Introducing our Doctoral Candidates
Today - DC10 - Xiaoxuan Dong - UT
What is your research about?
My research focuses on developing a generic energy model for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems in health monitoring. The goal is to understand and optimize how energy is consumed when communication and contact-free sensing, such as vital sign monitoring, are jointly performed using the same wireless resources. By providing a technology-agnostic energy framework, this work enables fair comparison between ISAC and conventional separated systems. Ultimately, it supports the design of low-power and sustainable health monitoring solutions.
Why is this research needed?
This research is needed because health monitoring systems often require continuous operation under strict energy constraints, while existing ISAC studies mainly focus on performance rather than energy consumption. Without a generic energy model, it is difficult to fairly compare different ISAC designs or evaluate their practicality for long-term healthcare applications. An energy-aware framework is essential to balance sensing reliability, communication quality, and power consumption. This enables the development of deployable, low-power ISAC solutions for real-world health monitoring.
Where does your research takes place?
I am based in Enschede, The Netherlands with the Radio Systems Group at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Twente.
Who will benefit from this research?
This research will benefit healthcare providers and patients by enabling low-power, contact-free health monitoring systems that can operate reliably over long periods. Researchers and engineers working on ISAC and wireless sensing can use the generic energy model to design and evaluate more energy-efficient systems. Industry and system developers will benefit from a framework that supports practical deployment and fair comparison of solutions. Ultimately, this work contributes to more sustainable and scalable healthcare technologies.
When did your project start and when will it finish?
I started this project on 01.09.2025 and will finish it on 31.08.2029.
