With a massive influx of multimodality data, the role of data analytics in health informatics
has grown rapidly in the last decade. This has also prompted increasing interests in the …

Abstract Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) have emerged as a revolutionary technology in
many application domains in health-care, fitness, smart cities, and many other compelling …

A body area sensor network (bodyNET) is a collection of networked sensors that can be
used to monitor human physiological signals. For its application in next-generation …

This paper provides an overview of recent developments in big data in the context of
biomedical and health informatics. It outlines the key characteristics of big data and how …

OBJECTIVE: Extensive efforts have been made in both academia and industry in the
research and development of smart wearable systems (SWS) for health monitoring (HM) …

This work presents the Transition-Aware Human Activity Recognition (TAHAR) system
architecture for the recognition of physical activities using smartphones. It targets real-time …

The aging population, prevalence of chronic diseases, and outbreaks of infectious diseases
are some of the major challenges of our present-day society. To address these unmet …

Networks of sensors placed on the skin can provide continuous measurement of human
physiological signals for applications in clinical diagnostics, athletics and human-machine …

Falling is among the most damaging event elderly people may experience. With the ever-
growing aging population, there is an urgent need for the development of fall detection …

Wireless networks of sensors, displays and smart devices that can be placed on a person's
body could have applications in health monitoring, medical interventions and human …