Wireless Medical Communications (WiMeC) research group

Wireless Medical Communications group is focusing on diverse health related applications aiming to provide solutions for dependable and seamless wireless personalized care throughout our life cycle.

Digital eHealthcare data pathway and architecture.

Research group information

Unit and faculty

CWC-Networks and Systems

Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

Contact information

Research group leader

Professor, Head of Unit

Jari Iinatti

Researchers

Research group description

Wireless Medical Communications research team (WiMeC) focuses on realizing a vision of future healthcare services, which are enabled by the use of the latest wireless technology. The team pursues essentially four lines of research: wireless body area networks (WBAN), full chain of data transfer from measurements to patient’s electronic health record, edge-cloud continuum, and novel secure solutions for care facilities. We are also involved in ETSI standardization relating to smart body area networks.

Projects

Project

2025 – 2027

Eware-6G

Results

Journals

M. Hämäläinen, A. Taparugssanagorn, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, “Exploitation of Wireless Technology in Remote Care Processes”. IEICE Transaction on Communications, Vol. E92-B, No. 2, Feb. 2009.
A. Taparugssanagorn, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “UWB Channel Modeling for Wireless Body Area Networks in Hospital”. International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems (IJUWBCS), Special Issue on Applications of Ultra Wideband Systems in Biomedicine. Vol. 1, No. 4, 2010, pp. 226-236.
H. Viittala, B.N. Nahar, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Medical Applications Adapting Ultra Wideband – A System Study”. International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems (IJUWBCS), Special Issue on Applications of Ultra Wideband Systems in Biomedicine. Vol. 1, No. 4, 2010, pp. 237-247.
A. Taparugssanagorn, B. Chen, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, “A UWB WBAN Channel Model based on A Pseudo-Dynamic Measurement”. Annals of Telecommunications, Springer., Online First™, 26 November 2010.
A. Taparugssanagorn, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, A. Isola, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Preliminary UWB Channel Study for Wireless Body Area Networks in Medical Applications”. International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems (IJUWBCS), Vol. 2, No. 1, 2011, pp. 14-22.
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “IEEE 802.15.4a Low Complexity UWB Receivers in Medical Applications”. International Journal of Ultra Wideband Communications and Systems (IJUWBCS), Vol. 2, No. 2, 2011, pp. 73-82.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, “UWB Loop Antenna on Contact with Human Body Tissues”, IET Proceedings – Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation 7(7), 2013, pp. 588-596.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, J. Iinatti, “Analysis of the Impedance Behaviour for Broadband Dipoles in Proximity of a Body Tissue: Approach by Using Antenna Equivalent Circuits”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research (PIER) B 59, 2014, pp.135-150.
Karvonen H., Suhonen J., Petäjäjärvi J., Hämäläinen M., Hännikäinen M., and Pouttu A., ”Hierarchical Architecture for Multi-Technology Wireless Sensor Networks for Critical Infrastructure Protection,” Springer Wireless Personal Communications Special Issue on Intelligent Infrastructures, vol. 76, no. 2, pp. 209-229, May 2014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1686-2  
H. Karvonen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, M. Hämäläinen, ”A Cross-Layer Optimization Approach for Lower Layers of the Protocol Stack in Sensor Networks“, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, Volume 11 Issue 1, Article No. 16, August 2014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2590810.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, “Impedance Dependency on Planar Broadband Dipole Dimensions: An Examination with Antenna Equivalent Circuits”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research. 144: 249-260.
H. Karvonen, J. Iinatti, M. Hämäläinen, ”A Cross-Layer Energy-Efficiency Optimization Model for WBAN Using IR-UWB Transceivers“, Springer Telecommunications Systems - Modelling, Analysis, Design and Management, Special Issue on Research Advances in Energy-Efficient MAC Protocols for WBANs, November 2014, pp. 1–13.
P. Kumar, A. Gurtov, J. Iinatti, S.-G. Lee, "Delegation-Based Robust Authentication Model for Wireless Roaming using Portable Communication Devices". IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. November 2014, 60(4), pp. 668-674.
P. Kumar, A. Gurtov, J. Iinatti, M. Ylianttila, M. Sain, "Lightweight and Secure Session-Key Establisment Scheme in Smart Home Environments", IEEE Sensors Journal, September, 2015.
J. Petäjäjärvi, H. Karvonen, K. Mikhaylov, A. Pärssinen, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “WBAN Energy Efficiency and Dependability Improvement Utilizing Wake-up Receiver”, IEICE Transactions on Communications 04/2015; E98-B(4):535-542. DOI:10.1587/transcom.E98.B.535, 2015.
V. Niemelä, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Impulse radio UWB receiver analysis of non-coherently detected orthogonal signal”, IET Electronics Letters, Volume 51, No. 24, November 19, 2015. pp. 2061-2062. DOI: 10.1049/el.2015.2234, Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X, 2015.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, E. Salonen, “Antenna Close to Tissue: Avoiding Radiation Pattern Minima with Anisotropic Substrate”, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 13, 2014, pp. 1680-1683.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti “Categorized UWB on-body radio channel modeling for WBANs”, Progress in Electromagnetics Research B (PIERB), Vol. 67, page 1-16, 2016. DOI:10.2528/PIERB15123101.
A. Stango, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, F. Negro, D. Farina, ”Characterization of in-body to on-body wireless radio frequency link for upper limb prostheses”, PLoS One 11(10), 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164987.
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “An UWB Survey: Global Regulations and Impulse Radio Research Based on Standards”, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. 2017, Volume: 19, Issue: 2. Pages: 874-890, DOI: 10.1109/COMST.2016.2634593.
R. Kohno, J. Iinatti, K. Sameshima, “Harmonization Based on Regulatory Science between Scientific and Commercial Radio Uses in a Case of Ultra-Wide Band Radio”, Radio Science. Accepted manuscript online: 7 Dec 2016, 07:20AM EST | DOI: 10.1002/2016RS006097.
Petäjäjärvi J., Mikhaylov K., Vuohtoniemi R., Karvonen H., Iinatti J. (2016), On the Human Body Communications: Wake-up Receiver Design and Channel Characterization. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Special Issue on Revolutionizing mHealth through Next Generation Communication Technologies. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2016, 179 (17 pages). Open accesss, DOI: 10.1186/s13638-016-0674-5.
M. Hämäläinen, X. Li, "Editorial: Recent Advances in Body Area Network Technology and Applications", International Journal of Wireless Information Networks. Springer. DOI 10.1007/s10776-017-0348-1, 2017.
J. Petäjäjärvi, K. Mikhaylov, R. Yasmin, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Evaluation of LoRa LPWAN Technology for Indoor Remote Health and Wellbeing Monitoring”, International Journal on Wireless Information Networks. DOI: 10.1007/s10776-017-0341-8, 2017.
K. Mikhaylov, J. Petäjäjärvi, M. Hämäläinen, A. Tikanmäki, R. Kohno, “Asynchronous Two Way Ranging for UWB and Effect of the IEEE 802.15.4a Communication Settings on Localization Performance”, International Journal on Wireless Information Networks. DOI: 10.1007/s10776-017-0340-9, 2017.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, “Human Body Shadowing Effect on Dynamic UWB On-Body Radio Channels”, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2017.2656246, 2017.
Takabayashi K., Karvonen H., Paso T., Tanaka H., Sugimoto C. and Kohno R., ”Performance evaluation of a QoS-aware error control scheme for multiple-WBAN environment,” IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12(2):S146-S157, doi:10.1002/tee.22445, June 2017.
J. Petäjäjärvi, K. Mikhaylov, M. Pettissalo, J. Janhunen, J. Iinatti, “Performance of a LPWAN based on LoRa Technology: Doppler Robustness, Scalability and Coverage”, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. (Accepted)
H. Viittala, L. Mucchi, M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, ”ETSI SmartBAN System Performance and Coexistence Verification for Healthcare”, IEEE Access, 24 Apr 2017. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2697502.
M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “An Overview of the Electromagnetic Simulation Based Channel Modeling Techniques for Wireless Body Area Network Applications”, IEEE Access – Special Section on Body Area Networks (2017). Print ISSN: 2169-3536. Online ISSN: 2169-3536. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2708161.
