Program

The detailed program is available here.

Keynote Speakers - Monday, 9h00-10h40

Regulatory Certification of Medical and Healthcare Devices Based on Regulatory Science for Global Compliance
Ryuji Kohno, IEEE and IEICE Fellows Director, Medical ICT Center, Yokohama National University, Japan Distinguished Professor, Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland

Genetic Testing: Keep it simple. Keep it actionable
Ana Teresa Freitas, CEO, HeartGenetics, Genetics and Biotecnology SA, Portugal, Professor, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal  

Panel - Monday, 11h00-12h30

5G for MICT
Organiser: Jari Iinatti, University of Oulu

Session M1: BAN Technology (PHY, MAC, Protocols) - Room 02.1, Monday, 14h00-15h40
Chair: Matti Hämäläinen (University of Oulu, Finland)

14h00: Performance Analysis of Cross-layer Approach About Error Control Scheme for WBANs
Kento Takabayashi (Yokohama National University, Japan); Hirokazu Tanaka (Hiroshima City University, Japan); Chika Sugimoto (Yokohama National University, Japan); Ryuji Kohno (Yokohama National University & University of Oulu, Japan)

14h20: A Study for the Adaptive Error Correction Using QoS-HARQ Toward Dependable Implant Body Area Network
Satoshi Seimiya and Kento Takabayashi (Yokohama National University, Japan); Ryuji Kohno (Yokohama National University)

14h40: A MAC Protocol with Slot Prediction Algorithm for Wireless Body Area Network
Toshikuni Miyazaki (Yokohama National Universtiy, Japan); Tomohiro Fukuya (Yokohama National University, Japan); Ryuji Kohno (Yokohama National University & University of Oulu, Japan)

15h00: Performance of the ETSI SmartBAN System in the Interfered IEEE 802.15.6 Channel
Harri Viittala (University of Oulu, Finland); Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy); Matti Hämäläinen (University of Oulu, Finland)

15h20: Proposal Methods for Performance Analysis of WBANs Based on CSMA/CA
Do Thanh Quan (Yokohama National University, Japan & Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam); Pham Thanh Hiep (Le Quy Don Technical University, Vietnam); Takumi Kobayashi (Yokohama National University & Graduate School of Engineering, Japan); Kento Takabayashi (Yokohama National University, Japan); Ryuji Kohno (Yokohama National University & University of Oulu, Japan)

Session M2: Antennas and Radio Propagation for Wireless BAN - Room 02.1, Monday, 16h00-18h00
Chairs: Jari Iinatti (University of Oulu, Finland), Custodio Peixeiro (IST-TUL, Portugal)

16h00: 3D Printed Antennas for Mm-wave Sensing Applications
Alexander Vorobyov (CSEM & Center Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Switzerland); John Farserotu (CSEM, Switzerland); Jean-Dominique Decotignie (CSEM & EPFL, Switzerland)

16h20: Formulas for Easy-To-Prepare Tailored Phantoms at 2.4 GHz ISM Band
Sergio Castelló-Palacios (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain); Concepcion Garcia-Pardo (Universitat Politècnica de València & Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM), Spain); Alejandro Fornes-Leal (Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications, Spain); Narcis Cardona (The Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain); Ana Valles-Lluch (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain)

16h40: Accurate Broadband Measurement of Electromagnetic Tissue Phantoms Using Open-Ended Coaxial Systems
Alejandro Fornes-Leal (Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications, Spain); Concepcion Garcia-Pardo (Universitat Politècnica de València & Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM), Spain); Sergio Castelló-Palacios and Ana Valles-Lluch (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain); Narcis Cardona (The Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain)

17h00: An Approach to Mean Path Loss Model Estimation for Off-Body Channels
Slawomir J. Ambroziak (Gdansk University of Technology, Poland); Kenan Turbic (INESC-ID / Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal); Luis M. Correia (IST - University of Lisbon & INESC, Portugal)

17h20: Finite Integration Technique Based Channel Modeling on the WBAN Receiver Performance Evaluation
Mariella Särestöniemi, Tommi Tuovinen, Ville Niemelä, Matti Hämäläinen and Jari Iinatti (University of Oulu, Finland)

17h40: Path Loss Modeling for UWB Creeping Waves Around Human Body
Timo Kumpuniemi, Matti Hämäläinen, Juha-Pekka Mäkelä and Jari Iinatti (University of Oulu, Finland)

Welcome reception  - Monday, 18h30-21h00

The welcome reception includes a visit to the Faraday Museum (18:30-19:30) and a welcome drink at the Exhibition Hall of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico. The Faraday Museum has more than 650 items, including a Gramme machine from 1879, a luxury Gower Bell telephone from 1882, one of the first super heterodyne radio receivers developed in the 1920s, alongside galena and regenerative receivers of the same era, a first transistorized television (1959), a first pocket scientific calculator (1972), and so on.

