Introducing our Doctoral Candidates
Today - DC06 - Alessandro Ortu - KU Leuven
What is your research about?
My research focuses on developing a vital-sign estimation pipeline using RF devices complemented by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), enabling vital-sign monitoring regardless of the target’s body orientation. It also investigates how stochastic patient movements affect the accuracy of the measured vital-sign characteristics and how multiple RF-source might help the vital sign detection.
Why is this research needed?
This research is needed to explore the power of vital sign monitoring with RF sources and step up from wearable devices which might give discomfort for the wearer. Technology is moving forward and my research will contribute to the growth of the sector and research on devices for health status.
Where does your research take place?
My research takes place at KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium for most of the time. Meanwhile 2 secondments will take place at Remcom, in State College, PA, USA and at UT, in Enschede, Netherlands.
Who will benefit from this research?
Multiple groups may benefit from my research: hospital patients requiring continuous monitoring of their health status; elderly individuals who could be monitored without the need for wearable devices, which they might forget to wear or charge and people who simply wish to have a non-intrusive monitoring system available directly at home.
When did your project start and when will it finish?
My project started in November 2024 and it will finish in September 2028.