J. Farserotu, H. Tanaka, M. Hamalainen, M. Girod-Genet, L. Mucchi, T. Paso, D. Anzai, M. Pagnozzi, ”The Challenges of Body Area Networks in IoT”. (2018) Standards News. IEEE Communications Standards, 2 (2), 16-17. doi:10.1109/MCOMSTD.2018.8412455.
L. Matekovits, G. Fortino, Z. Wang, H. Ghasemzadeh, V. Loscrì, I. Peter, M. Hämäläinen, “Editorial”, IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Body Area Networks. - IEEE Access 6, 30990 – 30995 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2844481
R. Khan, M.M. Alam, T. Paso, and J. Haapola, ”Throughput and Channel Aware MAC Scheduling for SmartBAN Standard”, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, pp. 63133-63145, May 2019.
R. Kohno, T. Kobayashi, C. Sugimoto, Y. Kinjo, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Medical Healthcare Network Platform and Big Data Analysis Based on Integrated ICT and Data Science with Regulatory Science”. IEICE Transactions on Communications, Vol. E102-B, No.6, pp. 1078 - 1087, Jun. 2019.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, R. Kovacs, J. Iinatti, ”Measurement Data Based Study on the In-Body Propagation in the Presence of the Sternotomy Wires and Aortic Valve Implant”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas And Propagation, 20.3.2019. DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2019.2906492.
Md. S. Saud, I. Ahmed, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Katz, "Reconfigurable optical-radio wireless networks: Meeting the most stringent requirements of future communication systems". Transactions on Emerging Telecommunication Technologies, Wiley. January 2019, pp. 1-15. DOI: 10.1002/ett.3562.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, Z. Bi, T. Kumpuniemi, C. Kissi, M. Sonkki, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Comprehensive Study on the Impact of Sternotomy Wires on UWB WBAN Channel Characteristics on the Human Chest Area”, IEEE Access, Jun 2019, Print ISSN: 2169-3536, Online ISSN: 2169-3536, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2920067 2019.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, S. Myllymäki, M. Sonkki, M. Nabil. H. Jantunen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, ”Reflector-backed Antenna for UWB medical Applications with On-Body Investigations,” International Journal on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 2019, 17 pages, 2019.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, S. Myllymäki, M. Sonkki, M. Nabil. H. Jantunen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, “Directive Low-Band UWB Antenna for In-body Medical Communications,” IEEE Access, p. 149026 – 149038, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2947057
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M. Nabil., C. Pomalaza-Raez, ” On-body Cavity-Backed Low-UWB Antenna for_Capsule Localization,” International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, Vol. 2019, 15 pages, 2019.
Ahmed I., Karvonen H., Kumpuniemi T. and Katz M., “Wireless Communications for the Hospital of the Future: Requirements, Challenges and Solutions,” International Journal of Wireless Information Networks (IJWIN), Springer, October 2019.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, C. Kissi, M. Berg, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”WBAN channel characteristics between capsule endoscope and receiving directive UWB on-body antennas”, IEEE Access, Print ISSN: 2169-3536, Online ISSN: 2169-3536, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2982247.
L. Mucchi, R. Vuohtoniemi, H. Virk, A. Conti, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, M. Win, “Spectrum Occupancy and Interference Model based on Network Experimentations in Hospital”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, On page(s): 1-10, Print ISSN: 1536-1276, Online ISSN: 1558-2248, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2020.2995116.
J. Hakala, J. Kilpijärvi, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, S. Myllymäki, T. Myllylä, "Microwave sensing of brain water – A simulation and experimental study using human brain models", IEEE Access 2020. Print ISSN: 2169-3536, Online ISSN: 2169-3536, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3001867.
M. Hämäläinen, L. Mucchi, M. Girod-Genet, T. Paso, J. Farserotu, H. Tanaka, D. Anzai, L. Pierucci, R. Khan, Md M. Alam, P. Dallemagne, ”ETSI SmartBAN Architecture: the Global Vision for Smart Body Area Networks”, IEEE Access, Vol. 8, pp. 150611 – 150625, 2020, Print ISSN: 2169-3536, Online ISSN: 2169-3536, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3016705.
K. Turbic, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, L.M. Correia, ”User Effects on Polarization Characteristics in Off-Body Channels”, IEEE Access, Vol. 8, pp. 167570 – 167584, 2020. ISSN: 2169-3536. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3023248.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, C. Kissi , J. Iinatti: Simulation and measurement data -based study on fat as propagation medium in WBAN abdominal implant communication systems, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, p. 46240-46259, March 2021.
M. Hämäläinen, L. Mucchi, S. Caputo, L. Biotti, L. Ciani, D. Marabissi, G. Patrizi: Ultra Wideband Radar based Indoor Activity Monitoring for Elderly Care, MDPI Sensors 2021, 21, 3158, DOI: https//doi.org/10.3390/s21093158.
M. Ejaz, T. Kumar, I. Kovacevic, M. Ylianttila, E. Harjula: Health-BlockEdge: Blockchain-Edge Framework for Reliable Low-latency Digital Healthcare Applications, MDPI Sensors 21 (7), 2021, Special Issue on Sensors and Smart Devices at the Edge: IoT Meets Edge Computing. DOI: 10.3390/s21072502.
I. Kovacevic, E. Harjula, S. Glisic, B. Lorenzo, M. Ylianttila: Cloud and Edge Computation Offloading for Latency Limited Services, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 55764-55776, April 2021. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3071848.
T. Lähderanta, T. Leppänen, L. Ruha, L. Loven, E. Harjula, M. Ylianttila, J. Riekki, M. Sillanpää: Edge computing server placement with capacitated location allocation, Elsevier Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 153, pp. 130-149, July 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpdc.2021.03.007.
J. Islam, T. Kumar, I. Kovacevic, E. Harjula: Resource-aware Dynamic Service Deployment for Local IoT Edge Computing: Healthcare Use Case, IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3102867.
M. Särestöniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, C. Pomalaza-Raez, ”Wearable Flexible Antenna for UWB On-body and Implant Communications,” MPDI Telecom Journal, August 2021.
E. Harjula, T. Kumar, J. Islam, M. Ejaz, I. Kovacevic: Distributed network and service architecture for future digital healthcare, Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 6-18. doi: 10.23996/fjhw.111777.
I. Ahmad, Z. Ashgar, T. Kumar, G. Li, A. Manzoor, K. Mikhaylov, S.A. Shah, M. Höyhtyä, J. Reponen, J. Huusko, E. Harjula: Emerging Technologies for Next Generation Remote Health Care and Assisted Living. IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3177278.
R. Ahmad, M. Hämäläinen, R. Wazirali, T. Abu-Ain, “Digital-Care in Next Generation Networks: Requirements and Future Directions”, Computer Networks 224(3):109599, Feb 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2023.109599.
M. Särestöniemi, A. Taparugssanagorn, J. Wisanmongkol, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Comprehensive Analysis of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Radio Channel Characteristics Using Anatomically Realistic Gastrointestinal Simulation Model”, IEEE Access, Apr 2023, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3263555.
A. Isosalo, J. Islam, H. Mustonen, E. Räinä, E., S.I. Inkinen, M. Brix, T. Kumar, J. Reponen, M.T. Nieminen, E. Harjula, "Local edge computing for radiological image reconstruction and computer-assisted detection: A feasibility study", Finnish Journal of EHealth and EWelfare, 15(1), 52–66. https://doi.org/10.23996/fjhw.122647.
M. S. Zulkefli, K. Zhang, M. Sarestoniemi, S. Myllymaki, W. G. Whittow, S. Yan, P. J. Soh, “Experimental Wireless Link and SAR Assessments of a PIFA for Ingestible Biotelemetry", IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 281 – 289, Sept. 2023. (doi: 10.1109/JERM.2023.3294707)
M. Mercuri, P. J. Soh, P. Mehrjouseresht, F. Crupi, D. Schreurs, “Biomedical Radar System for Real-Time Contactless Fall Detection and Indoor Localization,” IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 303 – 312, Dec. 2023. (doi: 10.1109/JERM.2023.3278473)
K. Zhang, P. J. Soh, J. Chen, S. Yan, “CRLH TL-Based Compact Wideband Button Antenna for Biomedical Applications”, IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, accepted Nov. 29, 2023, to appear. (doi: 10.1109/JERM.2023.3338960)
J. Wisanmongkol, A. Taparugssanagorn, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “UWB Wireless Capsule Endoscope Localization based on a Hybrid One-Shot Learning and Trilateration Method”, IEEE Access, Jan 2024, 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3354704.

Conference papers

R. Sliz, H. Kotipalo, I. Ashraf, S. Sasin, H. Alamäki, H. Sorvoja, “Identification and Patient's Vital Signs Monitoring Solution based on RFID and Wireless Technologies”. Proceedings of Telehealth and Assistive Technologies, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2008.
A. Taparugssanagorn, A. Rabbachin, J. Saloranta, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “A Review of Channel Modelling for Wireless Body Area Network in Wireless Medical Communications”. The 11th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC’08), 2008, Lapland, Finland, 2008.
M. Härkönen, I. Asraf, M. Hämäläinen, J. Riekki, M. Polojärvi, “Case Study: Utilization Overview of the Wireless Hospital Concept”. The 11th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC’08), Lapland, Finland, 2008.
H. Viittala, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Suitability Study of DS-UWB and UWB-FM for Medical Applications”. The 11th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC’08), Lapland, Finland, 2008.
M. Hämäläinen, P. Pirinen, J. Iinatti, A. Taparugssanagorn, “UWB Supporting Medical ICT Applications”. The 2008 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB2008), Hannover, Germany, 2008.
A. Taparugssanagorn, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, A. Isola, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “UWB Channel Modeling for Wireless Body Area Networks in Medical Applications”. The third International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT’09), Montreal, Canada, 2009.
M. Hämäläinen, A. Taparugssanagorn, R. Tesi, J. Iinatti, “Wireless Medical Communications Using UWB”. The International Conference on Ultra Wideband 2009 (ICUWB’09), Vancouver, Canada, 2009.
A. Taparugssanagorn, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Effect of Body Motion and the Type of Antenna on the Measured UWB Channel Characteristics in Medical Applications of Wireless Body Area Networks”. The International Conference on Ultra Wideband 2009 (ICUWB’09), Vancouver, Canada, 2009.
A. Taparugssanagorn, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, R. Tesi, A. Isola, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “UWB Channel for Wireless Body Area Networks at Hospital”. The 12th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC’09), Sendai, Japan, 2009.
H. Viittala, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, A. Taparugssanagorn, “Different Experimental WBAN Channel Models and IEEE802.15.6 Models: Comparison and Effects”. The 2nd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL2009), 24.-27.11.2009, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. (Invited paper)
F. Martelli, L. Goratti, J. Haapola, “Performance of Sensor MAC Protocols for Medical ICT Using IR-UWB Technology”. The third International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF 2010), Valencia, Spain, 2010.
M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Wireless Medical Communication”. Sports and Wellbeing; Technological and Nutritional Aspects. Multidisciplinary Research Symposium, Vuokatti, Finland, 2010.
V. Niemelä, A. Rabbachin, A. Taparugssanagorn, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Simulations of Some UWB WBAN Receivers in a Hospital Environment”. Sports and Wellbeing; Technological and Nutritional Aspects. Multidisciplinary Research Symposium, Vuokatti, Finland, 2010.
A. Taparugssanagorn, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, “UWB Channel Characteristics in the Proximity of a Dynamic Human Body for WBAN Medical Applications”. The fourth International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2010), Taipei, Taiwan, 2010.
A. Taparugssanagorn, B. Zhen, R. Tesi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, “A Dynamic Channel Model of UWB-WBAN for Some Medical Applications”. The fourth International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2010), Taipei, Taiwan,2010.
V. Niemelä, A. Rabbachin, A. Taparugssanagorn, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Performance of IEEE 802.15.4a UWB WBAN Receivers in a Real Hospital Environment”. The fourth International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2010), Taipei, Taiwan, 2010.
L. Kynsijärvi, L. Goratti, R. Tesi, J. Iinatti, M. Hämäläinen, “Design and Performance of Contention Based MAC Protocols in WBAN for Medical ICT Using IR-UWB”. The first International Workshop on Body Area Networks - Enabling Technologies for Wearable and Implantable Body Sensors (BAN 2010) in conjuction with the 21th Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Conference (PIMRC 2010), 26.-30.9.2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
H. Viittala, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Impact of Difference on WBAN Channel Models to UWB System Perfomance”. International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA 2010), 17.-20.10.2010, Taichung, Taiwan.
M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, T. Jämsä , “Medical ICT Serving Society”. International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA 2010), 17.-20.10.2010, Taichung, Taiwan. (Invited paper)
V. Niemelä, J. Iinatti, M. Hämäläinen M., A. Taparugssanagorn, “On the Energy Detector, P- and S-Rake Receivers in a Measured UWB Channel Inside a Hospital“. 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL2010), 7.-10.11.2010, Rome, Italy. (Invited paper)
V. Niemelä, A. Rabbachin, A. Taparugssanagorn, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “A Comparison of UWB WBAN Receivers in Different Measured Hospital Environments”. 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL2010), 7.-10.11.2010, Rome, Italy.
Karvonen H., Goratti L., “Optimal Code Rate for Wireless Sensor Networks Using IR-UWB and Non-Coherent Detection,” IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS’10), San Francisco, CA, USA, November 8-12, 2010.
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, A. Taparugssanagorn, “P-Rake Receivers in Different Measured WBAN Hospital Channels”. The 5th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2011), 27.-30.3.2011, Montreux, Switzerland, 2011.
W.-B.Yang, K. Sayrafian-Pour, J. Hagedorn, J. Terrill, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, A. Taparugssanagorn, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Impact of an Aortic Valve Implant on Body Surface UWB Propagation: A Preliminary Study”. The 5th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2011), 27.-30.3.2011, Montreux, Switzerland.
M. Hämäläinen, A. Taparugssanagorn, J. Iinatti, “Review of the WBAN Radio Channel Modeling for Medical Applications”. European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2011), 11-15.4.2011, Rome, Italy.
M. Hämäläinen, V. Niemelä, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, ”Performance Comparison of the Different IR-UWB Receivers in Wireless Body Area Networks”. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB 2011), 14.-16.9.2011, Bologna, Italy. (Invited)
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Improved Usage of Time Slots of the IEEE 802.15.4a UWB System Model.” International Workshop on Future Wellness and Medical ICT Systems in conjunction with the 14th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, Brest, France, 2011.
T. Paso, J.-P. Mäkelä, J. Iinatti, “Enhancing the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC with Dynamic GTS Allocation for Medical Applications.” International Workshop on Future Wellness and Medical ICT Systems in conjunction with the 14th International Symposium on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications, Brest, France, 2011.
M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, ”Wireless Communications in Healthcare - Recent and Future Topics.” 4th International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL2011), 26-28.10. 2011, Barcelona, Spain. (Invited)
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, ”IEEE 802.15.4a UWB Receivers’ Performance in Different Body Area Network Channels.” 4th International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL2011), 26-28.10. 2011, Barcelona, Spain. (Invited)
T. Tuovinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, “Monopole Ultra Wideband Antenna for On-Body Communication in Wireless Body Area Network”. 7th Annual Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference 2011 (LAPC 2011), 14.-15.11.2011, Loughborough, UK.
T. Tuovinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, “Ultra Wideband Loop Antenna for On-Body Communication in Wireless Body Area Network”. 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2012), 26.-30.3.2012, Prague, Czech Republic.
T. Tuovinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, “Comparison of the Performance of the Two Different UWB Antennas for the Use in WBAN On-Body Communication”. 6th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2012), 26.-30.3.2012, Prague, Czech Republic.
M. Särestöniemi, T. Tuovinen, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yadzandoost, E. Kaivanto, J. Iinatti, “Applicability of Finite Integration Technique for the Modelling of UWB Channel Characteristics”. The 6th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2012), 26.-29.3.2012, La Jolla, CA, USA.
T. Paso, V. Niemelä, J. Haapola, J. Iinatti, “Novel Techniques for Informing of Modulation Method in the IEEE 802.15.4a UW System”. The 6th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2012), 26.-29.3.2012, La Jolla, CA, USA.
M. Hämäläinen, V. Niemelä, J. Iinatti, “The Performance Comparison of UWB Receivers for IEEE802.15.4a Minimum Burst Length”, The 6th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2012), 26.-29.3.2012, La Jolla, CA, USA.
M. Särestöniemi, T. Tuovinen, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, “Channel Modeling for UWB WBAN On-Off Body Communication Link with Finite Integration Technique”. Workshop on Ultra Wide Band for Body Area Networking (UWBAN) in conjunction with 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks (Bodynets2012), Oslo, Norway.
V. Niemelä, J. Haapola, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Integration Interval and Threshold Evaluation for an Energy Detector Receiver with PPM and OOK Modulations”. Workshop on Ultra Wide Band for Body Area Networking (UWBAN) in conjunction with 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks (Bodynets2012), Oslo, Norway.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, E. Salonen, J. Iinatti, “Human Body Effect on the Polarization Properties of the New UWB Dipole Antenna in WBAN UWB Applications”. Workshop on Ultra Wide Band for Body Area Networking (UWBAN) in conjunction with 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks (Bodynets2012), Oslo, Norway.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, E. Salonen, J. Iinatti, “Radiation Properties of the Planar UWB Dipole in the Proximity of Dispersive Body Models”. The 7th International Conference on BANs (BodyNets), in Oslo, Norway, on 24-26th September 2012.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, E. Salonen, J. Iinatti, “Reactive Near-Field Region Radiation of Planar UWB Antennas Close A Dispersive Tissue Model”. The 8th International Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, United Kingdom, on 12-13th November 2012.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, E. Salonen, J. Iinatti, “Impedance Behaviour of Planar UWB Antennas in the Vicinity of a Dispersive Tissue Model” The 8th International Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, United Kingdom, on 12-13th November 2012.
M. Särestöniemi, T. Tuovinen, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Finite Integration Technique for Modelling WBAN Links in Complex Environments”. The 7th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology. (ISMICT2013), Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 2013.
T. Tuovinen, T. Kumpuniemi, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Effect of the Antenna-Human Body Distance on the Antenna Matching in UWB WBAN Applications”. The 7th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology. (ISMICT2013), Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 2013.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “On the Evaluation of Biological Effects of Wearable Antennas on Contact with Dispersive Medium in Terms of SAR and Bio-Heat by Using FIT Technique”. The 7th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology. (ISMICT2013), Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 2013.
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “IEEE 802.15.6 UWB Symbol Length on the Energy Detector Receiver Performance with OOK and PPM”. The 7th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology. (ISMICT2013), Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 2013.
L.Z. Kahsay, T. Paso, J. Iinatti, “Evaluation of IEEE 802.15.6 MAC User Priorities with UWB PHY for Medical Applications”, The 7th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology. (ISMICT2013), Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 2013.
T. Kumpuniemi, T. Tuovinen, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, R. Vuohtoniemi, J. Iinatti, ”Measurement-Based On-Body Path Loss Modelling for UWB WBAN Communications”, The 7th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology. (ISMICT2013), Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8, 2013.
V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “On IEEE 802.15.6 IR-UWB Receivers -Simulations of Receivers Capable of Detecting DBPSK Modulation”. 35th Annual International Conference on the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS2013), 3.-7.7.2013, Osaka, Japan.
T. Tuovinen, T. Kumpuniemi, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Effect of Antenna-Human Body Operation Distance on the On-Off and On-On Path Gain in UWB WBAN Applications”. 35th Annual International Conference on the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS2013), 3.-7.7.2013, Osaka, Japan.
N. Keränen, M. Särestöniemi, J. Partala, M. Hämäläinen, J. Reponen, T. Seppänen, J. Iinatti, T. Jämsä, “IEEE802.15.6 -Based Multi-accelerometer WBAN System for Monitoring Parkinson's Disease”. 35th Annual International Conference on the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS2013), 3.-7.7.2013, Osaka, Japan.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, E. Salonen, “The Comparative analysis of UWB Antennas with Complementary Characteristics: A Functionality in FS and Applicability for the Usage Close to Tissues”. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (The 34th PIERS 2013), 12.-15.8.2013, Stockholm, Sweden.
T. Paso, J. Haapola, J. Iinatti, “Feasibility Study of IEEE 802.15.4e DSME Utilizing IR-UWB and S-Aloha”. 24th IEEE International Annual Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC2013), 8.-11.9.2013, London, UK.
J. Partala, N. Keränen, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, T. Jämsä, J. Reponen, T. Seppänen, “Security Threats Against the Transmission Chain of a Medical Health Monitoring System”, the 15th IEEE International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application & Services (IEEE Healthcom 2013), 9.-12.10.2013. Lisbon, Portugal.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, T. Tuovinen, K. Y. Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, ”Generic Small Scale Channel Model for On-Body UWB WBAN Communications”, The Second Ultra Wideband for Body Area Networking Workshop (UWBAN-2013), Co-located with the 8th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2013), 30.9.-2.10.2013, Boston, MA, USA.
H. Karvonen, J. Iinatti, M. Hämäläinen, “Energy Efficiency Optimization for IR-UWB WBAN Based on the IEEE 802.15.6 Standard”. The Second Ultra Wideband for Body Area Networking Workshop (UWBAN-2013), Co-located with the 8th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2013), 30.9.-2.10.2013, Boston, MA, USA.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, E. Salonen, “The Effect of Antenna Pattern and Polarization for Launching Creeping Waves on a Skin Surface”. The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2014), 6.-11.4.2014, The Hague, The Netherlands.
M. Särestöniemi, V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, N. Keränen, J. Partala, T. Jämsä, T. Seppänen, J. Reponen, ”Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.15.6 Based WBAN System for Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease”, The 8th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2014), 2.-4.4.2014, Florence, Italy.
