Mobile Networks for Biometric Data Analysis

Part I. ICT for Health Care

1. The Role of ICT in the Italian Health Care System
Maurizio Ciaschini, Monica Angelis, Andrea Monteriù, Rosita Pretaroli, Francesca Severini, Claudio Socci

2. A Non-Intrusive Model for the Collection and Analysis of Data, Feedback and Needs
Lorenza Lupini, Francesca Scocchera

3. Analyzing Environmental Conditions and Vital Signs to Increase Healthy Living
Ralf Seepold, Christoph Dermati, Artur Kostka, Lars Pfeil, Ralf Lange, Matthias Hermann, Benedikt Martinez

4. Preliminary Study of a Novel Shelving System for Nutrition Habits Measuring
Alessandro Freddi, Sauro Longhi, Andrea Monteriù, Davide Ortenzi, Mariorosario Prist

5. A Rule-Based Assistant System for Managing the Clothing Cycle
Thomas Walzer, Emre Yay, Natividad Martínez Madrid

Part II. Embedded Systems for Biometric Data Acquisition

6. State of Charge Monitor for Wireless Sensor Networks
Mirko Carloni, Rocco d’Aparo, Pierpaolo Scorrano, Berardo Naticchia, Massimo Conti

7. Development of an Algorithm and a Sensor to Monitor the Heart Rate by Volumetric Measurement Techniques
Jens Gansloser, Ralf Seepold

8. Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting on Running Shoes
Enrico Camilloni, Giuseppe DeMaso-Gentile, Cristiano Scavongelli, Simone Orcioni, Massimo Conti

9. Implementing Steganocryptography in Scanner and Angio-Scanner Medical Images
Indrit Enesi, Blerina Zanaj

Part III. Biometric Data in Automotive and Home Applications

10. Stress-Aware Generation of Recommendations in a Driving System to Increase User Acceptance
Emre Yay, Natividad Martínez Madrid

11. Stress Map Based Information System for Increasing Road Safety
Patrick Datko, Ralf Seepold, Natividad Martínez Madrid

12. An OpenCV Based Android Application for Drowsiness Detection on Mobile Devices
Laura Montanini, Ennio Gambi, Susanna Spinsante

13. Distributed Speech and Speaker Identification System for Personalized Domotic Control
Giorgio Biagetti, Paolo Crippa, Laura Falaschetti, Simone Orcioni, Claudio Turchetti

Part IV. Biometric Data Analysis of Cardiac Signals

14. Surface EMG Fatigue Analysis by Means of Homomorphic Deconvolution
Giorgio Biagetti, Paolo Crippa, Simone Orcioni, Claudio Turchetti

15. sEMG-Based Evaluation of Muscle Recruitment Variability During Walking in Terms of Activation Length and Occurrence Frequency
A. Mengarelli, E. Maranesi, L. Burattini, S. Fioretti, F. Di Nardo

16. High Performance Dynamic Threshold Calibration for RR Interval Detection in a QRS Complex Using a Parallel Programing
Mohammed Rajab, Ralf Seepold

17. An Analog Front-End for Combined EMG/ECG Wireless Sensors
Giorgio Biagetti, Paolo Crippa, Simone Orcioni, Claudio Turchetti

18. Stress Determent via QRS Complex Detection, Analysis and Pre-processing
Wilhelm Daniel Scherz, Juan Antonio Ortega, Ralf Seepold, Natividad Martínez Madrid

19. Health Monitoring in Sport Through Wearable Sensors: A Novel Approach Based on Heart-Rate Variability
E. Maranesi, M. Morettini, A. Agostinelli, C. Giuliani, F. Di Nardo, L. Burattini

20. A New Segmented-Beat Modulation Algorithm for Maternal ECG Estimation from Abdominal Recordings
A. Agostinelli, C. Giuliani, S. Fioretti, F. Di Nardo, L. Burattini

Part V. Gait Analysis

21. Webcam and Smartphone for the Measure of Spatial-Temporal Parameters of Gait for Treadmill Use
Vinicio Barone, F. Verdini, F. Nardo, E. Maranesi, L. Burattini, S. Fioretti

22. The Wireless Surface Electromyographic Technique for Supporting the Assessment of Fall Risk in Diabetic Neuropathic Patients
E. Maranesi, S. Fioretti, V. Barone, G. G. Ghetti, O. Mercante, R. A. Rabini, L. Burattini, F. Di Nardo

23. A Method for Computing the Functional Ambulation Profile Score by Stereophotogrammetric Data
E. Maranesi, M. Petrini, G. G. Ghetti, O. Mercante, V. Barone, L. Burattini, F. Di Nardo, S. Fioretti

24. Fall Detection Using Wearable Accelerometers and Smartphone
Luca Basili, Giuseppe DeMaso-Gentile, Cristiano Scavongelli, Simone Orcioni, Stefano Pirani, Massimo Conti

25. Step Length Estimation for Freezing of Gait Monitoring in Parkinsonian Patients
Lucia Pepa, Marco Rossini, Luca Spalazzi, Federica Verdini

Keywords: Engineering, Communications Engineering, Networks, Biometrics, Health Informatics, Biomedical Engineering