Dipti Patel
CS898t - Wireless/Mobile Communications
Dr. Chang

Topic:
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 Research Challenges in Wireless Networks of Biomedical Sensors 

Major Goals:
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- Applications of smart sensors for biomedical applications
- Study of wireless networking of retina prosthesis
- Challenges faced for wireless communication with biomedical sensor netwrks
- Advantages of biomedical wireless sensor networks over other types of
  wireless networks
- Study some power efficient topologies & communication protocols for wireless
  biomedical systems


Scope:
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 Smart sensors for biomedical applications are created by combining sensor materials with
 intergrated circuits. These devices can be used as a glucose level monitor or as a retina
 prosthesis. Such devices also need to communicated with an external computer system via a 
 wireless interface. Such devices need to be extremely safe, power efficient, reliable, 
 bio-compatible and have the  capability to work from different geographical locations and 
 require less maintenance. In this research paper we will discuss the potential for a smart 
 sensor to be used in biomedical applications.


References:
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[1] Loren Schwiebert, Sandeep K.S.Gupta ,Jennifer Weinmann,
    Towards a Propagation Model for Wireless Biomedical Applications,
    "Proceedings of the 7th annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking ", ACM Press, 
    2001

[2] National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Pill shaped Implantable Biotelemeters, 2000

[3] J.Byers and G.Nasser. Utility-Based Decision-Making in Wireless Sensor Networks In IEEE MobiHoc, 2000

[4] Andrew S. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks", 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 1998

[5] Jochen Schiller, "Mobile Communications", 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, 2004