IEEE Computer Society
Dallas Chapter
18 APR 2008 Meeting
IEEE Computer Society |
Dallas Chapter 18 APR 2008 Meeting |
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| When: | Friday 18 APR 2008 Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Talk: 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM |
| Where: | Texas Instruments ("South Campus") 12500 TI Boulevard (SAME location as 8505 Forest Ln; just redefined main gate) Dallas, TX (Conference Rooms S1 & S2) |
| Topic: | Body Area Networks |
| Speaker: | Dr. Srinath Hosur Wireless Connectivity Systems DSP Solutions R&D Center Texas Instruments -- Dallas |
| Abstract: | Increasing costs, shortage of skilled force and aging population are giving rise to increased demand in automatic monitoring of patient vitals. Body area networks is an emerging technology for these medical applications. In this talk, we will touch upon the requirements, the challenges, the need for standardization and ongoing standards efforts for body area networks. |
| Bio: | Srinath Hosur is a Distinguished Member of the Technical staff at Texas Instruments and is leading and managing the Wireless Connectivity Systems branch in the Communications and Medical Systems Laboratory. This branch works on communication algorithms for DTV (digital TV), GPS, and other wireless connectivity (including medical); and they participate and help set TI strategy in DTV standardization. Sri joined Texas Instruments in 1995 and has worked on a number of wireless communications systems/technologies: DTV, 802.11n, MIMO OFDM, pre 802.16, fixed wireless access and WCDMA. Sri has 48 issued patents and 82 filed patents. He has published/presented over 30 papers in invited and refereed conferences/journals and has made several contributions to international standards bodies. He has chaired technical sessions at IEEE conferences and was the vice chair of the Dallas Chapter of IEEE signal processing society.
Sri received a BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India; the ME degree in Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota. |
| Directions: | Even though TI's Forest Lane site has been given a new official entrance address at 12500 TI Boulevard and been renamed as TI's "South Campus," find our Dallas IEEE CS meetings just as you've always done. Head to the site's SouthEast (SE) entrance off Forest Lane JUST west of Greenville Avenue. Preferred parking is at extreme SE corner of the building. Enter the public lobby at building's SE corner and ask guard to direct you to conference rooms S-1/S-2 (very near this entrance). (See map.) |
| Cost: |
Technical Presentation: FREE to
both IEEE CS Members and the general public. Lunch: $10 to both Members and Non-Members. Please reserve lunch by 15 APR with our online form or by contacting Lucrecia at 214-480-4194 (Lucrecia) . |
| Access: | Since the meeting rooms are inside TI, some attendees may need to pre-register for access. If you are neither a U.S. citizen nor permanent U.S. resident (with "green card") and are from a "restricted country", please contact Jim at 214-480-4691 (Jim) by 15 APR to arrange for convenient pre-registration . |
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