IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Wearable and Implantable Devices and Systems

Qammer Hussain Abbasi, Asimina Kiourti, Hadi Heidari, Yejun He, Majid Warkiani, Akram Alomainy
2019 IEEE Access  
Circuit techniques, sensors, antennas and communications systems are envisioned to help build new technologies over the next several years. Advances in the development and implementation of such technologies have already shown us their unique potential in realizing next-generation sensing systems. Applications include wearable consumer electronics, healthcare monitoring systems, and soft robotics, as well as wireless implants. There have been some interesting developments in the areas of
more » ... s and systems, involving studies related to low-power electronics, wireless sensor networks, wearable circuit behaviour, security, real-time monitoring, connectivity of sensors, and Internet of Things (IoT). The direction for the current technology is electronics systems on large area electronics, integrated implantable systems and wearable sensors. So far, the research in the field has focused on materials, new processing techniques and one-off devices, such as diodes and transistors. However, current technology is not sufficient for future electronics to be useful in new applications; a great demand exists to scale up the research towards circuits and systems. Recent developments indicate that, in addition to fabrication technology, special attention should also be given to design, simulation and modeling of electronics, while keeping sensing system integration, power management, and sensors network under consideration. The Special Section consists of 23 contributions, including 4 survey articles covering a variety of topics in line with the call for papers. In the article, "A review on EEG-based automatic sleepiness detection systems for driver," by Balandong, et al., a review on different types of measures used in sleepiness detection systems (SDSs) is presented, with their advantages and drawbacks. The review also includes several techniques proposed in ESDSs to optimize the number of EEG electrodes, increasing the sleepiness level resolution and incorporation of circadian information. Finally, the review discusses future directions in the development of ESDS. In the article, "A survey on the roles of communication technologies in IoT-based personalized healthcare applications," by Alam et al., the authors propose a survey on emerging healthcare applications, including detailed technical aspects required for the realization of a complete end-toend solution for each application. The survey explores the
doi:10.1109/access.2019.2942728 fatcat:gxi77ac4nfetnekf732jg4hmya