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IoT and ICT for Healthcare Applications

  • Features a number of practical solutions and applications of IoT and ICT on healthcare
  • Includes application domains such as communication technology and electronic materials and devices
  • Applies to researchers, academics, students, and practitioners around the world

Part of the book series: EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing (EAISICC)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Emerging IoT Technologies in Smart Healthcare

      • Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Nishu Gupta, Yogita P. Akhare, Sarhan M. Musa
      Pages 3-10
    3. Challenges of IoT in Healthcare

      • Sweta Anmulwar, Anil Kumar Gupta, Mohammad Derawi
      Pages 11-20
    4. Internet of Things in Healthcare

      • Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Shumon Alam, Sarhan M. Musa
      Pages 21-32
    5. Internet of Things Applied to Mental Health: Concepts, Applications, and Perspectives

      • Ariel Teles, Flávio Barros, Ivan Rodrigues, Allan Barbosa, Francisco Silva, Luciano Coutinho et al.
      Pages 33-58
    6. Internet of Things and Communication Technology Synergy for Remote Services in Healthcare

      • Raluca Maria Aileni, George Suciu, Carlos Alberto Valderrama Sukuyama, Sever Pasca
      Pages 59-82
  3. Data Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
    2. A Decision Support System for Smart Health Care

      • Khouloud Dorgham, Hajer Ben-Romdhane, Issam Nouaouri, Saoussen Krichen
      Pages 85-98
    3. Real-Time Processing and Monitoring in Health Care

      • Sudakshina Chaudhury, Shreya Roy, Ishika Agarwal, Niranjan Ray
      Pages 99-116
    4. Health Data Analytics: Current Perspectives, Challenges, and Future Directions

      • Kavi Kumar Khedo, Shakuntala Baichoo, Soulakshmee Devi Nagowah, Leckraj Nagowah, Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Zarine Cadersaib et al.
      Pages 117-151
  4. Safety Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
    2. Mimicking Biometrics on Smart Devices and Its Application in IoT Security for Health Systems

      • Myridakis Dimitrios, Spathoulas Georgios, Kakarountas Athanasios, Dimitrios Schoinianakis, Joachim Lueken
      Pages 175-189
    3. Data Privacy and Security for IoMWT (Internet of Medical Wearable Things) Cloud

      • Raluca Maria Aileni, George Suciu, Maheswar Rajagopal, Sever Pasca, Carlos Alberto Valderrama Sukuyama
      Pages 191-215
  5. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
    2. Detection of Squamous Cell Carcinoma Through Smart Technologies

      • S. M. Sagari, S. Venkatesan
      Pages 219-229
    3. Automated Pill Dispenser Application Based on IoT for Patient Medication

      • J. Ramkumar, C. Karthikeyan, E. Vamsidhar, Kale Navnath Dattatraya
      Pages 231-253
    4. The SOCIAL Platform and the Integration of Internet of Things Devices to Monitor Activities and Behaviors of Older Adults

      • Miguel Sousa Gomes, João Rainho, António Damasceno, Nelson Pacheco Rocha
      Pages 255-274

About this book

This book provides an insight on the importance that Internet of Things (IoT) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions can have in taking care of people's health. Key features of this book present the recent and emerging developments in various specializations in curing health problems and finding their solutions by incorporating IoT and ICT. This book presents useful IoT and ICT applications and architectures that cater to their improved healthcare requirements. Topics include in-home healthcare services based on the Internet-of-Things; RFID technology for IoT based personal healthcare; Real-time reporting and monitoring; Interfacing devices to IoT; Smart medical services; Embedded gateway configuration (EGC); Health monitoring infrastructure; and more.

  • Features a number of practical solutions and applications of IoT and ICT on healthcare;
  • Includes application domains such as communication technology and electronic materials and devices;
  • Applies to researchers, academics, students, and practitioners around the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vaagdevi College of Engineering, Warangal, India

    Nishu Gupta

  • Technology and Management School, Inst Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

    Sara Paiva

About the editors

Dr. Nishu Gupta is specialized in the field of Communication and Networking. He has a PH.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Vaagdevi College of Engineering, Warangal, India. Dr. Gupta is an active reviewer of research articles in reputed SCI and Scopus indexed Journals. He has co-authored two books, has more than 28 publications among peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and conferences proceedings. Dr. Nishu has been Invited as Speaker on various occasions and has been awarded and honoured by various academic and research organizations owing to his contribution to the fraternity. His research interest includes wireless communication, device-to-device communication, heterogeneous networking, cognitive radio ad-hoc network, CRAN, Internet of Things, etc.

Dr. Sara Paiva is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, a PhD in Informatics Engineering from University of Vigo and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oviedo since January 2018, under advanced drivings assistants area. Sara Paiva coordinates ARC4DigiT, an Applied Research Center for Digital Transformation, created in january 2018 and currently under approval of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. Her main line of research is mobility and mobile/IoT solutions applied to the promotion of social inclusion. She is frequent book editor of Springer and IGI books, has more than 30 publications in international journals and conferences, is a frequent reviewer of journals and international conferences and has oriented several final projects of Bachelor and Master in her main line of work.

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