ISMICT 2025 || Session

Program Sessions

Technical Session: Signal Processing for Biomedical Monitoring
Time:	Wednesday, May 28 - 10:15-11:15 (CET)
Enhanced ECG Classification Using a Hybrid Signal Processing Framework [Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn]
Bipun Man Pati and Ukesh Thapa (Tribhuvan University, Nepal); Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand); Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy)

Multi-Factor Authentication with a Hybrid Wireless Platform: the Medical ICT Use Case [Niccolò Maggioni]
Niccolò Maggioni (Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy); Simone Soderi (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy); Ernesto Damiani (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates)

PSD-Based Outlier Removal for Enhancing ENG Signal Analysis and Classification [Maurizio Magarini]
Antonio Coviello and Silvia Mura (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Andrea Cerutti (Polytechnic of Milan & Alta Scuola Politecnica, Italy); Umberto Spagnolini and Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

Low-Complexity CNN-Based Classification of Electroneurographic Signals [Silvia Mura]
Arek Berç Gökdağ, Silvia Mura, Antonio Coviello, Michele Zhu, Maurizio Magarini and Umberto Spagnolini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

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Technical Session: Wireless Power and Communication for Implants
Time:	Wednesday, May 28 - 11:00-12:30 (CET)
Wireless Power Transfer Using Broadband Near Infrared LED for Implantable Electronic Devices: Initial Investigation [Marcos Katz]
Syifaul Fuada (University of Oulu, Finland & Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia); Mariella Särestöniemi (University of Oulu & Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology and Center for Wireless Communication, Finland); Marcos Katz (University of Oulu, Finland)

Initial Results on Optical Wireless Power Transfer Using Pulse-based Method in Medical Implant Device Case [Marcos Katz]
Syifaul Fuada (University of Oulu, Finland & Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia); Mariella Särestöniemi (University of Oulu & Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology and Center for Wireless Communication, Finland); Marcos Katz (University of Oulu, Finland)

Optimizing Inductive Link Design for Wireless Power Transfer to Implanted Medical Devices in Preclinical Studies with COMSOL [Elisabetta Marini]
Elisabetta Marini, Antonio Coviello and Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

Communication in Implantable Medical Devices: FEM Simulation to Evaluate the Coating Effects on Transmission [Maurizio Magarini]
Antonio Coviello, Letizia Mangiagalli and Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

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Technical Session: Mobile and Wearable Systems for Health Monitoring
Time:	Wednesday, May 28 - 14:30-15:30 (CET)
Early Stroke Detection: A Mobile Application for Real-Time Stroke Diagnosis Using Video and Lightweight Deep Learning [Abdussalam Elhanashi]
Abdussalam Elhanashi, Massimiliano Donati and Sergio Saponara (University of Pisa, Italy); Qinghe Zheng (Shandong University, China); Yuankai Huo (Vanderbilt University, USA); Yashbir Singh (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA); Farzana Ali (University of Buffalo, USA); Shiba Kuanar (Mayo Clinic, USA); Orhan Unal (University of Wisconsin, USA); Khaled Younis (MedAiConsult, USA)

Management among Coexisting Multiple UWB-BANs Using Appropriate Sets of Preamble Sequences for IEEE802.15.6ma Standard [Ryuji Kohno]
Ryuji Kohno (YRP International Alliance Institute, Japan & Yokohama National University, Japan); Hiroaki Yoshitake, Tetsuya Nomura and Makoto Okuhara (DENSO TEN Ltd., Italy); Takumi Kobayashi (Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan & YRP International Alliance Institute, Japan); Chika Sugimoto (Yokohama National University, Japan)

A Study on Effect of Channel Parameters Against TOA Based Ranging Using UWB BAN Around Vehicles [Takumi Kobayashi]
Takumi Kobayashi (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan & YRP International Alliance Institute, Japan); Yutaro Aoki (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan); Ryuji Kohno (YRP International Alliance Institute, Japan & Yokohama National University, Japan); Daisuke Anzai (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

A Cost-Effective Solution for Non-Invasive Home-Based Bone Fracture Healing Monitoring - Preliminary Prototype Tests [Timo Kumpuniemi]
Timo Kumpuniemi, Roope Parviainen, Juha-Pekka Mäkelä, Matti Hämäläinen, Juha-Jaakko Sinikumpu and Jari Iinatti (University of Oulu, Finland)

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Technical Session: AI and Wearables in Everyday Health
Time:	Wednesday, May 28 - 15:45-16:45 (CET)
Perspectives of Health Care Providers about the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Care: An Integrative Review [Hamideh Bayrampour]
Hamideh Bayrampour and Lurit Loro (University of British Columbia, Canada)

AI and Database-Driven Health Monitoring Smartwatch Prototype: Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Health Care [Amro Nour]
Reem Kassem, Mahdi Mohammed, Rawan Abosedo and Amro A. Nour (American University of Kuwait, Kuwait)

