Workshops
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Date & Time: Sunday, January 15th 2012, 1:00-5:00pm
1) Tutorial: National and International Spectrum Management Policies and Processes for Wireless ProfessionalsOrganizer and speaker: Nelson Pollack; Spectrum Analytics, LLC, US
AbstractThe RF spectrum is a highly regulated and closely managed resource that is subject to the policy and technical decisions made by numerous national and international spectrum-approval granting organizations. This tutorial provides practical information and insights that will be of immediate use and long-term value to a wide range of military, government, industry, and educational wireless professionals interested in wireless spectrum-dependent system design, development, acquisition, and deployment. The tutorial includes a survey of the analytical tools and techniques used by spectrum management personnel to quantify the electromagnetic compatibility of military and civil spectrum-dependent systems in all intended electromagnetic environments. Current “hot topic” spectrum issues, such as the implications of the National Broadband Plan for future military and civil spectrum access will be discussed. 2) Advances of Nanoelectronics in RF TechnologyOrganizers: Luca Pierantoni; Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy and Fabio Coccetti, LAAS, France
AbstractIn view of the new scenarios that nanotechnology discloses, a multitude of research projects based on novel materials and nano-science concepts have been developed to pave the way for a new generation of nanoelectronic devices and systems, yielding not only higher integration densities as well as substantially improved electro-thermal-mechanical properties, but also unprecedented possibilities for novel or drastically improved devices/systems in the microwave/RF engineering domain of applications. As a matter of fact, nano-materials and nano-devices often exhibit their most interesting properties at microwave and millimeter-wave frequencies. Therefore, the area of nanoelectronics is an enormous opportunity for the microwave community, which can utilize its established body of modelling, design and measurement techniques with the aim to bridge the gap between nano-science and a new generation of extremely integrated circuits. Our goal is to present a meaningful overview of new microwave materials and devices based on recent achievements of nanotechnology. We introduce nanoscale packaging and interconnects, discuss the perspectives of the graphene use in biomedicine, and explore nanotechnology-enabled integrated antennas.
SpeakersIntegrated Antennas Enabled by RF Nanotechnology P. Russer, P. Luigi, and J. A. Russer, Institute for Nanoelectronics, Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany; Wolfgang Porod, University of Notre Dame, US; and L. Pierantoni, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Nanotechnology in Biomedicine: the Perspectives of the Graphene Advent C. Palego, C. Merla, M. Balucani, F. Apollonio, M. Liberti, and J. Hwang; University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Graphene-based Gyrotropic Microwave and THz Components Dimitrios L. Sounas and C. Caloz, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
High Resolution Imaging of Nanoscale Structures by Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscopy T. Monti, A. Di Donato, and M. Farina, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Carbon-based Nanostructures for RF Nanopackaging Dominique Baillargeat, XLIM, University of Limoges, France 3) Telemedecine: Wireless Sensor and Body Area NetworksOrganizers: Jasmin Walk, Thomas Ussmueller, and Georg Fischer, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
AbstractToday’s healthcare systems are faced with a number of new requirements. Innovative technical solutions and concepts are necessary to guarantee high quality health care for future generations. Within the framework of telemedicine, new solutions to this requirement are addressed. In this workshop, the whole range from the basics of telemedicine to newest sensor applications are covered. Hence the addressed topics are of particular relevance for everybody between researchers and end-users. The workshop provides a perspective on the following key areas: wireless sensor nodes, body area networks and patient-oriented implementation. An introduction on the fundamentals of telemedicine and the unique challenges in medical sensor applications will be presented. According to this, a keynote on telemedicine sensor nodes will be given and the problems of electromagnetic wave propagation in and on the human body will be discussed. The influence on the patient’s daily life has to be minimized as far as possible, hence the second part of the workshop addresses new implementation techniques of biosensing and biomonitoring applications like inkjet-printed RF modules. Finally a talk about textile electrodes and sensor integration in textiles will complete the workshop and give examples for new ways of tomorrow’s healthcare.
SpeakersGeneral Introduction: Telemedicine at the example of sensor implants Jasmin Walk, Robert Weigel, Georg Fischer, and Thomas Ussmueller Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Wireless Telemedicine Sensor nodes: Requirements and Challenges Ahead Peter Langendörfer, Thomas Basmer, Krzysztof Piotrowski, and Steffen Ortmann IHP GmbH, Germany
Electromagnetic Radio Link Modeling for In- and On-Body Medical Applications Dirk Manteuffel Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany
Antennas and Wave Propagation in Wireless Body Area Networks in the 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz Regime Jasmin Grosinger and Arpad L. Scholtz Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Inkjet-printed RF modules for biosensing and biomonitoring applications M.M.Tentzeris, R.Vyas, V.Lakafosis, A.Traille, H.Lee, and S.Kim Georgia Institute of Technology, US
Monitoring and Prevention with Textile Electrodes K. Gnewuch, D. Zschenderlein, and U. Möhring TITV e.V. Greiz, Germany
Interconnection Techniques to connect Textiles Substrates and Electronical Components K. Ullrich, F. Siegl, D. Zschenderlein, and U. Möhring TITV e.V. Greiz, Germany 4) Wireless Sensor Network Technologies for the “Internet of Things” ImplementationOrganizer: Nuno Borges Carvalho, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal; Ana Collado and Apostolos Georgiadis, CTTC, Spain
AbstractInternet of Things will create new possibilities and applications in sensing networks and wireless communication. The main objective is mainly that all the physical objects will communicate to each other. However, many technologies competing for this reality are all still in the emerging state. Experts from all over the world will present various approaches to the Internet of things, technology aspects including energy harvesting, printed circuits, RFID and some applications for location sensing, as well as Body Area Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks.
SpeakersEnergy Harvesting Techniques for Autonomous RFID and Wireless Sensor Networks: Challenges and Applications Ana Collado and Apostolos Georgiadis CTTC, Spain
Print RFID technology Luca Roselli, Giulia Orecchini, Federico Alimenti, and Manos Tentzeris, University of Perugia / DIEI, Italy
Autonomous “Green” Wireless Sensor Nodes on Flexible Low-Cost Substrates M. Tentzeris Georgia Institute of Technology, US
WSN for Indoor Location: Challenges and Proposals Nuno Borges Carvalho and Luis Bras Instituto de Telecomunicações – Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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