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Cognitive Antennas for Biomedical Smart Textile Systems
Start Date: 5/9/2014Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Date: 5/9/2014End Time: 5:30 PM

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Kapil R. Dandekar, PhD, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; affiliated faculty member, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems; and associate dean of research, College of Engineering, Drexel University, will discuss how the Drexel Wireless Systems Laboratory (DWSL, wireless.ece.drexel.edu) seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of next generation wireless systems through the design, construction, and testing of prototype wireless hardware. Cognitive radio builds upon the flexibility in physical layer algorithm implementation delivered by Software Defined Radio (SDR) to include biologically inspired assessment of, and adaptation to, the surrounding radio environment. Dr. Dandekar will demonstrate how these antennas can provide a valuable degree of freedom to cognitive radios (i.e., "cognitive antennas"). Cognitive antennas have the ability to dynamically change their radiation characteristics in response to the needs (broadly defined) of the overlying system. Dr. Dandekar will present an overview of the research capabilities and interests of the DWSL, and specifically, will discuss the design principles behind cognitive antennas, present a wide variety of architectures for cognitive antennas, and quantify how these antennas can improve wireless communication systems. He will also discuss how cognitive antennas and associated testbeds can be used to realize biomedical smart textiles for several medical applications. In particular, through a unique collaboration with the College of Media Arts and Design and the College of Medicine, these antennas are proposed for use in diverse applications including: monitoring of uterine contractions in pregnant women, detection of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in infants, and wireless power harvesting systems for powering body area sensor networks. For more info, please visit: www.biomed.drexel.edu.
Contact Information:
Name: Banu Onaral
Phone: 215-895-2247
Email: banu.onaral@drexel.edu
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Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB), Room 120, located at the corner of 33rd and Chestnut Streets.
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