Analysis of Daily Physical Activity by Garmin Smartwatches: A 7-Month Experiment [Veronica Mattioli]
Veronica Mattioli, Luca Davoli, Laura Belli, Riccardo Raheli and Gianluigi Ferrari (University of Parma, Italy)

Relay Functionality in ETSI SmartBAN [Tuomas Paso]
Tuomas Paso (University of Oulu, Finland); Jussi P Haapola (Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland)

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Technical Session: Remote Health Monitoring
Time:	Thursday, May 29 - 10:15-11:15 (CET)
Construction of a Two-Dimensional Spatial Map of Vital Health Data and Communication Indicators Using Spatial Interpolation [Daisuke Anzai]
Jaakko Hyry and Ryosuke Omoto (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan); Mitsuhiro Fukuda (METS Inc. Tokyo, Japan); Takunori Shimazaki (Jikei University of Health Care Sciences, Japan); Takumi Kobayashi (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan & YRP International Alliance Institute, Japan); Daisuke Anzai (Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan)

Decision-Level Fusion for Enhanced Microwave Breast Cancer Detection [Lorenzo Papini]
Mehran TaghipourGorjikolaie (School of Engineering, London South Bank University (LSBU), London, UK. & London South Bank University (LSBU), United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Navid Ghavami (Umbria Bioengineering Technology (UBT), United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Lorenzo Papini (UBT - Umbria Bioengineering Technologies, Perugia, Italy); Mario Badia and Arianna Fracassini (UBT - Umbria Bioengineering Technologies, Italy); Alessandra Bigotti and Gianmarco Palomba (UBT - Umbria Bioengineering Technologies, Perugia, Italy); Banafsheh Khalesi (Researcher & Clinical Trials Support at UBT & Researcher at LSBU, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Bilal Khalid (London South Bank University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Cristina Romero Castellano (Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain); Riccardo Loretoni (Breast Unit, Foligno Hospital, Italy); Massimo Calabrese (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy); Alberto Tagliafico (University of Genoa, Italy); Mohammad Ghavami (London South Bank University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Gianluigi Tiberi (London South Bank University, United Kingdom (Great Britain) & UBT - Umbria Bioengineering Technologies, Italy)

FIWARE-Based Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) Platform for Secure, Scalable, and Remote Clinical Monitoring of Neurodegenerative Patients [Ivana Ragusa]
Ivana Ragusa (University of Florence, Italy); Pasquale Vitale (Engineering spa, Italy); Lorenzo Rettori and Laura Fiorini (University of Florence, Italy); Antonio Ferritto and Manuele Bonaccorsi (CoRobotics Srl, Italy); Stefania D'agostini (Engineering Spa, Italy); Erika Rovini and Filippo Cavallo (University of Florence, Italy)

Microwave Technique for Skull Fracture Detection: A Comparative Study with three UWB antennas [Emmi Kaivanto]
Emmi Kaivanto (University of Oulu, Finland); Daljeet Singh (University of Oulu, Finland & Lovely Professional University, India); Mikael von und zu Fraunberg, Jarmo Reponen and Teemu Samuli Myllylä (University of Oulu, Finland); Ping Jack Soh (University of Oulu & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Finland); Mariella Särestöniemi (University of Oulu & Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology and Center for Wireless Communication, Finland)

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Technical Session: Security and Signal Processing in Medical BANs
Time:	Thursday, May 29 - 11:30-12:30 (CET)
Password Authenticated Key Exchange and Key Management Certificate-less for Medical Devices on Body Area Networks [Marco Hernandez]
Marco Hernandez (NICT, Japan & Center for Wireless Communications, Finland); Matti Hämäläinen (University of Oulu, Finland)

Secret Key Extraction using Galvanic Coupling in Wireless Body Area Networks [Stefano Caputo]
Stefano Caputo (University of Florence, Italy); Anna Vizziello (University of Pavia, Italy); Antonio Coviello and Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Sara Jayousi (PIN University of Florence, Italy); Pietro Savazzi (University of Pavia, Italy); Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy)

Impact of Adipose Thickness on Channel Analysis-based Tumor Detection in Capsule Endoscopy [Mariella Särestöniemi]
Mariella Särestöniemi (University of Oulu & Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology and Center for Wireless Communication, Finland); Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand); Nunnapat Thaweesukolrat (Asian Institution of Technology, Thailand); Jari Iinatti and Teemu Samuli Myllylä (University of Oulu, Finland)

EfficientNet-Based Ultra-Wideband Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Signal Recognition for Small Intestinal Cancer Screening [Nunnapat Thaweesukolrat]
Nunnapat Thaweesukolrat and Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand); Mariella Särestöniemi (University of Oulu & Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology and Center for Wireless Communication, Finland); Jari Iinatti (University of Oulu, Finland)

