Best presentation award to Dr. Raul Chavez-Santiago
At the COST-TERRA workshop on Nov. 15-17, 2011, Dr. Raul Chavez-Santiago received the best presentation award for his work on "Cognitive radio for wireless area networks in hospital environments". Congratulations to Raul!
Wireless transmission of a full HD video from an in-body transmitter to a on-body receiver
On October 13, the researchers from the Oslo University Hospital, Norway and the National Institute of ICT (NICT), Japan demonstrated that a full HD video transmission from a in-body transmitter to a on-body receiver using the ultra wideband (UWB) technology. The demonstration is part of the research on the design and development of the next generation SmartPill system.
The video shows the experiment performed in an animal at the Oslo Univeristy Hospital.
News articles can be found at the Research Council of Norway and the State Television NRK. The articles are in Norwegian.
Official English version can be found at the Research Council of Norway.
The 2nd International Workshop at the Oslo University Hospital, Oct. 17-18, 2011
 
We have the pleasure of informing you about an exciting workshop program with three invited talks.
The keynote speaker will be Professor Ian F. Akyildiz of Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He will give two talks.
Talk 1: Molecular Communications in Nano Networks
Talk 2: Internet of Nanothings
The first invited talk will be delivered by Associate Professor Jan Østergaard of Aalborg University Denmark on Joint Source-Channel Coding and Power Control for State-estimation with Wireless Sensors.
The second invited speaker is Dr. Erik Lier of Lockheed Martin Inc. USA, and he will give a talk on Metamaterial antennas.
Full program with abstract can be found here
Overview
Oct. 17 - day 1:
10:15 - 10:45 Welcome speech.
Professor Erik Fosse, MD,
Chairman of the Steering Board, Director, Intervention Center, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
10:45 – 11:00 Research Council’s evaluation of the large scale ICT project MELODY
Olaug Råd
VERDIKT Program Coordinator
Research Council of Norway
11:00 – 12:00 Keynote talk 1: Molecular Communication in NanoNetworks
Professor Ian Akyildiz
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
12:00 – 13:00 Break
13:00 – 13:20 RF-impact on Neuronal Activity and Novel Treatment Strategies for Neurodegenerative Diseases based on RF exposure
Dr. Fabio Mesiti
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
13:20 – 13:40 Application of Neurocomputing to Model Nano-Communication Networks
Dr. Amir Jabbari
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
13:40 – 14:00 Industrial talk 1: 10 years of UWB: limitations – possibilities: lessons learned
Terje Hauan, CEO, MicroImpulse AS (Norway)
14:00 – 15:15 WP3: Short range sensing and imaging with demo
Professor Svein-Erik Hamran, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment , Norway
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 15:50 Industrial talk 2: Radar for sensing and imaging: a medical case study
Stig Støa, R&D Engineer, Novelda AS, Norway
16:50 - 17:05 WP4: Improved sensitivity for short range localization and tracking with demo
Professor Tor Sverre Lande, University of Oslo, Norway
Oct. 18 - day 2:
09:30 – 10:30 Keynote talk 2: Internet of Nanothings
Professor Ian Akyildiz
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
10:30 – 11:30 Invited talk 1: Joint source-channel coding and power control for state-estimation with wireless sensors
Associate Professor Jan Østergaard
Aalborg University, Denmark
11:30– 11:45 Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00 WP5: Signal processing in communications with demo
Professor Tor Ramstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
13:00– 14:00 Break
14:00 – 14:20 Industrial talk 3:
Flemming Hegerstrøm, CEO, Hospital IT AS, Norway
14:20 – 15:35 WP6: Dynamic autonomous networks with demo
Professor Ilangko Balasingham, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
15:35 – 16:35 Invited talk 2: Metamaterial antennas
Dr. Erik Lier
Lockheed Martin Inc., USA
16:35-17:00 Final discussion
Smart sensors and wireless communication technologies for medical and healthcare applications
The Oslo University Hospital (OUS) of Norway and the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT) of Japan have joined forces to work closely to develop novel medical and healthcare technologies. The ongoing collaboration has been initiated by the Wireless Network Research Institute of NICT and the Intervention Center of OUS as part of the MELODY (http://www.melody-project.info), a large scale ICT research project funded by the Research Council of Norway.
The memorandum of understanding, which was signed by Head of Research Support Department Dr. Gogstad on behalf of OUS and General Director Dr. Kadowaki on behalf of NICT, will strengthen and formalize the ongoing collaboration and provide support for new joint initiatives based on the principle of equal rights and mutual benefits for both parties for next three years.
