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M.Sc Thesis Defense Session Announcement – Alireza Jafari

M.Sc. Thesis Defense Session

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Computer Engineering (Hardware)

Tittle:

Design and Evaluation of Smart Health Networks for Elderly and Disabled Community

By

Alireza Jafari

Supervisor:

Dr. Ghassemian

Advisor:

Dr. Parissa Taheri (MD)

Examination Committee:

Dr. Ali Movaghar – Dr. Maghsoud Abbaspour – Dr. Islam Nazemi

Location: Room 117, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering.

Time: Monday, December 25 , 2016 (5 Dey 1395) – 15:00.

Abstract: Considering the elderly population growth and the shift in the base of the age pyramid in mainly in developed countries, and given the scientific breakthroughs in the implementation of communication infrastructure in different dimensions, discussions revolving around the smart home and its practical applications is no longer a far-fetched concept. In this report, a system, using paired passive infrared (PIR) sensors at each entry of the house, observes the collective activities of the physically-challenged individual as well as monitors his or her movement pattern. This system is designed in a manner that, while ensuring reliability concerning accuracy and reliability, it minimizes the negative impact on the individual’s privacy and does not add additional complication for the implementation or the installation phase.

Based on a behavioral data collection for a period of three weeks over a smart home testbed , well-known medium access control (MAC) protocols applicable for the scenario under study are reported. Focus regarding the selection of protocols is mainly concerned on the fact that, although numerous researches have been conducted toward the development of MAC protocols, most protocols have been observed or improved, considering their network features, under simulated circumstances. To identify suitable MAC protocols for the smart home application, using collected data is vital. In this research, in a testbed which uses PIR sensors that accurately record movement, the activities of the physically-challenged individual has been monitored for 21 days. The dynamic of this environment works in a way that a most of possible errors can be easily detected through different methods. Afterwards, using the simulator, the collected data will study and compare three protocols, namely X-MAC, RI-MAC and A-MAC, for the three criteria of duty cycle, package delivery ratio, and latency. Furthermore, these criteria are simulated using the previously-mentioned simulated data. The acquired results indicate that, by applying real data, the performance of these protocols is closely similar. It is shown, however, that, by including simulation based on real data, the performance of A-MAC in the work cycle aspect is higher than the RI-MAC and X-MAC protocols by 16.8 and 23.5 percent, respectively. Furthermore with the other simulation results based on well-known CASAS project, we have finished with the nearly same results in comparison with our implemented testbed and the collected data.

Keywords: Smart home, Activity of daily living, Smart home network architecture, MAC layer protocol, X-MAC, RI-MAC, A-MAC

Wearable sensors for healthcare monitoring applications

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In 12 December 2016, Dr. Ghassemian had a presentation at main theater room of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Faculty.

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This presentation entitled  “Wearable sensors for healthcare monitoring applications” addressed the current state-of-art of WBANs based on the latest standards which enable IoMTs with a range of representative applications. Also, Dr. Ghassemian introduced eSense Research Lab Projects in this talk and an activity recognition prototype demonstrated to close this seminar. The slides of this presentation will be available to download later.

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Furthermore, Professor Matthias Kranz from the University of Passau attended at this talk as a guest of Computer Science and Engineering Faculty and introduced the research activities of his lab at the University of Passau, “EIS LAB”.

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2nd Science and Technology Day in CSE Faculty

For the 2nd consecutive year, Computer Science and Engineering faculty celebrated the science and technology day.

The 2nd Science and Technology day was held on 4 December 2016 at Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Faculty. Every research labs in this faculty and their students introduced their researches to the other faculty members and show their products and results.

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As last year, e-Sense research lab participated in this event as well and e-Sense members tried to present their research works by posters and running many demos.

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Human Activity Recognition (HAR), smart home and Neurofeedback Therapy demos  are the projects which is demonstrated in this event by eSense members.

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Dr Ghassemian Presentation at SBU

Title


Internet of Medical things: Wearable sensors for healthcare monitoring applications

Presenter: Dr Mona Ghassemian

Time & Location:


13:00 – Monday 12th December 2016
main theatre room, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, shahid Beheshti University

Abstract: Recent technological advancements in wireless low power/low range communication systems, MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) technology and integrated circuits have enabled low-power, intelligent, miniaturised, nano-technology sensor nodes strategically placed around the human body to be used in various applications, such as wearable wireless healthcare monitoring systems. This exciting new area of research is called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) and leverages the emerging IEEE 802.15.6 and IEEE 802.15.4j standards, specifically standardised for Internet of Medical Things (IoMTs).
This seminar addresses the current state-of-art of WBANs based on the latest standards which enable IoMTs with a range of representative applications. From these applications, we will abstract out the major challenges to realising the wearable wireless sensors systems for healthcare monitoring applications. Open issues and challenges within each area are also explored as a source of inspiration towards future developments in wearable healthcare systems.
An activity recognition prototype demonstration will conclude the seminar to provide the practical aspects and challenges for a wearable wireless sensor network solution.

1st International Tehran 5G Conference

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The 1st International Tehran 5G Conference held on 17 October 2016 (26 Mehr 1395) at International Conference Center of Islamic Republic of Iran and included different sessions and speeches about 5G communication technology and its usage in various fields.

The conference speakers are well-known researchers in the communication and mobile network fields such as Dr Werner Mohr, Dr Erfanian, Dr Nikofar, Dr Abedi and etc. Also, Dr Mona Ghassemian was one of the conference speakers and she had a speech with the title of “How Wireless Healthcare Systems benefits from 5G?”.

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Dr. Ghassemian’s slides presentation are published on slideshre and you can find or download them from here. Also, You can find more photos in the following.

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Panel Discussion: Dr Ghassemian, Dr Erfanian, Dr Abedi and Dr Werner Mohr

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Tehran 5G Conference Speakers and Organizers

for further photos and information about this conference and the next 5G conference in Tehran, we recommend you to visit Tehran5G website and their instagram.

Talk by Dr. Masek at SBU

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Title:

Transforming the World with Software

Dr. Martin Masek

Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

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 Time:

Sunday, October 2, 2016 (11th of Mehr) 11-12

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School of Computer Science and Engineering (main theatre room) , Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract:

Behind virtually any popular technology these days is a computer program, but just being able to write a program is not a complete recipe for success. This talk will cover several examples of how university-based software projects can have an impact, and some lessons learned along the way, told from the Australian context.

Biography:

Dr. Martin Masek is a Senior Lecturer at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. Martin obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in 1997 and Ph.D. in medical image processing in 2004, both from The University of Western Australia. His research interests are in the application of computer technology to solve real-world problems. This has included projects including the transformation of inexpensive devices to create solutions for monitoring health and wellbeing and the use of games technology in applications from education to exercise.

for further information about Dr. Masek visit his Webpage.

Meeting and discussion at Porto University

Dr Ghassemian went to Porto university and had a meeting with Prof. Miguel Coimbra about their common research fields.

In this meeting Dr. Ghassemian presented eSense research group projects.

Title


Wireless smart health projects

Time & Location:


21 September 2016
Campo Alegre – Porto University

Abstract: This talk will give an overview of current research activities on wireless healthcare monitoring applications.
Ongoing projects such as human activity recognition (HAR) and neuro-feedback therapy for ADHD kids will be discussed and demonstrated. Simulation and testbed analysis of the discussed projects will be presented. Open research challenges and possible collaboration topics will be investigated.

Dr Ghassemian’s Talk at University of Polytechnic Valencia (UPV)

Title


Wireless smart health projects – eSense group

Time & Location:


12:30 (CET) – 9 September 2016
Sala Innova – Ciudad Politécnica Innovación 4th floor- Building 8G – Access A – Universitat Politècnica de València

Abstract: This talk will provide an overview of current research activities on wireless body area network technologies for healthcare monitoring applications.
This seminar exploits four ongoing projects at eSense research group, namely human activity recognition (HAR), ambient monitoring for ADL and neuro-feedback therapy for ADHD children and 5G communication platforms for healthcare traffic. Each project will be discussed and data collection protocols for the test-beds as well as evaluation techniques and measurements will be addressed. Case studies for Parkinson disease monitoring, ADHD kids’ treatments and rehabilitation applications will conclude each project within seminar.

Talk by Dr Payam Barnaghi at Shahid Beheshti University

Title:

Internet of Things for Healthcare and Smart Cities  

 Time:

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 (10th of Shahrivar) 14-15:30

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School of Computer Science and Engineering (main theatre room) , Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract:

Digital data and the connected worlds of physical objects, people and devices are rapidly changing the way we work and interact with our surrounding environments. New technologies have a profound impact on different domains, such as healthcare, environmental monitoring, urban systems and control and management applications, among others. However, these large volumes of heterogeneous data require new methods of communication, aggregation, processing and mining in order to extract efficient and actionable information from the raw data. This talk will focus on Internet of Things technologies and will discuss the opportunities and challenges involved in using large-scale data analytics in smart city and healthcare applications and services.

The talk will also discuss the National Health Services (NHS) funded Internet of Things project for dementia care, called TIHM (https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/innovation/test-beds/tihm/). It is estimated that there will be one million people with dementia in the UK by 2025. Beyond those directly affected, dementia also has a much wider impact on carers, families and health and care services, with social isolation being a key confounding factor. The TIHM project focuses on building the technical and physical infrastructure for an Internet of Things framework to support dementia care and remote monitoring. TIHM uses distributed and secure technologies to capture, analyse and manage the data in order to provide real-time and actionable information to different support groups in dementia care – i.e. clinical, social care, and patients (whenever and wherever appropriate).  TIHM brings together a team of health and care experts, innovation and SMEs with network-enabled products and services and academic and research groups with healthcare, economy and technical expertise to show case the use and effect of the connected technologies in healthcare scenarios.

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Biography:

Payam Barnaghi is a Reader in Machine Intelligence at the Institute for Communication Systems (ICS) at the University of Surrey. He is a senior member of IEEE, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy and an associate editor of the IEEE Internet of Things Journal. He was a guest editor of a special issue of IEEE Intelligent Systems on Web of Things and a special issue of IEEE Internet Computing on Physical-Cyber-Social Computing. He is principal investigator and scientific coordinator of the EU FP7 CityPulse project (http://www.ict-citypulse.eu) on the Internet of Things and smart cities. He is also the technical lead for the National Health Services (NHS) funded Internet of Things project for dementia care (https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/innovation/test-beds/
tihm/). His research interests include machine learning, Internet of Things, semantic web, information centric networks, information search and retrieval and their applications in healthcare and smart cities.

http://personal.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/P.Barnaghi/