IEEE Italy Sensors Chapter

The School, funded by Sardegna Ricerche and sponsored by our Chapter, will be held electronically from July 16-23, 2021. Discounted registration fee for IEEE members (50€). First registration deadline: May 31, 2021. More info and registration

More Info   Abstract: Wearable computing is a relatively new area of research and development that aims at supporting people in different application domains: health-care (monitoring assisted livings), fitness (monitoring athletes), social interactions (enabling multi-user activity recognition, e.g., handshake), videogames (enabling joystick-less interactions), factory (monitoring employees in their activity), etc. Wearable computing is based on wearable computing devices/interfaces such as sensor nodes (e.g., to measure heart rate, temperature, blood oxygen, etc), common life objects (e.g., watch, belt, etc), smartphones/PDA. Wearable computing has been recently boosted by the introduction of body sensor networks (BSNs), i.e., networks of wireless wearable sensor nodes coordinated by more capable coordinators (smartphones, tablets, PCs). Although the basic elements (sensors, protocols, coordinators) of a BSN are available (already from a commercial point of view), developing BSN systems/applications is a complex task that requires suitable design methods based on effective and efficient programming frameworks. In this DL, we will first discuss the state-of-the-art of currently available wearable computing systems based on BSNs. Then, we will focus on the SPINE Body-Of-Knowledge (https://projects.dimes.unical.it/spine-bok/), created in the last 15 years by the Prof. Fortino's research group, which includes models, methods, algorithms, frameworks, tools and systems for the systematic and full-fledged development of wearable computing systems based on body sensor networks. We also show real prototypes developed using SPINE BoK, e.g. activity/gesture recognition systems, fall detection systems, mobile ECG processing systems, elbow/knee rehabilitation systems, emotion recognition systems, etc. Finally, the DL will enumerate and discuss future research challenges along possible solutions (e.g., community-oriented wearable computing systems) in such exciting research domain.   Bio: Giancarlo Fortino (SM’12) is Full Professor of Computer Engineering at the Dept of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems of the University of Calabria (Unical), Italy. He received a PhD in Computer Engineering from Unical in 2000. He is also distinguished professor at Wuhan University of Technology and Huazhong Agricultural University (China), high-end expert at HUST (China), senior research fellow at the Italian ICAR-CNR Institute, CAS PIFI visiting scientist at SIAT – Shenzhen, and Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Sensors Council. He is Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher 2020. Currently he has 15 highly cited papers in WoS, and h-index=57 with almost 13000 citations in Google Scholar. He is Chair of the PhD program in ICT, the director of the Postgraduate Master in INTER-IoT and the director of the SPEME lab at Unical as well as co-chair of Joint labs on IoT established between Unical and WUT and SMU and HZAU Chinese universities, respectively. His research interests include wearable computing systems, e-Health, Internet of Things, and agent-based computing. Fortino is currently the scientific responsible of the Digital Health group of the Italian CINI National Laboratory at Unical. He is author of 500+ papers in int’l journals, conferences and books. He is (founding) series editor of IEEE Press Book Series on Human-Machine Systems and EiC of Springer Internet of Things series and AE of premier int'l journals such as IEEE TAFFC-CS, IEEE THMS, IEEE IoTJ, IEEE SJ, IEEE JBHI, IEEE SMCM, IEEE OJEMB, IEEE OJCS, Information Fusion, JNCA, EAAI, etc. He organized as chair many int’l workshops and conferences (100+), was involved in a huge number of int’l conferences/workshops (500+) as IPC member, is/was guest-editor of many special issues (60+). He is cofounder and CEO of SenSysCal S.r.l., a Unical spinoff focused on innovative IoT systems. Fortino is currently member of the IEEE SMCS BoG and of the IEEE Press BoG, and chair of the IEEE SMCS Italian Chapter.

We would like to kindly request dissemination of this international initiative that may be of interest to your students - please find brochure, programme and poster attached.    Following the success of the Bootcamp 2019 (Cambridge edition) and the Bootcamp 2020 (phygital edition) we are pleased to announce the Programma_Bootcamp_2021_def an international training project of Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome in collaboration with Marzotto Venture Accelerator.   This intensive 3-week programme of lectures, labs and project work to acquire technical skills (fundamentals of IoT, AI and enabling technologies) along with soft skills, will be held as phygital edition combining the best of the physical world and the digital world: physical location in Rome and live programme online to allow maximum flexibility so that the participants can choose their learning experience. Aiming to fill the skills gap in Industry 4.0, the course is an important bridge between universities and industry and has the following characteristics: • 3 intense weeks of professional training • 20 hours of lessons • 40 hours of labs led by tutors • 18 hours of soft-skills training • lecturer and tutors from academia and industry • daily teamwork sessions • programme entirely taught in English • scholarships for international students • hackathon   For more information visit the Bootcamp webpage or write to the following email: bootcamp@unicampus.it

December 15th, 12:00 - @ucbm T13 Speaker: Lorenzo Dinia Ph.D. A career in engineering can unfold into unexpected paths and suddenly turn into a dreamed opportunity. A comparison between a family-owned business where an engineer is a handyman problem-solver and a corporate company where an engineer is a micro gear within an infinitely bigger system will be illustrated. A quality engineer for medical devices manufacturer is a professional that links the profit driven part of the business and the one trying to be in compliance with the regulatory agencies. The Six Sigma approach is central in this role to improve quality through reducing variation for every process; the reasons will be explained. The 21 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) part 820 introduces a set of regulations from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements. An overview of the quality system and its applications will be presented. In US, medical devices manufacturers must comply with these rules with regards to their quality system and the quality engineer is te figure to enforce all GMP policies and procedures. The requirements are intended to ensure that medical devices will be safe and effective and otherwise in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. A quality engineer is a key expert on complaint processing using electro-mechanic knowledge and statistical analysis; control of inspection, measuring, and test equipment including handling, preservation, and storage of equipment so that its accuracy and good condition for use are maintained; calibration to ensure precision and accuracy limits are met; risk assessment applied in any quality related activity just to cite a few. The main tasks of a quality engineer will be introduced. The final aim is to find the optimal tradeoff for the company between boosting the profit and being fully in compliance with regulations. The presentation will provide useful tool to better understand where a quality engineer fits among the needs and expectations of companies, hospital personnel, and regulatory agencies. As for each career, some personal lessons will be drawn. Lorenzo Dinia received his M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering in Rome, earning a 4.0 GPA. In 2014, he received a second M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. In February 2019, he completed a Ph.D. program in Mathematical Models for Engineering, Electromagnetics and Nanosciences, majoring in Electromagnetics, at Sapienza University of Rome. In October 2018, he also won the "Marabelli prize". The primary topic of his research is the fiber Bragg grating sensor and its applications, mainly related to the conservation of the original condition of artworks and biomedical applications. His research activities focus on finite element analysis, fiber Bragg grating, guiding structures, theoretical scattering models, optical propagation, sensors, biomedical applications, and cultural-heritage applications. He has three years of experience as a medical equipment maintenance Manager at two major hospitals in Rome. He was responsible for coordinating the work of a team of technicians performing corrective and preventive maintenance and quality inspections. During his professional career, he held different engineering roles in the USA, as Process Technical Engineer at a manufacturing company in Brooklyn, as a Field Service Engineer at a packaging company in New Jersey, and, currently, he is working as a Quality Engineer at a company manufacturing medical devices. MORE INFO LINK SOON

L’IEEE Student Branch dell’Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma e l’IEEE Sensors Council Italy Chapter promuovono la Wearables Challenge. L’obiettivo della Challenge è la realizzazione di sistemi indossabili che consentano: (i) il monitoraggio di parametri vitali o cinematici; (ii) l’acquisizione ed il salvataggio dei dati in real-time; (iii) la stima del parametro di interesse. I lavori sviluppati dai partecipanti saranno valutati in base ai seguenti criteri: 1. Indossabilità del dispositivo; 2. Prestazioni del dispositivo; 3. Originalità della soluzione proposta; 4. Esposizione del lavoro svolto. La commisione valutatrice sarà composta da: Dott. Andrea Rossi Prof. Emiliano Schena Dott. Ing. Carlo Massaroni Dott. Ing. Daniela Lo Presti Dott. Ing. Luigi Raiano Ing. Joshua Di Tocco Dott.ssa Giulia Di Tomaso Dott.ssa Anna Tortoriello Dott. Riccardo Sabbadini PDF DOWNLOAD

Sport is one of the most dynamic and promising sectors in terms of investment in research and innovation. Grounded on this evidence, the core purpose of the 2022 IEEE-STAR International workshop is to foster research in technological innovation and excellence in sports equipment, technical materials, training technologies and performance monitoring, fan engagement and healthy lifestyles. Specifically, the event aims to: promote and strengthen relationships, partnerships, alliances and networks between academia and industry in the field of sport innovation; disseminate recent research and technology advancements, discoveries and novel applications to sport; exchange ideas and strengthen cooperation between researchers; increase the public's understanding and awareness of how the practice of sports can positively affect and individual’s quality of life; facilitate the development of new entrepreneurial initiatives in the sportech sector. The event features a comprehensive technical program including panels, technical sessions, and innovative industrial demonstrations. Vertical panels will be an essential element of the IEEE-STAR workshop. Panels will bring together leading representatives from academia and industry to facilitate discussion around key topics and trends. Panel sessions will focus on challenging and emerging issues in all the areas of sports research and innovation. Prospective Authors of papers are invited to submit an abstract of typically 2 pages. The length of the final papers is from 4 to 6 pages. Proceedings papers need to be presented at the event to assure their submission for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Innovative industrial demonstrations will highlight exciting developmemnts across the field of sport innovation. A central role will be assigned to sport tech startups, whch will be offered a chance to introduce and demonstrate their products and services. PDF Conference website