Sensor Technologies: Healthcare Wellness and Environmental Applications explores the key
aspects of sensor technologies covering wired wireless and discrete sensors for the specific
application domains of healthcare wellness and environmental sensing. It discusses the social
regulatory and design considerations specific to these domains. The book provides an
application-based approach using real-world examples to illustrate the application of sensor
technologies in a practical and experiential manner. The book guides the reader from the
formulation of the research question through the design and validation process to the
deployment and management phase of sensor applications. The processes and examples used in the
book are primarily based on research carried out by Intel or joint academic research programs.
Sensor Technologies: Healthcare Wellness and Environmental Applications provides an extensive
overview of sensing technologies and their applications in healthcare wellness and
environmental monitoring. From sensor hardware to system applications and case studies this
book gives readers an in-depth understanding of the technologies and how they can be applied. I
would highly recommend it to students or researchers who are interested in wireless sensing
technologies and the associated applications. Dr. Benny Lo Lecturer The Hamlyn Centre
Imperial College of London This timely addition to the literature on sensors covers the broad
complexity of sensing sensor types and the vast range of existing and emerging applications
in a very clearly written and accessible manner. It is particularly good at capturing the
exciting possibilities that will occur as sensor networks merge with cloud-based 'big data'
analytics to provide a host of new applications that will impact directly on the individual in
ways we cannot fully predict at present. It really brings this home through the use of
carefully chosen case studies that bring the overwhelming concept of 'big data' down to the
personal level of individual life and health. Dermot Diamond Director National Centre for
Sensor Research Principal Investigator CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies Dublin
City University Sensor Technologies: Healthcare Wellness and Environmental Applications takes
the reader on an end-to-end journey of sensor technologies covering the fundamentals from an
engineering perspective introducing how the data gleaned can be both processed and visualized
in addition to offering exemplar case studies in a number of application domains. It is a
must-read for those studying any undergraduate course that involves sensor technologies. It
also provides a thorough foundation for those involved in the research and development of
applied sensor systems. I highly recommend it to any engineer who wishes to broaden their
knowledge in this area! Chris Nugent Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Ulster
