Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society

1. Front Matter

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2. Developments and Applications of Electronic Nose Systems for Gas Mixtures Classification and Concentration Estimation

   • Calogero Pace, Letizia Fragomeni, Walaa Khalaf

   Pages 1-7

3. Machine Learning-Based System for Detecting Unseen Malicious Software

   • Federica Bisio, Paolo Gastaldo, Claudia Meda, Stefano Nasta, Rodolfo Zunino

   Pages 9-15

4. Implementation of a Spread-Spectrum-Based Smart Lighting System on an Embedded Platform

   • Maurizio Martina, Massimo Ruo Roch, Flavio Ghirardi

   Pages 17-23

5. Self-powered Active Cooling System for High Performance Processors

   • Maurizio Rossi, Luca Rizzon, Matteo Fait, Roberto Passerone, Davide Brunelli

   Pages 25-33

6. High Speed VLSI Architecture for Finding the First W Maximum/Minimum Values

   • Guoping Xiao, Waqar Ahmad, Syed Azhar Ali Zaidi, Massimo Ruo Roch, Giovanni Causapruno

   Pages 35-41

7. Design and Implementation of a Portable fNIRS Embedded System

   • Diego Agrò, Riccardo Canicattì, Maurizio Pinto, Giuseppe Morsellino, Alessandro Tomasino, Gabriele Adamo et al.

   Pages 43-50

8. Advancements on Silicon Ultrasound Probes (CMUT) for Medical Imaging Applications

   • Giosuè Caliano, Alessandro S. Savoia

   Pages 51-57

9. Open Platforms for the Advancement of Ultrasound Research

   • Enrico Boni, Luca Bassi, Alessandro Dallai, Gabriele Giannini, Francesco Guidi, Valentino Meacci et al.

   Pages 59-64

10. A Robust Tracking Algorithm for Super-Resolution Reconstruction of Vehicle License Plates

    • Stefano Marsi, Sergio Carrato, Giovanni Ramponi

    Pages 65-73

11. c-Walker: A Cyber-Physical System for Ambient Assisted Living

    • Luca Rizzon, Federico Moro, Roberto Passerone, David Macii, Daniele Fontanelli, Payam Nazemzadeh et al.

    Pages 75-82

12. 2D and 3D Palmprint Extraction by an Automated Ultrasound System

    • Antonio Iula, Gabriel Hine, Alessandro Ramalli, Francesco Guidi, Enrico Boni

    Pages 83-89

13. AA-Battery Sized Energy Harvesting Power Management Module for Indoor Light Wireless Sensor Applications

    • Alessandro Vinco, Rashid Siddique, Davide Brunelli, Wensi Wang

    Pages 91-97

14. A Framework for Network-On-Chip Comparison Based on OpenSPARC T2 Processor

    • G. Causapruno, A. Audero, S. Tota, M. Ruo Roch

    Pages 99-105

15. A GPU 3D Segmentation Framework for Medical Imaging

    • Francesca Galluzzo, Luca De Marchi, Nicola Testoni, Guido Masetti

    Pages 107-114

16. Augmented Reality Tools for Structural Health Monitoring Applications

    • L. De Marchi, A. Ceruti, N. Testoni, A. Marzani, A. Liverani

    Pages 115-121

17. Squeeze the Lemon: Balancing as a Way to Use Every Drop of Energy in a Lithium-Ion Battery

    • Federico Baronti, Roberto Roncella, Roberto Saletti

    Pages 123-129

18. Fully Integrated 60 GHz Transceiver for Wireless HD/WiGig Short-Range Multi-Gbit Connections

    • Sergio Saponara, Bruno Neri

    Pages 131-137

19. Low Cost FMCW Radar Design and Implementation for Harbour Surveillance Applications

    • Sergio Saponara, Stefano Lischi, Riccardo Massini, Luca Musetti, Daniele Staglianò, Fabrizio Berizzi et al.

    Pages 139-144

20. Healthcare System for Non-invasive Fall Detection in Indoor Environment

    • Marco Mercuri, Carmine Garripoli, Peter Karsmakers, Ping Jack Soh, Guy A. E. Vandenbosch, Calogero Pace et al.

    Pages 145-152

This book provides a thorough overview of cutting-edge research on electronics applications relevant to industry, the environment, and society at large. A wide spectrum of application domains are covered, from automotive to space and from health to security and special attention is devoted to the use of embedded devices and sensors for imaging, communication and control. The book is based on the 2014 APPLEPIES Conference, held in Rome, which brought together researchers and stakeholders to consider the most significant current trends in the field of applied electronics and to debate visions for the future. Areas covered by the conference included information communication technology; biotechnology and biomedical imaging; space; secure, clean and efficient energy; the environment; and smart, green and integrated transport. As electronics technology continues to develop apace, constantly meeting previously unthinkable targets, further attention needs to be directed toward the electronics applications and the development of systems that facilitate human activities. This book, written by industrial and academic professionals, will hopefully contribute in this endeavor.

• APPLEPIES 2014
• Applied Electronics
• Cyber Physical Systems
• Embedded Computing Systems
• Energy Harvesting
• Intelligent Electronics Systems
• Low Power Systems
• Wireless Sensor Networks

• Electronic Engineering, University of Genova, Genova, Italy

  Alessandro De Gloria

Alessandro De Gloria is full professor in Electronics at the University of Genoa, Italy. His main research interests concern computer architecture, embedded systems, vehicular cooperation and safety, Human-Computer Interaction (HMI), neuro-physiological signal processing, Technology-Enhanced Learning, modeling and simulations, Virtual Reality and Serious Games.

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