The signature ceremony took place at the NICT’s Yokosuka facility in Tokyo on June 16 and was attended by Professor Balasingham and Dr. Chavez-Santiago of OUS, Dr. Lund of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo, and Dr. Kadowaki, Dr. Koyama, Mr. Minami, Dr. Miura, and Dr. Li of NICT.
First International MELODY Project Workshop
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Monday and Tuesday, October 4-5, 2010
Agenda (First Day)
10:50 KEYNOTE TALK, Prof. Huan-Bang Li, NICT and University of Electrocommunications (Japan)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 INDUSTRIAL TALK, M.Sc. Stig Støa, Novelda AS (Norway)
13:30 WP3: SHORT RANGE SENSING AND IMAGING, FFI (Norway)
14:20 Break
14:40 WP4: IMPROVED SENSITIVITY FOR SHORT RANGE LOCALIZATION AND TRACKING, University of Oslo (Norway)
15:30 INVITED TALK, Prof. Xianqing Wang, Nagoya Institute of Technology (Japan)
16:30 GENERAL DISCUSSION
19:00 Dinner
Agenda (Second Day)
09:00 INVITED TALK, Prof. Mikael Skoglund, Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
10:00 WP5: SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR COMMUNICATIONS, NTNU (Norway)
10:50 Break
11:10 INVITED TALK, Dr. Qiong Wang and Prof. Dirk Plettemeier, Technical University of Dresden (Germany)
12:20 Lunch
13:20 WP6: DYNAMIC AUTONOMOUS NETWORKS, Oslo University Hospital (Norway)
14:10 INDUSTRIAL TALK, Dr. Niels Aakvaag, Multi-hop Communications (Norway)
14:40 INDUSTRIAL TALK, Asoc. Prof. Pål Orten, ABB Research and University of Oslo (Norway)
MELODY Project Meeting
Seminarrom 3, B1.1017, Rikshospitalet
Wednesday, 25.02.2009
Agenda
1400 VERDIKT, Olaug Råd, Research Council of Norway
1415 MELODY, Ilangko Balasingham, RH
1430 WP3: Short range sensing, Svein-Erik Hamran, FFI
5 min Q&A
1450 WP4: Short range tracking, Tor Sverre Lande, UiO
5 min Q&A
1510 WP5: Robust communications, Pål Anders Floor, NTNU
5 min Q&A
1530 Break
1550 WP6: Sensor networks, Raul Chavez Santiago, RH/NTNU
5 min Q&A
1610 Non invasive blood pressure measurements, Lars Erik Solberg, RH
1625 Invivo communication and hypothermia, Ali Khalegi, RH/NTNU
1640 Protocols for sensor networks, Djamel Djenouri, NTNU
1655 Frode Tveit, IBM
1705 Dag Wisland, Novelda
1715 Bengt A. Akselsen, Lifecare
1725 Niels Aakvaag, Multi-Hop Communication
1735 Closing remarks, Jacob Bergsland, RH
1900 Dinner at Holmenkollen Park Hotel.
 
Official opening ceremony
From left: Arvid Hallén, CEO, Research Council of Norway, Ilangko Balasingham, Project Manager, Erik Fosse, Professor, Morten Reymert, CEO, Rikshospitalet. A celebration was held on September 8th 2008 celebrating the official kickoff of the Melody Project. Arvid Hallén, CEO, Research Council of Norway, and Morten Reymert, CEO Rikshospitalet University Hospital paricipated. A common thread in the project is ultra wide band technology (UWB). The focus of the project is network communication and handling of multiple sensors, positioning systems, tracking systems and guidance of small robots inside the body.
The Research Council of Norway's VERDIKT program has selected for funding a large scale ICT project, MELODY (Medical Sensing, Localization, and Communications using Ultra Wideband Technology) in April 2008 for 4 years. A possible extension of 3 additional years can be considered by the Research Council of Norway after the mid term evaluation.
The project will develop ultra wideband (UWB) technology for improved wireless health technology, for both improved network communication and improved and possibly novel medical applications. Three major research directions are pursued, namely short range sensing and imaging of human body, improved sensitivity for short range localization and tracking, and distributed signal and communications for dynamic autonomous resilient networks for both in-vivo and ex-vivo medical applications.
The consortium consists of Prof. Ilangko Balasingham (The Interventional Centre, Rikshospitalet/NTNU), Prof. Tor Ramstad (NTNU), Prof. Svein-Erik Hamran (FFI) and Prof. Tor Sverre Lande (University of Oslo). Budget is 33 mill NOK, where the Research Council of Norway funds with 28 mill NOK.
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