Tuovinen T., Berg M., Salonen E., Hämäläinen M., and Iinatti J., “Conductive Layer under a Wearable UWB Antenna: Trade-off between Absorption and Mismatch Losses,” The 8th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2014), 2.-4.4.2014, Florence, Italy.
Niemelä V., Paso T., Tuovinen T., Haapola J., Hämäläinen M. and Iinatti J. “Propagation Effects and Antenna Properties and Their Impact on ED Receivers’ Performance in Body Sensor Network”. The 8th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2014), 2.-4.4.2014, Florence, Italy.
Petäjäjärvi J., Karvonen K., Vuohtoniemi R., Hämäläinen M., Huttunen H., ”Preliminary Study of Superregenerative Wake-up Receiver with Addressing Capability”. The 8th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2014), 2.-4.4.2014, Florence, Italy.
Kumpuniemi T., Hämäläinen M., Tuovinen T., Yekeh Yazdandoost K., Iinatti J., “Radio Channel Modelling for Pseudo-Dynamic WBAN On-Body UWB Links”. The 8th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2014), 2.-4.4.2014, Florence, Italy.
Darooei Zadeh A., Bagheri H., Katz M., “Using Mobile Clouds in Medical ICT scenarios: A Preliminary Study”. The 8th International Symposium on Medical Information & Communication Technology (ISMICT2014), 2.-4.4.2014, Florence, Italy.
Hämäläinen M., Kumpuniemi T., Iinatti J., “Observations from Ultra Wideband On-body Radio Channel Measurements”. 31th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (31th URSI GASS), 16.-23.8.2014, Beijing, China.
Karvonen H., Petäjäjärvi J., Iinatti J., Hämäläinen M., Pomalaza-Raez C., “A Generic Wake-up Radio based MAC Protocol for Energy Efficient Short Range Communication”. Workshop on "The Convergence of Wireless Technologies for Personalized Healthcare" in Conjunction with IEEE 25th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC2014), 2.–5.9.2014, Washington, DC, USA.
Virk M.H., Vuohtoniemi R., Hämäläinen M., Mäkelä J.-P., Iinatti J., “Spectrum Occupancy Evaluations at 2.35-2.50 GHz ISM Band in a Hospital Environment”. The 9th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2014), 29.9.–1.10.2013, London, UK.
Mucchi L., Carpini A., Kumpuniemi T., Hämäläinen M., Iinatti J., “Evaluation of the Aggregate Interference in Hospital ISM Band”. The 9th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2014), 29.9.–1.10.2013, London, UK.
Karvonen H., Petäjäjärvi J., Iinatti J., Hämäläinen M., Energy Efficient IR-UWB WBAN using a Generic Wake-up Radio based MAC Protocol. UWBAN-2014 (Ultra Wide Band for Body Area Networking-2014) Workshop Co-located with the 9th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2014), 29.9.–1.10.2014, London, UK.
Kumpuniemi T., Hämäläinen M., Yekeh Yazdandoost K., Iinatti J., Human Body Size and Shape Effect on UWB On-Body WBAN Radio Channels - Preliminary Results. UWBAN-2014 (Ultra Wide Band for Body Area Networking-2014) Workshop Co-located with the 9th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2014), 29.9.–1.10.2014, London, UK.
Berg M., Tuovinen T., Propagation along a Human Body Surface in WBAN: Remarks of Desirable Antenna Characteristics. 4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare (MobiHealth-2014), 3.–5.11.2014, Athens, Greece.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, W. Whittow, E. Salonen, Performance of WBAN on Ground Antenna Type with Relation to Analytical Path Loss Model. The 8th International Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, United Kingdom, on 10-11th November 2014.
M. Berg, T. Tuovinen, E. Salonen, Low-Profile Antenna with Optimal Polarization for 2.45 GHz On-Body Sensor Nodes. The 10th International Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, United Kingdom, on 10-11th November 2014.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, Dynamic On-Body UWB Radio Channel Modeling. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
L. Mucchi, A. Carpini, T. D’Anna, M. H. Virk, M. Hamalainen, J. Iinatti, Threshold Setting for the Evaluation of the Aggregate Interference in ISM Band in Hospital Environments. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
J. Petäjäjärvi, K. Mikhaylov, H. Karvonen, R. Vuohtoniemi, M. Hämäläinen, Loose Synchronization Method for Low-power Superregenerative Wake-up Receiver. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, L. Mucchi, M. Girod-Genet, J. Farserotu, H. Tanaka, W.H. Chin, L. Nachabe, ETSI TC SmartBAN: Overview of the Wireless Body Area Network Standard. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
H. Viittala, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, Zone-Based Fuzzy Routing for WBANs. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
T. Paso, H. Tanaka, M. Hämäläinen, W.H. Chin, J. Haapola, R. Matsuo, S. Subramani, An Overview of ETSI TC SmartBAN MAC Protocol. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
K. Nakanishi, V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, S. Hara, On IEEE 802.15.6 IR-UWB ED Receiver Performance in the Presence of Multiuser Interference. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
W.H. Chin, H. Tanaka, T. Nakanishi, T. Paso, M. Hämäläinen, An Overview of ETSI TC SmartBAN's Ultra Lower Power Physical Layer. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
M. H. Virk, R. Vuohtoniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, J-P. Mäkelä, Stochastic Spectral Occupancy Modeling: A Body Area Network Perspective in ISM Band. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
M. H. Virk, R. Vuohtoniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, J-P. Mäkelä, On Spectrum Occupancy Evaluations From the Standpoint of Body Area Networks in ISM Band. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
T. Tuovinen, M. Berg, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, Towards High On-Body Sensor Node Performance with the 3D Antennas for IR-UWB WBANs. The 9th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2015), 24-26.3.2015, Kamakura, Japan.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, Measurements for Body-to-Body UWB WBAN Radio Channels. The 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP2015), 12-17.4.2015, Lisbon, Portugal.
T. Paso, V. Niemelä, J. Haapola, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.15.4-2011 IR-UWB System with Enhanced Modulation Scheme”, the 10th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2015), Sep 28 – Sep 30, 2015, Sydney, Australia.
K. Takabayashi, H. Karvonen, T. Paso, H. Tanaka, C. Sugimoto, R. Kohno, “Energy Efficiency Evaluation of ECC Scheme Utilizing Decomposable Codes in IEEE Std 802.15.6 Based WBANs”. The 10th International Conference on Body Area Networks (BodyNets-2015), Sep 28 – Sep 30, 2015, Sydney, Australia.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, ”Human Tissue Type and Volume Effect on the On-‐Body UWB Antenna Matching”, the 10th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2016), 20-23.3.2016, Worchester, MA, USA.
J. Petajäjärvi, K. Mikhaylov, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Evaluation of LoRa LPWAN Technology for Remote Health and Wellbeing Monitoring”, the 10th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2016), 20-23.3.2016, Worchester, MA, USA.
K. Mikhaylov, A. Tikanmäki, J. Petajäjärvi, M. Hämäläinen, R. Kohno, ”On the Selection of Protocol and Parameters for UWB-based Wireless Indoors Localization”, the 10th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2016), 20-23.3.2016, Worchester, MA, USA.
J. Petäjäjärvi, K. Mikhaylov, H. Karvonen, R. Vuohtoniemi, J. Iinatti, “Superregenerative Wake-up Receiver with 20 μW Power Consumption for Human Body Communication”, 8th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS'2016), 21.-23.11.2016, Larnaca, Cyprys
H. Karvonen, J. Petäjäjärvi, V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, ”Energy Efficient UWB-WUR Dual-radio Solution for WBANs”, the 11th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2017), 6-8.2.2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
H. Viittala, L. Mucchi, M. Hämäläinen, ”Performance of the ETSI SmartBAN System in the Interfered IEEE 802.15.6 Channel”, the 11th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2017), 6-8.2.2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
M. Särestöniemi, T. Tuovinen, V. Niemelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Finite Integration Technique Based Channel Modeling on the WBAN Receiver Performance Evaluation”, the 11th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2017), 6-8.2.2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J.-P. Mäkelä, J. Iinatti, ”Path Loss Modeling for UWB Creeping Waves Around Human Body” , the 11th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2017), 6-8.2.2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
H. Karvonen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, Matti Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Coexistence of Wireless Technologies in Medical Scenarios”, European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Jun 12-15, 2017, Oulu, Finland.
Z. Hussain, H. Karvonen, J. Iinatti, “Energy Efficiency Evaluation of Wake-up Radio Based MAC Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks”, 17th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband (ICUWB 2017), 12.-15.9.2017, Salamanca, Spain.
H. Viittala, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Link-level Performance of FM-UWB in the Interfered IEEE 802.15.6 Channel”, Bodynets2017, Sep 28-29, 2017, Dalian, China.
H. Karvonen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, K. Mikhaylov, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Experimental Performance Evaluation of BLE 4 vs BLE 5 in Indoors and Outdoors Scenarios” , Bodynets2017, Sep 28-29, 2017, Dalian, China.
H. Karvonen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, K. Mikhaylov, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Interference of Wireless Technologies on BLE based WBANs in Hospital Scenarios”, the 28th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (IEEE PIMRC 2017), Oct 8-13, 2017, Montreal, Canada.
T. Kumpuniemi, J.-P. Mäkelä, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, ”Dynamic UWB Off-Body Radio Channels - Human Body Shadowing Effect”, the 28th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (IEEE PIMRC 2017), Oct 8-13, 2017, Montreal, Canada.
M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, C. Pomalaza-Raez, ”Impact of the Sternotomy Wires and Aortic Valve Implant on the On-Body UWB Radio Channels”, the 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2018), 26-28.3.2018, Sydney, Australia.
A. D’Souza, H. Viittala, M. Hämäläinen, L. Mucchi, ”Performance Comparison between ETSI SmartBAN and Bluetooth”, the 12th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT2018), 26-28.3.2018, Sydney, Australia.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Hämäläinen, Jari Iinatti, ”A Finite Integration Technique Based Simulation Study on the Impact of the Sternotomy Wires on the UWB Channel Characteristics”, Bodynets 2018, Oct 2-3, 2018, Oulu, Finland.
T. Kumpuniemi, J-P. Mäkelä, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, Jari Iinatti, “Human Body Effect on Static UWB WBAN Off-Body Radio Channels”, Bodynets 2018, Oct 2-3, 2018, Oulu, Finland.
T. Paso, J. Haapola, ”Neighbour wireless body area network discovery mechanism for ETSI SmartBAN”, Bodynets 2018, Oct 2-3, 2018, Oulu, Finland.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, M. Sonkki, M.N. Srifi, ”Low-UWB directive antenna for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy localization, Bodynets 2018, Oct 2-3, 2018, Oulu, Finland.
I. Ahmed, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Katz, ”A Hybrid Optical-Radio Wireless Network Concept for the Hospital of the Future”, Bodynets 2018, Oct 2-3, 2018, Oulu, Finland.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M.N. Srifi, H. Jantunen, “High Directive Antenna for Low-UWB Body Area Networks Applications”, ISAECT2018, Nov. 2018, Morocco.
H. Karvonen, K. Mikhaylov, D. Acharya, Md. M. Rahman, “Performance Evaluation of Bluetooth Low Energy Technology under Interference”, Bodynets 2018, Oct 2-3, 2018, Oulu, Finland.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Kissi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Propagation and UWB Channel Characteristics on the Human Abdomen Area”, 13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP 2019). Mar 31 – Apr 5, 2019, Krakow, Poland.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Kissi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Measurement and Simulation Based Study on UWB Channel Characteristics on the Abdomen Area", 2019 13th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 8-10, 2019, Oslo, Norway.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Kissi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, “Measurement and Simulation Based Study on UWB Channel Characteristics on the Abdomen Area”, 2019 13th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 8-10, 2019, Oslo, Norway.
T. Kumpuniemi, J.-P. Mäkelä, M. Hämäläinen, K. Yekeh Yazdandoost, J. Iinatti, ”Measurements on Dynamic Off-Body Radio Channels at UWB frequencies”, 2019 13th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 8-10, 2019, Oslo, Norway.
H. Karvonen, A. Matilainen, V. Niemelä, “Remote Activity Monitoring Using Indirect Sensing Approach in Assisted Living Scenario”, 2019 13th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 8-10, 2019, Oslo, Norway.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M. Scrifi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, "Low-UWB Antennas in Vicinity of Human Body, " 2019 13th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 8-10, 2019, Oslo, Norway.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M. Scrifi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, " Low-UWB Receiving Antennas for WCE Localization," 2019 13th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 8-10, 2019, Oslo, Norway.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, M. Berg, C. Kissi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti,” In-body Power Distribution for Abdominal Monitoring and Implant Communications Systems,” ISWCS 2019.
T. Kumpuniemi, J.-P. Mäkelä, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Pseudo-Dynamic UWB WBAN Off-Body Radio Channel Measurements- Preliminary Results”, Bodynets 2019, Oct 2-3, 2019, Florence, Italy.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, M. Berg, C. Kissi, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”UWB-WBAN Radio Channel Characteristics between the Endoscope Capsule and On-body Antenna”, Bodynets 2019, Oct 2-3, 2019, Florence, Italy.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, C. Kissi, T. Kumpuniemi, M. Sonkki, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Fat in the Abdomen Area as a Propagation Medium in WBAN Applications”, Bodynets 2019, Oct 2-3, 2019, Florence, Italy.
I. Ahmed, A. Bykov, A. Popov, I. Meglinski, M. Katz, “Optical Wireless Data Transfer Through Biotissues: Practical Evidence and Initial Results”, Bodynets 2019, Oct 2-3, 2019, Florence, Italy.
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, M. Scrifi, H. Jantunen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, ”Dual Band CPW-fed Double Monopole Antenna for 2.4/5.8 ISM Band Medical Applications,” ISAECT 2019.
K. Turbic, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, T. Kumpuniemi, L.M. Correia, ”A Preliminary Analysis of User’s Body Impact on Signal Polarization in WBANs”, 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 15-20, 2020. (virtual event)
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, C. Kissi, M. Berg, M. Hämäläinen, J. Iinatti, ”Impact of the antenna cavity on the inbody propagation and channel characteristics between capsule endoscope and on-body antenna”, 2020 14th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 20-22, 2020, Nara, Japan. (virtual event)
K. Mikhaylov, H. Karvonen, “Wake-up Radio Enabled BLE Wearables: Empirical and Analytical Evaluation of Energy Efficiency”, 14th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 20-22, 2020, Nara, Japan. (virtual event)
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, J. Hakala, S. Myllymäki, J. Kilpijärvi, J. Iinatti, M. Hämäläinen, T. Myllylä, ”Detection of brain hemorrhage in white matter using analysis of radio channel characteristics”, Bodynets 2020, Oct 21 – 22, 2020, Tallinn, Estonia. (virtual event)
S. Halder, M. Särestöniemi, I. Ahmed, M. Katz, ”Providing Connectivity to Implanted Electronics Devices: Experimental Results on Optical Communications over Biological Tissues with Comparisons against UWB”, Bodynets 2020, Oct 21 – 22, 2020, Tallinn, Estonia. (virtual event)
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, C. Kissi, J. Iinatti, ”On the UWB in-body propagation measurements using pork meat”, Bodynets 2020, Oct 21 – 22, 2020, Tallinn, Estonia. (virtual event)
C. Kissi, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, S. Myllymäki, M. Sonkki, Md. Nabil Srifi, H. Jantunen, C. Pomalaza-Raez, "Compact Directive On-body UWB Antenna for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Systems," 2020 International Symposium on Advanced Electrical and Communication Technologies (ISAECT), Marrakech, Morocco, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISAECT50560.2020.9523710.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, C. Kissi, J. Iinatti, "Propagation study of UWB capsule endoscope with multiple on-body antennas, "2021 15th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), April 2021 (virtual event).
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, K. Sayrafian, J. Iinatti, "In-Body Propagation at ISM and UWB Frequencies for Abdominal Monitoring Applications, " 4th International Workshop on IoT Enabling Technologies in Healthcare (IoT Health Workshop), June 14, Montreal, Canada, 2021.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, K. Sayrafian, T. Myllylä, J. Iinatti, ”A Preliminary Study of RF Propagation for High Data Rate Brain Telemetry,” BodyNets 2021.
M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, L. Mucchi, ”ETSI SmartBAN in Medical IoT”, URSI GASS 2021, Rome, Italy, Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2021 (hybrid event).
M. Hämäläinen, M. Särestöniemi, T. Kumpuniemi, J. Iinatti, R. Kohno, ”On the UWB WBAN Radio Channel Research”, URSI GASS 2021, Rome, Italy, Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2021 (hybrid event).
L. Mucchi, S. Jayousi, S. Caputo, M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, D. Anzai, ”Performance of wireless body area networks for health: ETSI SmartBAN or Bluetooth?”, URSI GASS 2021, Rome, Italy, Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2021 (hybrid event).
M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, "Adapting ETSI SmartBAN to eHealth", International Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth (eHealth 2021), Oulu, Finland, Oct 7-8, 2021.
E. Harjula, T. Kumar, J. Islam, M. Ejaz, I. Kovacevic, "Distributed network and service architecture for future digital healthcare", International Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth (eHealth 2021), Oulu, Finland, Oct 7-8, 2021.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, T. Myllylä, J. Reponen, "Initial study on detection of blood clots in the leg using a portable device for telemedicine applications," International Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth (eHealth2021), Oulu, Finland, Oct. 7-8, 2021.
M. Särestöniemi, J. Reponen, M. Sonkki, S. Myllymäki, C. Pomalaza-Ráez, C., O. Tervonen, T. Myllylä, “Breast Cancer Detection Feasibility with UWB Flexible Antennas on Wearable Monitoring Vest,” 1st International Workshop on Telemedicine and E-Health Evolution in the New Era of Social Distancing, TELMED2022, IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications - Workshops and Events, 21-25.3.2022, Pisa, Italy.
M. Hämäläinen, L. Mucchi, T. Paso, "Remote Secure eHealth Provision: ETSI SmartBAN as an Enabler", 2022 16th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), Virtual Conference, May 2-4, 2022.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Pomalaza-Raez, J. Iinatti, "Radio Channel Study for Colon Capsule Endoscopy With Low-Band UWB Multiple Antenna System", 2022 16th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), Virtual Conference, May 2-4, 2022.
T. Kumar, M. Ylianttila, E. Harjula, "Securing Edge Services for Future Smart Healthcare and Industrial IoT Applications," 2022 IEEE/IFIP NOMS - IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium.
M. Särestöniemi, C. Heredia, T. Myllylä, "Simulation and experimental setups for studying brain tumor detection with microwaves," SNOG-FiBTRA Multidisciplinary Neuro-Oncology symposium, Helsinki, May 2022.
R. Parviainen, T. Kumpuniemi, J-P. Mäkelä, M. Hämäläinen, J-J. Sinikumpu, J. Iinatti, "Preliminary Considerations on Non-Invasive Home-Based Bone Fracture Healing Monitoring", 14th EAI International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies, Apr 11-12, 2023, Okinawa, Japan.
M. Hämäläinen, L. Mucchi, T. Paso, D. Anzai, H. Tanaka, C.J.M. Lanting, M. Hernandez, “Recent Progress in ETSI TC SmartBAN Standardization”, International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology, Lincoln (ISMICT), NE, USA, May 10 – 13, 2023.
M. Hernandez, M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, L. Mucchi, D. Anzai, H. Tanaka, “Concept of Smart Coordinator for SmartBAN Networks”, International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), Lincoln, NE, USA, May 10 – 13, 2023.
G. Borghini, S. Caputo, L. Mucchi, A. Rashid, S. Jayousi, M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, M. Hernandez, “Security of Wireless Body Area Networks for Healthcare Applications: Comparison Between ETSI and IEEE Approaches”, International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), Lincoln, NE, USA, May 10 – 13, 2023.
M. Särestöniemi, K. Sayrafian, M. Sonkki, J Iinatti, "A Preliminary Study of On/Off-Body Propagation Channels for Brain Telemetry Using a Flexible Wearable Antenna", International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), Lincoln, NE, USA, May 10 – 13, 2023.
I. Kovacevic, R. Ul Haq, J. Okwuibe, T. Kumar, S. Glisic, M. Ylianttila, E. Harjula, "Reinforcement Learning Based Cloud and Edge Resource Allocation for Real-Time Telemedicine", International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), Lincoln, NE, USA, May 10 – 13, 2023.
M. Hernandez, M. Hämäläinen, “A Study on the Implant Interface of Brain-Computer Interface Technology in the THz band”, Bodynets 2023 2024, Milan, Italy, Feb 5-6, 2024.
D. Anzai, T. Ito, H. Tanaka, M. Hämäläinen, M. Hernandez, T. Paso, L. Mucchi, “Implant and In-body Communications: the ETSI SmartBAN Vision”, Bodynets 2023 2024, Milan/hybrid, Italy, Feb 5, 2024.
S. Soderi, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, S. Fuada, ”Securing Hybrid Wireless Body Area Networks (HyWBAN): Advancements in Semantic Communications and Jamming Techniques”, Nordic Conference on Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, Oulu, Finland, May 7-8, 2024.
S. Fuada, S. Soderi, M. Särestöniemi, M. Hämäläinen, ”The Impact of In-Body Devices Misalignment on Light-Based In-Body Communications”. Nordic Conference on Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, Oulu, Finland, May 7-8, 2024.
S. Fuada, M. Särestöniemi, S. Soderi, M. Hämäläinen, ”On the OWC in-body Propagation using Porcine Sample”. Nordic Conference on Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, Oulu, Finland, May 7-8, 2024.
M. Hernandez, M. Hämäläinen, L. Mucchi, S. Caputo, “Study of Distributed Coordination for Improved Coexistence of Body Area Networks”, 18th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 15-17, 2024, London, UK.
S. Caputo, S. Jayousi, G. Borghini, M. Hämäläinen, T. Paso, M. Hernandez, H. Tanaka, D. Anzai, T. Ito, L. Mucchi, “ETSI SmartBAN Vision on the Use of Visible Light Communications in Body Area Networks”, 18th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 15-17, 2024, London, UK.
A. Taparugssanagorn, M. Särestöniemi, T. Myllylä, J. Iinatti, ” Non-Camera Wireless Capsule Endoscopy for Early Detection of Small Intestinal Tumors Utilizing Radio Signal Recognition”, 18th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 15-17, 2024, London, UK.
M. Hernandez, S-S. Joo, R. Kohno, “Multi-BAN Coordination: Centralized Coordination of Body Area Networks”, 18th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 15-17, 2024, London, UK.
I. Ahmad, F. Shahid, I. Ahmad, J. Islam, K. Haque, E. Harjula, “Adaptive Lightweight Security for Performance Efficiency in Critical Healthcare Monitoring”, 18th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), May 15-17, 2024, London, UK.
M. Hämäläinen, M. Hernandez, T. Paso, L. Mucchi, S. Caputo, S. Jayousi, H. Tanaka, D. Anzai, ”ETSI SmartBAN in Wireless Healthcare”, IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services, Nov 18 – 20, 2024, Nara, Japan. Paper accepted.

M. Hämäläinen, P. Pirinen, Z. Shelby, J. Iinatti, “Wireless Applications in Healthcare and Welfare.” Book chapter in Advances in Mobile and Wireless Communications: Views of the 16th IST Mobile and Wireless Communication Summit. F. István, J. Bitó, P. Bakki (eds), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Chapter 19, 2008, p. 351-364, ISBN 978-3-540-79040-2.
A. Reichman, J. Takada, D. Bajic, K. Yazdandoost, W. Joseph, L. Martens, C. Roblin, R. D'Errico, C. Oliveira, L. Correia, M. Hämäläinen, ”Body Communications.” Book Chapter in Pervasive Mobile and Ambient Wireless Communications, COST Action 2100, 677 p, edited by R. Verdone, A. Zanella. 2012, Springer-Verlag, London, UK, ISBN: 978-1-4471-2314-9. Pages 609 - 660.
R. D'Errico; K. Yekeh Yazdandoost; R. Rosini; K. Sayrafian; T. Kumpuniemi, S. Cotton.; M. Mackowiak, “Wireless Body Area Communications.” Book Chapter in Cooperative Radio Communications for Green Smart Environments. N. Cardona (Ed.), River Publishers, Denmark, ISBN: 978-87-93379-15-2, ISBN-E 978-87-93379-14-5, 2016, pp. 151-194.
Karvonen H., Petäjäjärvi J., “Energy efficient hierarchical wireless sensor networks based on wake-up receiver usage.” Book chapter in Wireless Medical Systems and Algorithms: Design and Applications, Editors P. Salvo and M. Silveira, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, March 2016.
Karvonen H, Petäjäjärvi J., “Energy efficient communication solutions based on wake-up receivers.” Book chapter in IoT and Low-Power Wireless: Circuits, Architectures and Techniques, Edit. C. Siu, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, June 2018.
S. Moradi, H. Ferdinando, A. Zienkiewicz, M. Särestöniemi, T. Myllylä: “Current and emerging methods for monitoring cerebral circulation in human.” Book chapetr in Cerebral Circulation - Updates on Models, Diagnostics and Treatments of Related Diseases, IntechOpen, January 2022.

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