Body Sensor Networks: From Theory to Emerging Applications
Deadline for Submission: Feb 28, 2009
Guest Editors:
Emil Jovanov, Ph.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
emil.jovanov@uah.edu
Carmen C.Y. Poon, Ph.D.
Dept. of Electronic Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
cpoon@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
Guang-Zhong Yang, Ph.D.
Department of Computing
Imperial College, UK
gzy@doc.ic.ac.uk
Scope:
With recent advances in wireless and sensing technologies, Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) are becoming widely accepted as technology of choice for ever increasing number of wearable, ubiquitous, and ambulatory health monitoring applications. Recent technological developments have enabled miniaturization and power efficiency of sensors, while mobile communication technologies have permitted real time monitoring and integration of data into applications for healthcare and human computer interaction. In healthcare, despite technological developments in sensing and monitoring devices, issues related to system integration, sensor miniaturization, low-power sensor interface circuitry design, wireless telemetric links and signal processing are active research fields. Other topics related to quality of service, security, multi-sensor data fusion, decision support and technological scaling are important for practical applications of BSNs.
The purpose of this special issue is to present recent trends and transition of BSN technology from theoretical concepts to applications. Please refer to the Call-For-Paper PDF file for specific topics.