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 7 years.

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), Svein-Erik Hamran (FFI) and Tor Sverre Lande (University of Oslo). Project duration: 7 years, funding: 49 mill NOK/6.2 mill EUR