The Wireless Networks (WiNe) research group of the IN3 is pleased to invite you to this open seminar by Dr. Leonardo Steinfield (Universidad de la República - UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay).
Venue
Room 228, UOC Castelldefels building (Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, B3 building)
Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 5
08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona)
Espanya
When
18/09/2018 12.30h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Wireless Networks Research Group (WiNe) of the IN3
Program
A very quick introduction will be given on the Electrical Engineering Institute of Universidad de la República's Faculty of Engineering, looking first at its set-up and main areas of activity, and then focusing on those of its research activities that are of closest interest to the WINE group.
Attention will be given to some completed projects as well as others that are still in progress. Examples include: opportunities and challenges relating to directional antennas in wireless sensor networks, experiences applying wireless sensor networks in agriculture (microclimatic monitoring in citrus plantations with frost warnings and precision watering, and monitoring for pests in fruit trees through image capture and embedded processing), embedded compression of EEG signals (to cut the energy consumption of wireless devices), and the self-measuring of embedded systems (to enable devices to adapt their behaviour in real time, and to perform self-diagnoses).
Lastly there will be a time for exchanges between participants, promoting discussion and seeking to consolidate and enhance cooperative links between institutions and research groups.
Leonardo Steinfeld has an engineering degree, a master's degree and a PhD in Electrical Engineering, all from the Universidad de la República (UdelaR, Montevideo, Uruguay), from 2002, 2007 and 2013 respectively. He is a full-time adjunct professor in the Department of Electronics in UdelaR's Faculty of Engineering, and currently coordinates its postgraduate programmes (master's degree and PhD) in Electrical Engineering. He also belongs to Uruguay's SNI (national research system) and its ANII national agency for research and innovation). His research interests include low energy consumption embedded systems and wireless sensor networks. He has been involved in many research and development projects, both as a participant and as a project leader, on a range of topics including directional antennas in wireless sensor networks, frost detection and early pest warnings for citrus trees, and the compression of biomedical signals.