Physiological sensors

The monitoring of the physiological parameters on humans is a topic of rising interest in the scientific community. Many research sector (i.e. medicine, engineering, information technology, sport science, etc.) aim to measure important parameters related to the human system: temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, arterial blood pressure, biopotentials generated by the human apparatus, chemical quantities, acceleration, are only a few of the many quantities of interest for researchers.

The correct selection of the many available sensors, their metrological proprieties, the correct insertion of such sensors in the measurement chain, and the possibility to process and transmit such measured quantities to a central unit are some of the aspects of interest of this Technical Committee.

This TC is aiming to collect and share the contributions from different research sectors (engineering, medicine, biology, chemistry, industrial, etc.) as well as from different expertise area (Measurement science, Bioelectronics, Biochemistry, Microelectronics, Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Device Industry, etc.) in order generate a positive flux of work in this specific area. Innovative contributions from different actors are welcomed: Theoretical approaches, experimental testing, testing in operative conditions, critical reviews are potential issues of interest.

This TC is aiming to create a common interest area and to promote the dialogue and the sharing of visions and ideas. TC shared documents (i.e. reviews, guidelines, etc.), fruitful collaborations with the industrial sector, and the organization of technical events in the PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR area are also goals of this TC.

Lorenzo Scalise (M’10), received the M.S. degree in Electronical Engineering from the Università degli Studi di Ancona (Italy) in 1996 and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Measurement for Engineering from the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy) in 1999. From November 2015, he is Associated Professor in Measurement at the Faculty of Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.

His research interests are in the field of measurement techniques, with special focus on physiological sensing, biomedical instrumentation, assistive technologies, e-health, optical sensors and characterization of systems and materials. He is author or co-author of more than 150 papers, 5 patents and 5 book chapters. He is member of IEEE (Instrumentation and Measurement Society), of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) and of the Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM).