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Dr.Pablo Padilla, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Abstract: Biological effects of electromagnetic waves and radiation in IoT environments.
Wireless technology has experienced a great growing in the last years. The current communication challenges are mainly related to bandwidth, traffic demand, latency and connectivity. In such way, Internet of Things has brought a complete range of possibilities and potential applications around the user in its diary life. Devices of any kind with connectivity are now a reality, in what can be called “body-centric area networks”. However, joined to this growth of wireless technologies, there is a growing sensitivity in whether there exists any kind of possible biological influence of the radiated electromagnetic waves for the users. This keynote will present an overview of the topic, mainly focused on IoT devices, considering regulation, evidences and scientific discussion. |
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Biography:
Pablo Padilla received his Ph.D. from the Technical University of Madrid, Spain. In 2009, he joined the Signal Theory, Telematics and Communications Department at Universidad de Granada, Spain, where he is currently associate Professor. He has also been invited researcher in the Laboratory of Electromagnetics and Acoustics at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland), at the Millilab of the Helsinki University of Technology (AALTO-TKK, Finland), and at the Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm (KTH, Sweden). His research interests are related to communication topics at microwave and mm-waves: device and antenna design and measurement, and wireless channel characterization. He is author of more than fifty high-impact journal contributions and more than forty contributions to international symposia.
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Dr.Francisco Falcone, Universidad Publica de Navarra, UPNA, Spain
Abstract: Vehicular Context Aware Environments.
The implementation of Context Aware environments is one of the main requirements for the adoption of Smart Cities and Smart Regions. In this sense, multiple systems inter-relate in order to provide true user-system interaction, optimizing resource usage as well as improving quality of life and user participation within the region. One of the most relevant elements in this context is transportation, with the advent of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in order to optimize traffic routes, minimize energy consumption/pollution and improve quality of experience for users in multi-modal transportation platforms. In this presentation we will address challenges and advances in the implementation of Context Aware Vehicular environments, as an additional player in future Internet of Things scenarios.
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Biography:
Francisco Falcone (M05, SM09) received his Telecommunication Engineering Degree (1999) and PhD in Communication Engineering (2005), both at the Public University of Navarre in Spain. From 1999 to 2000 he worked as Microwave Commissioning Engineer, Siemens-Italtel. From 2000 to 2008 he worked as Radio Network Engineer, Telefónica Móviles. In 2009 he co-founded Tafco Metawireless, From 2003 to 2009 he was also Assistant Lecturer at UPNA, becoming Associate Professor in 2009. He was head of the EE Dept. at UPNA from 2012 to 2018. His research area is artificial electromagnetic media, complex electromagnetic scenarios and wireless system analysis, with applications to context aware environments, Smart Cities and Smart Regions. He has over 500 contributions in journal and conference publications. He has participated in over 50 public and private funded research projects. He has been recipient of the CST Best Paper Award in 2003 and 2005, Best PhD in 2006 awarded by the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Doctorate award 2004-2006 awarded by UPNA, Juan Lopez de Peñalver Young Researcher Award 2010 awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain and Premio Talgo 2012 for Technological Innovation.. | |
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