The International Workshop on Wearable & Implantable Body Sensor Networks is about to begin.. Achieved Wi-Fi access in one click and 10 keystrokes. Gotta love Wi-Fi coverage in a lecture theatre.

Not sure if I'll have the time/inclination and typing skills to blog in real-time but will write up the sessions later if need be.

The Program, Speakers, and Papers has all the details of the presentations. I'm scheduled to speak at 12:00 today.

The keynote is being given by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub.

09:45 - 10:50

Session 1: Biosensors Technology and Designs

Bioelectrical, mechanical, biochemical, biophysical sensors

Novel Sensing and Monitoring Devices

Prof Jim Rusling, University of Connecticut "Designing Electrochemical Sensors based on Ultrathin Biomolecular Films and Nano-materials" Most of this talk went well over my head. Very interesting nevertheless.

Prof Tony Cass, Imperial College: "Protein Design for Biosensors". This was an extremely well presented talk. Very exciting technology. I can see major opportunities in the integration of these type of sensors with microelectronics and comms.

Session 2: Environment and Context Sensors - position papers.

Kristof van Laerhoven, Lancaster University: "Multi Sensor Context Awareness"

Benny Lo & Surapa Thiemjarus, Imperial College: "Feature Selection for Wireless Sensor Networks"

Duncan Smeed, University of Strathclyde: "MiPOS - the Mote Indoor Positioning System": The handout slides from my talk are http://duncan.smeed.org/4307/enclosure/bsn_handouts_3up.pdf Typical! Just after I started my talk the fire alarm went off. 15 minute unintentional break but managed to finish the talk only 10 miinutes behind schedule. There were no questions! I'll take that as a good sign ;-)

Petar Goulev, Imperial College: "Utilizing real time AffectiveSensors to incorporate emotions into human computer interactions"

Session 3: Low Power Sensors and Communications

Low power RF transceiver

Energy scavenging, battery technology

System integration, and manufacturing issues

Standards

Communication protocols

Dr Eric Yeatman, Imperial College: "Advances in power sources for wireless sensor nodes"

Prof Chris McLeod, Oxford Brookes University: "Applications for implantable SAW pressure sensors"

Dr Vincent Larik, Medtronic

Session 4: Biosensors Technology and Designs

Bioelectrical, mechanical, biochemical, biophysical sensors

Novel Sensing and Monitoring Devices

Prof Pankaj Vadgama, Queen Mary University of London: "Implantable Sensors: Materials and the Tissue-Sensor Interface"

Dr Danny O'Hare, Imperial College: "Electrochemical Methods in Physiology: From Mass Transport to Signalling"

Dr Christopher Harland, University of Sussex: "Non-Invasive Human Body Electrophysiological Measurements using Displacement Current Sensors"