The ISSNIP Biomedical Engineering Group is a collaboration of researchers initiated in 2006 with interests in health care and sensor networks. We are a group working under the umbrella of the Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP) Research Network in Australia. The group consists of researchers with prior experience in signal processing and computational intelligence theory. Our current focus is to investigate a fusion of sensor technology and computational intelligence for the design of automated diagnosis and monitoring in health care systems. We are also very keen to collaborate with hospitals and researchers in our field in order to advance the knowledge and research technology towards the improvement of health care and living standards in today's modern society.

Health care issues are a primary concern for countries like Australia which have higher standards of living. Furthermore, a shortage of medical personnel exists even in highly industrialized countries not to mention the poorer third world countries. The cost of recruiting new personnel to deal with these shortages is high and unlikely to meet the growing global demands. As such, newer, cost efficient and effective technologies must be found in order to alleviate this growing problem. Two technologies which our group are interested in is computational intelligence and sensor networks.

Computational Intelligence

 

 

Sensor Networks is an upcoming technology with close links to telecommunications. This technology is primarily used for data collection and surveillance/ monitoring which has only just recently gained attention. Current applications include areas such as defence, homeland security, health sciences and environment. The incorporation of sensor networks into health care monitoring systems has the potential of saving huge costs and improving the standard of health care.