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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
IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter has been awarded!
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased and honored to announce the reception of the
IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Chapter Award for 2014/2015
The award has been establised by MTT-S to acknowledge outstanding Chapters worldwide that have exhibited exceptional performance. This award recognizes the Chapter’s contributions and outstanding service to MTT-S members, technical activities, societal activities, educational activities, membership advancement, and Fellow and award nominations.
More information can be found at the IEEE MTT-S website.
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.
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
Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Announcement: Prof. J. C. Chiao
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce a Distinguished Lecturer seminar. Prof. J. C. Chiao (IEEE MTT-S Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus) from the University of Texas at Arlington will be giving a seminar titled “Implantable Wireless Medical Devices and Systems” at the University of Pavia.
Where: Aula Seminari ex Dipartimento di Elettronica (floor D) Via Ferrata, 5 – Pavia
When: Friday, April 15, 2016, h. 11:00
Additional Details: please see seminar page and detailed info
Contact Point: Prof. Maurizio Bozzi (maurizio.bozzi@unipv.it)
Special Issue in IEEE Transactions on Microwaves Theory and Techniques
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce the IEEE T-MTT Special Issue on “Emerging RF Measurement Techniques and Applications” (Guest Editors: Dr. Leonard Hayden, Prof. Changzhi Li, Prof. Patrick Roblin)
Submission due date is May 1, 2016. This special issueis scheduled for publication in November 2016. Click the Call for Papers for more details.
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
First issue of the IEEE AP/ED/MTT Newsletter published!
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that the first issue of the Chapter Newsletter is available at the Flash! page. Download the Newsletter to be updated on the recent and upcoming initiatives by the Chapter Members!
Short Course on “Adaptive Arrays Control: Theory and Techniques”
The IEEE AP/ED/MTT North Italy Chapter is pleased to announce that Dr. P. Rocca (University of Trento) and Prof. R. L. Haupt (Colorado School of Mines, USA) will be the organizers of a Short Course on “Adaptive Arrays Control: Theory and Techniques” at the 2015 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2015), which will be held at the Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, on 12-17 April, 2015.
Where: Lisbon Congress Centre, Praça das Indústrias 1300-307, Lisbon, Portugal
When: Sunday, April 12, 2015, afternoon
Detailed info: please see the short course page.