Short-Range Microwave Sensing for Healthcare Applications

Changzhan Gu
Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Abstract:

Microwave biomedical radar has witnessed significant advancements in recent years, paving the way for innovative and transformative applications in clinical settings. Most medical instruments invented to measure human activities rely on contact electrodes, causing discomfort. Thanks to its non-invasive nature, biomedical radar is particularly valuable for clinical applications. A significant portion of the talk will discuss improvements in radar hardware, with a focus on miniaturization, increased accuracy, and enhanced sensitivity. Then, this talk will also delve into the RF processing and machine learning techniques tailored for the radar data. This talk will explore the recent breakthroughs and applications of biomedical radar technology, shedding light on its transformative potential in shaping the future of clinical diagnostics, patient and elderly care, and healthcare innovation.

Speaker’s Bio:

Changzhan Gu (Senior Member, IEEE) is currently an Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Prior to returning to academia, he worked for several years in industry at Google and Marvell in the Bay Area, California. Dr. Gu is a member of the IEEE MTT-S TC28 and the Secretary of the IEEE MTT-S Shanghai Chapter. He received the IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer Award in 2023, the IEEE Sensors Council Early Career Technical Achievement Award in 2019, and the IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship for Medical Applications in 2013. He served as the TPC Chair of the 2022 IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) and has been a TPRC member of the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) since 2018. Dr. Gu is currently an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (T-MTT), the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (J-ERM), and the IET Microwave, Antennas & Propagation (MAP). His research interests include short-range microwave sensing technologies and their medical and tracking applications.