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BodyNets 2016 Call for Papers
You are cordially invited to participate in the 11th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets 2016) to be held in Turin, Italy during December 15-16, 2016.
BodyNets 2016 aims to provide a world-leading and unique opportunity for bringing together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to plan, analyze, design, build, deploy and experiment with/on Body Area Networks (BANs).
Sponsored by EAI and CREATE-NET, BodyNets 2016 will feature the state-of-the-art keynote speeches, parallel technical sessions, focused special tracks and entertaining social functions.
Here are several important notes and annoucements:
The technical program will consist of five Main Tracks
1. Wearable Computing
2. Embedded Devices and Medical Applications
3. Communications and Networking
4. Systems and Applications – Ambient Intelligence
5. Antenna Applications and Propagation
Each track has regular and short paper presentations.
The program will also consist of the following Special Tracks:
* ST1: Antennas and Propagation in Body Area Networks (APBN)
* ST2: Body Area NanoNETworks: Electromagnetic, Materials and Communications (BANN-EMC)
* ST3: Cloud-assisted Body Area Networks (CBAN)
* ST4: Human Body Communications (HBCM)
* ST5: Millimeter-Wave Body Area Networks (MilliBAN)
* ST6: Privacy, Security and Trust in Body Area Networks (PSTB)
* ST7: Sensors and Algorithms for Human Motion Analysis and Classification (SAHM)
* ST8: Ultra Wideband for Body Area Networking (UWBAN)
Additionally Special Tracks will be proposed. For further information see Call for Special Track Papers.
All accepted conference papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings (ACM Digital Library).
The proceedings are submitted for inclusion to the leading indexing services: DBLP, Google Scholar, Thomson Scientific ISI Proceedings, EI Elsevier Engineering Index, CrossRef, Scopus, as well as ICST’s own EU Digital Library (EUDL).
Outstanding articles will be encouraged to submit their manuscript to a Special Section in IEEE ACCESS, a multidisciplinary open access journal published by IEEE.
The event is endorsed by the European Alliance for Innovation, a leading community-based organisation devoted to the advancement of innovation in the field of ICT.
We are looking forward to see you in Torino for BODYNETS 2016!
Ladislau Matekovits
General Chair BodyNets 2016
PhD Course by Prof. Yang Hao (QMUL, UK)
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT Chapter is pleased to announce the PhD Course “Metamaterials and Material-by-Design for Electromagnetic Applications” by Prof. Yang HAO (Queen Mary University of London, UK), which will be held at the ELEDIA Research Center, Polo F. Ferrari, Via Sommarive 5, 38123 Trento, from Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21, July 2016.
More information can be found here.
Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Announcement: Prof. Y. Antar
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a Distinguished Lecturer seminar. Prof. Y. Antar (IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer and IEEE Fellow) from the Canada Research in Electromagnetic Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada& Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada will give a seminar titled “Some Recent advances in Antennas Near Field Theory and possible Impact on Future Electromagnetic Applications” at the University of Siena.
Where: Aula Videoconferenze, Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Via Roma 56, 53100, Siena
When: Monday, June 13, 14:30-15:30
Additional Details: please see detailed info
Contact Point: Prof. Stefano MACI (macis@dii.unisi.it)
Seminar Announcement: Dr. Yu Zhong (A-STAR, Singapore)
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that Dr. Yu Zhong (IEEE AP-S Member) from the Department of Electronics and Photonics, Institute of High Performance Computing, A-STAR, Singapore, will give a seminar entitled “Efficient and stable computational modeling for waves and fields – Inverse and direct problems” at the ELEDIA Research Center (ELEDIA@UniTN, University of Trento, Trento, Italy).
Where: Aula “Ofek”, Povo 1 Building, Università di Trento, Via Sommarive 5, I-38123 Trento
When: Thursday, June 9, 2016, 11:00 am
Abstract: In this talk, computational modeling for both inverse and direct problems associated with waves and fields will be discussed. As one knows, inverse problems in handling waves and fields with only measurement data outside the inspection region are usually ill-posed and nonlinear. Trying to tackle them from the perspective of modeling, we have found that there indeed exist proper models with which inversions could be carried out with good efficiency. We will discuss two types of methods here, the qualitative type and the optimization type. The former are mainly tailored for targets with dimensions much smaller than the wavelength, including various MUSIC-type methods, linear sampling method, while the latter for those with dimensions comparable to wavelength, including various subspace-based optimization methods (SOM): improved SOM, twofold SOM (TSOM), FFT-TSOM, new integral equations, and PDE-based SOM. In the second part of the talk, computational modeling for composite layered materials will be discussed from two angles: the large-scale aspect and the small-scale aspect, by considering them as uni-axially anisotropic layered media and as layered media embedded with periodically-arranged cylindrical fibres. Fast, yet stable, approaches have been proposed to settle the spectral response and the spatial response, which serve to build inversion solvers with such materials.
