantable and wearable diagnostic and therapeutic systems; radar for remote or noninvasive monitoring and tracking; and wireless communication and wireless power transfer. IMBioC 2018 features two keynote speakers. First, Dr. Nicholas J. Ruggiero, director of structural heart disease and 2018 IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference