Wearable computing is a highly specialized application domain requiring the development of novel interaction technologies. This is due not only to the distracted and eyes busy scenarios that such systems target, but also due to the necessity of implementing highly wearable systems that take advantage of the affordances of cloth and clothing. This paper presents the design and development of thr...

Human activity recognition (AR) techniques promote the development of large amounts of meaningful applications such as context awareness [1, 2], energy expenditure [3], disease detection [4] and personal healthcare [5]. Moreover, with the development of wearable techniques in recent years, diverse of sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, et al.) are embedded into the mini-wearable devices (e.g. sm...

Strategies for efficient charge confinement in nanocrystal floating gates to realize high-performance memory devices have been investigated intensively. However, few studies have reported nanoscale experimental validations of charge confinement in closely packed uniform nanocrystals and related device performance characterization. Furthermore, the system-level integration of the resulting devic...

Wearable devices have become more common for the average consumer. As devices need to operate with low power, many devices use simplified security measures to secure the data during transmission. While Bluetooth, the primary method of communication, includes certain security measures as part of the format, they are insufficient to fully secure the connection and the data transmitted. Users must...

Wearable computers, embedded in clothing or seamlessly integrated in devices we carry with us, have a tremendous advantage to become the main gateway to personal health management. Current stateof-the-art devices allow to monitor basic physical or physiological parameters. Applications include e.g. improving performance in sports, early fall detection for elderly people, long-term heart monitor...

EHSAN SADEGHIAN RAEI: PRINTABLE ORGANIC THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES FOR APPLICATIONS IN WEARABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES Tampere University of technology Master of Science Thesis, 52 pages June 2016 Master’s Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering Major: Biomedical Engineering Examiners: Professor Paul Berger, Professor Donald Lupo

Wearable devices, or “wearables,” bring great benefits but also potential information disclosure risks that could expose users’ activities without their awareness or consent. We surveyed 1,782 Internet users about various data associated with the capabilities of popular wearable devices on the market to identify the data disclosure scenarios that users find most concerning. Our study relatively...

Wearable ECG monitoring is becoming a convenient way for patients as well as doctors, in tracking and diagnosing heart diseases among large population in rural areas. Wearable ECG devices along with the smartphones are used to capture and transmit ECG data to hospitals where medical practitioners diagnose and make suitable interventions. ECG electrode cable misplacement poses significant challe...

Thermal comfort of building occupants is a major criterion in evaluating the performance of building systems. It is also a dominant factor in designing and optimizing building’s operation. However, existing thermal comfort models, such as Finger’s model currently adopted by ASHRAE Standard 55, rely on factors that require bulky and expensive equipment to measure. This paper attempts to take a r...

Wearable devices have attracted great attentions as next-generation electronic devices. For the comfortable, portable, and easy-to-use system platform in wearable electronics, a key requirement is to replace conventional bulky and rigid energy devices into thin and deformable ones accompanying the capability of long-term energy supply. Here, we demonstrate a wearable fall detection system compo...