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Dear all COE faculty members,

Dr. Muhammad Wasim Raad will present a seminar entitled “Advances in Mobile telemedicine & IOT (Internet of Things) and the Future of MBAN (Medical Body Area Networks”,

on Wednesday, 19, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. in Bldg. 22, Room 119.

Abstract:

Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes are becoming the world’s leading causes of death and disability. Cardiovascular diseases(CVD) are the number one cause of death globally. The number of people who die from CVDs, mainly from heart disease and stroke, are expected to reach 23.3. million by 2030 according to World Health Organization.  With the advent of modern technology like  IOT ( the internet of things), RFID & sensor networks , it has become possible to deliver  healthcare services  remotely to areas where patients cannot access hospitals or physicians using telecommunication technology in what is known as  telemedicine.  In addition to that, there has been increasing interest recently in wearable/implantable health monitoring devices like the heart pacemaker. BANs (Body Area Networks) or WBAN are attracting growing attention lately as a solution to support applications & services in healthcare. The IOT is rapidly emerging, and the number of connected devices are expected to grow exponentially (10s billions in 2020), with the continuous miniaturization of these wearable devices. The talk will shed light on the ongoing research in telemedicine utilizing RFID  & biosensors in COE in addition to presenting the state of the art advances in BANs & MBAN.

You are cordially invited to attend.