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Technical Session: Molecular and Semantic Communication in Healthcare
Time:	Thursday, May 29 - 14:30-15:30 (CET)
Current and future mobile voice communication for nurse call systems [Eisuke Hanada]
Eisuke Hanada (Saga University, Japan)

Security Threats in Diffusion-based Molecular Communication Systems [Giacomo Borghini]
Giacomo Borghini and Stefano Caputo (University of Florence, Italy); Sara Jayousi (PIN University of Florence, Italy); Maurizio Magarini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Massimiliano Pierobon (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy)

Modeling Molecular Communications with Semantic Communication Theory [Marco Hernandez]
Marco Hernandez (NICT, Japan & Center for Wireless Communications, Finland); Matti Hämäläinen (University of Oulu, Finland)

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Technical Session: Wearable Connectivity and Signal Robustness
Time:	Thursday, May 29 - 15:45-16:30 (CET)
Evaluation of BLE protocol using TI LAUNCHXL-CC2650 [Matti Hämäläinen]
Thashmila Delkandura Arachchige, Matti Hämäläinen and Konstantin Mikhaylov (University of Oulu, Finland)

Performance Evaluation of Dry and Wet Electrodes for a Wearable Single Arm Electrocardiograph System [Anna Marcucci]
Anna Marcucci (University of Pavia, Italy & Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy); Enrico Baldi (Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Italy); Giovanni Magenes and Anna Vizziello (University of Pavia, Italy)

Evaluation of the Impact of Bluetooth Interference on Channel State Estimation in SmartBAN [Takahiro Ito]
Takahiro Ito and Taito Toda (Hiroshima City University, Japan); Masaaki Yamanaka (Japan Coast Guard Academy, Japan); Hirokazu Tanaka (Hiroshima City University, Japan)

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Technical Session: Data Mapping and Innovation in Digital Health
Time:	Friday, May 30 - 10:15-11:15 (CET)
Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening: Initial Clinical Insights from the MammoScreen Project [Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela]
Daniel Álvarez Sánchez-Bayuela, Teresa López-Brea Alarza, Aarón Darío Martínez Gómez, Ana Rodríguez Sánchez, Rubén Giovanetti González, Lina Marcela Cruz Hernández and Paul Martín Aguilar Angulo (Servicio de Salud de Castilla - La Mancha, Spain); Gianluigi Tiberi (London South Bank University, United Kingdom (Great Britain) & UBT - Umbria Bioengineering Technologies, Italy); Cristina Romero Castellano (Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain)

Co-Designing the Future of Health: A Generative Communication Approach for Systemic Innovation in Digital Health [Viola Davini]
Viola Davini (Centro Ricerche scientia Atque usus per la Comunicazione Generativa ETS); Marta Guarducci, Marco Sbardella and Eugenio Pandolfini (Centro Ricerche scientia Atque usus per la Comunicazione Generativa ETS, Italy)

RepuChain: A Privacy-Preserving Reputation Consensus for Medical IoT Data Formulation [Tharaka Hewa]
Tharaka Mawanane Hewa (University of Oulu, Finland); An Braeken (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium); Engin Zeydan (CTTC, Spain); Pawani Porambage (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland); Madhusanka Liyanage (University College Dublin, Ireland); Jari Iinatti and Mika E Ylianttila (University of Oulu, Finland)

Towards a European Health Data Slice [Ashish Sundar]
Ashish Sundar (6G Health Institute GmbH, Germany); Rui L Aguiar (University of Aveiro, Portugal & Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal); David Artuñedo Guillen (Telefónica, Spain); Jaime Jesús Ruiz Alonso (Nokia XR Lab, Spain); David Gomez-Barquero (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain); Bill Buchanan (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Konstantinos Chalkiotis (Deutsche Telekom, Germany); Pinar Eren, Angelica Avila Castillo, Sara El Gaily, Unal Sakar and Aya Alhwayan (6G Health Institute GmbH, Germany); Vladislav Chesnokov (6G Health Institute & No, Germany); Callum Turino (Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom (Great Britain) & 6G Health Institute GmbH, Germany); Amine Arslan and Christoph Thümmler (6G Health Institute GmbH, Germany)

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Technical Session: AI-Driven Support for Patient Care
Time:	Friday, May 30 - 11:30-12:30 (CET)
Enhancing Delirium Prevention in Hospitalized Patients: A Technology-Assisted Approach [Fiammetta Cosci]
Stefano Romagnoli, Alberto Moggi Pignone and Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy); Sara Jayousi (PIN University of Florence, Italy); Stefano Caputo and Fiammetta Cosci (University of Florence, Italy)