Workshopy - Tuesday, 9h00-12h30

Medical Device Regulatory Science (MDRS)
Masayuki Fujise, Yokohama National University, Japan
Ryuji Kohno, Ph.D., Professor, IEEE and IEICE Fellows Director, Medical ICT Center, Yokohama National University, Japan Distinguished Professor, Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland

Session T1: Human Body Communications, Energy Efficiency and Reliability - Room 02.1, Tuesday, 14h00-15h40
Chairs: Ken Sasaki (University of Tokyo, Japan), Haifa Takruri (University of Salford, United Kingdom)

14h00: Variation of Impedance in Transmission Channel of Human Body Communication
Naruto Arai (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Dairoku Muramatsu (Tokyo University of Science, Japan); Yoshifumi Nishida (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Ken Sasaki (University of Tokyo, Japan)

14h20: Determining the Transmission Efficiency for Human Body Communication Using a Multilayered Phantom
Dairoku Muramatsu (Tokyo University of Science, Japan); Naruto Arai (The University of Tokyo, Japan); Ken Sasaki (University of Tokyo, Japan)

14h40: Improving the Energy Efficiency for Biosensor Nodes in the WBSN Bottleneck Zone Based on a Random Linear Network Coding
Hisham Alshaheen and Haifa Takruri (University of Salford, United Kingdom)

15h00: Energy Efficient UWB-WUR Dual-radio Solution for WBANs
Heikki Karvonen (University of Oulu, Centre for Wireless Communications, Finland); Juha Petäjäjärvi, Ville Niemelä, Matti Hämäläinen and Jari Iinatti (University of Oulu, Finland); Ryuji Kohno (Yokohama National University & University of Oulu, Japan)

15h20: Heart-rate Data Transmission Control for Vital Sensing from Densely-located Exercisers
Kazuki Okita, Hiroyuki Yomo and Takashi Kawabata (Kansai University, Japan)

Session T2: Signal Processing Algorithms for Medical Applications - Room 02.1, Tuesday, 16h00-18h00
Chairs: Shinsuke Hara (Osaka City University, Japan), Matilde Pato (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa & ISEL, Portugal)

16h00: Parameter Optimization of Motion Artifact Canceling PPG-Based Heart Rate Sensor by Means of Cross Validation
Shinsuke Hara and Takunori Shimazaki (Osaka City University, Japan); Hiroyuki Okuhata (Synthesis Corporation, Japan); Hajime Nakamura (Aihara Second Hospital, Japan); Takashi Kawabata (Kansai University, Japan); Kai Cai and Tomohito Takubo (Osaka City University, Japan)

16h20: An Adaptive Scheme of Controlling Dosage and Dosing Interval in General Anesthesia by Model Predictive Control Using Anesthetic Depth Model
Yoshitomo Sakuma and Keiko Sameshima (Yokohama National University, Japan); Ryuji Kohno (Yokohama National University & University of Oulu, Japan)

16h40: Dynamic Stopping Using eSVM Scores Analysis for Event-Related Potential Brain-Computer Interfaces
Vo Anh Kha and Diep N. Nguyen (University of Technology Sydney, Australia); Ha H Kha (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam); Eryk Dutkiewicz (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)

17h00: Received Signal in Harmonic Motion Microwave Doppler Imaging as a Function of Tumor Position in a 3D Scheme
Ümit İrgin (Middle East Technical University, Turkey); Can Baris Top (Aselsan Inc., Turkey); Azadeh Kamali Tafreshi and Nevzat Gençer (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)

17h20: Integrated Electromyography Visualization with Multi Temporal Resolution
Pedro Cardoso (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal); Nuno Datia (ISEL, Portugal); Matilde Pato (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa & ISEL, Portugal)

Banquet - Tuesday, 19h30-22h00

The Conference Banquet is taking place at ”Varanda de Lisboa” (Lisbon Balcony). Emblematic, highly regarded and with one of the most stunning views over the city, this panoramic restaurant is a symbol of the excellent Portuguese gastronomy. Its unique ambience, kindness and dedication of good serving, will be accompanied by piano music during the banquet. Transportation provided.

Lab Visit: Champalimaud Foundation - Wednesday, 9h00-12h30