Additional info: please see the ELEDIA Research Center webpage
Dr. Robert J. Mailloux receives Honorary Professor title from the University of Trento
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert J. MAILLOUX will receive the title of Honorary Professor “Bruno Kessler” of the University of Trento. The title is reserved to personalities of great international relevance that have distinguished themselves for the quality of their scientific and intellectual contribution. The title will be presented on Friday May 27, 2016 in the Aula Magna of the “Ferrari” building of the University of Trento.
The event will be introduced by the Rector Prof. Paolo COLLINI and by the DISI Director Prof. Niculae SEBE. Prof. Paolo ROCCA, Associate Professor of the University of Trento and member of the ELEDIA Research Center, will then present the Laudatio for Dr. MAILLOUX. The conferment of the Honorary Professor “Bruno Kessler” title will be followed by the Lectio Magistralis by Dr. Robert J. MAILLOUX.
Event info
Where: Aula Magna, “Ferrari” Building, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento
When: Friday, May 27, 2016, h. 10:30
Additional Details: please see the webpage
Contact Point: Prof. Paolo ROCCA (paolo.rocca@unitn.it)
2016 IEEE AP-S Schelkunoff Award announcement
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that the paper
Gabriele Minatti, Marco Faenzi, Enrica Martini, Francesco Caminita, Paolo De Vita, David González-Ovejero, Marco Sabbadini and Stefano Maci, “Modulated Metasurface Antennas for Space: Synthesis, Analysis and Realizations,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 1288-1300, Apr. 2015
has been awarded the 2016 IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society Sergei A. Schelkunoff Transactions Prize Paper Award
The Sergei A. Schelkunoff Transactions Prize Paper Award is presented to the authors of the best paper published in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION during the previous year. The award was previously known as the ‘Best Paper’ and was renamed in 1985.
The award will be present at the IEEE APS/URSI Symposium Awards Ceremony on Wednesday June 29, 2016 at 5:30 pm in Grand Atlantic Ballroom Salon 2, The El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Prof. MACI recipient of 2016 IEEE AP-S Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that Prof. Stefano MACI (University of Siena) is the recipient of the 2016 IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award
“For extraordinary impact in high-level education in the Antennas and Propagation community through the European School of Antennas ”
The Chen-To Tai Distinguished Educator Award was established in 2000 by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, and it is given annually (if a qualified candidate is nominated) to recognize outstanding career achievements by a distinguished educator in the field of antennas and propagation. The criteria considered by the AP-S Awards Committee include excellence in teaching, involvement with and direction of students to prepare them for effective careers in Electromagnetics, curriculum development with inclusion of current research and knowledge that reflects the state of the art in courses, and authorship of research and course material.
The Award will be presented at the IEEE APS/URSI Symposium Awards Ceremony on Wednesday June 29, 2016 at 5:30 pm in Grand Atlantic Ballroom Salon 2, The El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Announcement: Prof. Q. H. Liu
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a Distinguished Lecturer seminar. Prof. Q. H. Liu (IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer) from the Duke University will be giving a seminar titled “Multiscale Computational Electromagnetics and Applications” at the University of Trento.
Where: Room Garda, “Ferrari” Building, Via Sommarive 9, Trento
When: Friday, May 20, 2016, h. 11:00
Additional Details: please see the seminar page.
Contact Point: Prof. Andrea MASSA (andrea.massa@unitn.it)
MMS 2015 @ Lecce, Italy
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that the first call for papers for the XV Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS-2015) has been published. The Symposium will be held in Lecce, Italy, on November 30 – December 2, 2015. The symposium provides an opportunity to exchange scientific results and current research progress in the area of electromagnetics, antennas and microwave theory and applications. Accepted papers will be published in MMS-2015 Proceedings, IEEE Digital Library and special issues of international journals.
When: November 30th – December 2nd, 2015
Where: Lecce, Italy
Additional Info: flyer
Registration: webpage
IEEE North Italy AP/ED/MTT Chapter @ ICT Days 2015
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that it will be present with a dedicated stand at the ICT Days 2015.
The ICT Days, launched in 2009 as an initiative by the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Trento, are dedicated to the broad subject of Information and Communication Technology. The Placement is one of the most important events on the program. It is an arena dedicated to the encounter between companies and university students. For the former, it is an opportunity to find highly-trained human capital; for the latter, it is a chance for an internship or work experience placement.
Where: Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento
When: March 18-20, 2015
Additional info: please see ICT Days Program