Enhancing Continuity of Care through IT-Enabled Social and Healthcare Service Mapping [Chiara Barchielli]
Sara Jayousi (PIN University of Florence, Italy); Chiara Barchielli (Local Health Unit Toscana Centro, Italy); Sara Guarducci (University of Florence, Italy); Marco Alaimo (Local Health Unit Toscana Centro, Italy); Stefano Caputo (University of Florence, Italy); Paolo Zoppi (Local Health Unit Toscana Centro, Italy); Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy)

Should Healthcare Resist AI?: The Transformative Impact of LLMs in Digital Pathology [Giuseppe Mobilio]
Giuseppe Mobilio, Edoardo Orlandi and Marco Del Riccio (University of Florence, Italy); Filippo Ugolini (Section of Pathological Anatomy, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy); Simone Grassi, Andrea Simoncini, Daniela Massi and Lorenzo Mucchi (University of Florence, Italy)

Wireless Sensor Insoles for Assessing Load Distribution and Plantar Pressures in Persons with Orthopedic Conditions within a Home Environment: A Case Report [Sara Guarducci]
Sara Guarducci, Giulia Panconi, Lorenzo Mucchi, Diego Minciacchi and Riccardo Bravi (University of Florence, Italy)

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Technical Session: Non-Contact and Sensor-Based Motion Analysis
Time:	Friday, May 30 - 14:30-15:30 (CET)
Ultra-Wideband Radar-Based Gait Analysis System for Non-Contact Spatiotemporal Gait Monitoring [Sandra Dudley]
Wickramarachchi Wickramarachchi, Gokul Thangavel and Robert Brown (London South Bank University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Michael Berthaume (Kings College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Sandra Dudley McEvoy (London South Bank University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Wearable Sensor-Based Estimation of Leg Agility Amplitude for Objective Assessment in Parkinson's Disease [Lorenzo Rettori]
Lorenzo Rettori, Pietro Benvenuti, Filippo Cavallo and Erika Rovini (University of Florence, Italy)

Improving Apnea/Hypopnea Detection Based on Knowledge Distillation by Respiration Amplitude Normalization and its Phase Shift Adjustment [Keiki Takadama]
Daiki Shintani (The University of Electro-Communications, Japan); Keiki Takadama (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

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Technical Session: Sleep, Skin, and Self-Reported Health Data
Time:	Friday, May 30 - 15:45-16:30 (CET)
Characterisation of sleep quality in COPD patients using the chest-wearable RESpeck [DK Arvind]
DK Arvind (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

Automated Breslow thickness prediction for better therapeutic management of melanoma patients [Eleonora Melissa]
Eleonora Melissa, Daria Riabitch and Federica La Rosa (Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Italy); Chiara Benvenuti (National Research Council, Italy); Mario D'Acunto (Institute of Biophysics, Italy); Cristian Fidanzi, Linda Lazzeri and Giovanni Bagnoni (Italy); Daniela Massi (University of Florence, Italy); Marco Laurino (National Research Council, Italy)

Crowdsourcing Techniques for Quality Assessment of ePROMs [Alessandro Checco]
Alessandro Checco (University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy); Lorenzo Bracciale (University of Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy); Giorgia Panico (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy); Davide Rizzo (University of Sassari, Italy); Francesco Bussu (Università di Sassari, Italy); Pierpaolo Loreti (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy)

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Panel Session: Exploring the ETSI SmartBAN Activities and the latest progress in IEEE 802.15.6
Session Chair:	Prof. Lorenzo Mucchi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Time:	Thursday, May 29 - 16:30-18:00 (CET)
Description:	This panel session delves into the groundbreaking work of the ETSI Smart Body Area Network (SmartBAN) Technical Committee and the latest advancements in IEEE 802.15.6. The session will cover the development of international standards for Wireless Body Area Networks, emphasizing the importance of standardized protocols in advancing wearable and IoT health technologies. Attendees will gain comprehensive insights into the challenges and future prospects of integrating these advanced technologies into global health ecosystems, enhancing user experience and supporting scalable healthcare innovations.

Panelists:	Dr. Laure Pourcin, ETSI, Sophia Antipolis, France
	Developing international standards for Smart Body Area Network
	Prof. Lorenzo Mucchi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
	SmartBAN in the Medical/Wellbeing Internet-of-Things
	Prof. Matti Hämäläinen, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
	Utilizing ETSI SmartBAN in healthcare applications
	Prof. Ryuji Kohno, YRP International Alliance Institute, Japan & Yokohama National University, Japan
	Overview and Uniqueness of Dependable BAN of IEEE Std 802.15.6ma
	Dr. Marco Hernandez, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
	PHY and MAC Technologies forDependable BAN of IEEE Std 802.15.6ma
	Prof. Daisuke Anzai, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
	Performance Evaluation of MAC, Channel Coding and Ranging forDependable BAN of IEEE Std 802.15.6ma

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