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An understanding of biomedical signal processing is at the core of many widely used diagnostic and therapeutic biomedical devices such as ECGs, pacemakers, cochlear implants, ventilatory support systems, etc. In this module, students will learn how biomedical signals are represented in digital format, and how they can be digitally processed through mathematical techniques in order to extract useful information for understanding physiological systems and/or diagnosis. Fundamental processing tools ranging from signal averaging to filtering and frequency-domain analysis will be covered. Students will learn these principles and techniques through an even mixture of lectures and computer lab exercises in Matlab, and will carry out a short software-based research project to process a biomedical signal.