1st Workshop on Signal Processing and Monitoring in Labour 17.-19. March 2015 Lyon, France Themes:  CTG processing  Markers of Hypoxia  Decision Support Systems in Obstetrics  Evolving FIGO guidelines Organized by ENS Lyon, University of Oxford and Czech Technical University in Prague and sponsored by: DAY 1: Tuesday, March 17 DAY 2: Wednesday, March 18 DAY 3: Thursday, March 19 13:15-13:45 Registration 09:00-10:00 Patrice Abry 09:00-09:30 Petar Djuric Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Variability and Early Acidosis Detection from Multiscale Analysis Fetal Heart Rate Classification Using Generative Models 13:45-14:00 Welcome 14:00-15:00 Austin Ugwumadu 10:00-11:00 Karl Rosén 11:00-11:30 Break 15:00-16:00 Maria Signorini 11:30-12:30 Philip Warrick 16:00-16:30 Break 16:30-17:30 Diogo Ayres-de-Campos The need for an international consensus on CTG interpretation 17:30-18:30 Various teams Team presentations in form of short talks 18:30 Cocktail Selected practical aspects of automated FHR analysis Fetal reactivity in labour – FDA approval and beyond Fetal cardiovascular and metabolic adaptation to intrapartum hypoxia - what is the clinician looking for? Study of the fetal heart rate variability signal. How signal processing approaches can improve the current pathophysiological knowledge of the fetal life. 09:30-10:00 Václav Chudáček Automated fetal surveillance: data parsimony for fetal state assessment 12:30-13:30 Lunch 10:00-11:00 Barry Schifrin Reimagining fetal monitoring - asking the right questions 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 Wrap-up session 12:30-13:30 Final networking & goodbye 13:30-14:30 Chris Redman Can fetal monitoring be based on science? 14:30-15:30 Rik Vullings Non-invasive fetal ECG and electrohysterography for monitoring the fetal condition and progress of labour 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:00 Gerry Visser Intrapartum FHR monitoring; does it improve outcome or is it a risky business for fetus, mother and doctor? 17:00-18:00 Moderated discussion 20:00 Dinner in the city For furter information visit: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~ndog0178/spam.htm