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IoT Technology in Bioengineering Applications: Second Edition
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IoT Technology in Bioengineering Applications: Second Edition

A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosignal Processing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 655

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Dr. Mihaela Hnatiuc

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Electronic and Telecommunication Departament, Constanta Maritime University, 104 Mircea cel Batran, 900663 Constanta, Romania
Interests: electronic embedded systems; intelligent sensors and interface; smart home; machine learning; deep learning
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Prof. Dr. Larbi Boubchir

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LIASD Research Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of Paris, 8, 93526 Saint-Denis, France
Interests: biomedical signal processing; EEG; image processing; machine learning; brain–computer interface; biometrics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This is the second volume of the previous Special Issue on "IoT Technology in Bioengineering Applications".

This Special Issue presents novel solutions to challenging real-world problems applying IoT devices to bioengineering. IoT technology is used in therapies, implants, diagnostics, adaptive prosthetics, etc., where data are recorded and processed in the cloud for Internet-based uses. This method was developed for remote monitoring to improve people's lives. At the same time, eco plants and biofoods greatly impact human health. IoT technology is used to monitor and diagnose farms and food to improve the nutrient and food quality.

The "IoT Technology in Bioengineering Applications: Second Edition" issue publishes research using quantitative tools, including simulation and mathematical modeling. This Special Issue focuses on the exciting applications of bioengineering science in health, medicine, and agronomy.

Dr. Mihaela Hnatiuc
Prof. Dr. Larbi Boubchir
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • robotic device
  • signal processing
  • image processing
  • communication protocol
  • embedded system
  • smart sensors
  • cloud/FOG
  • predictive methods
  • monitoring
  • process optimization
  • diagnosis
  • implant
  • tele surgery
  • teleconsultation
  • telemonitoring

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Detection of Sleep Posture via Humidity Fluctuation Analysis in a Sensor-Embedded Pillow
by Won-Ho Jun and Youn-Sik Hong
Bioengineering 2025, 12(5), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12050480 - 30 Apr 2025
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This study presents a novel method for detecting sleep posture changes—specifically tossing and turning—by monitoring variations in humidity using an array of humidity sensors embedded at regular intervals within a memory-foam pillow. Unlike previous approaches that rely primarily on temperature or pressure sensors, [...] Read more.
This study presents a novel method for detecting sleep posture changes—specifically tossing and turning—by monitoring variations in humidity using an array of humidity sensors embedded at regular intervals within a memory-foam pillow. Unlike previous approaches that rely primarily on temperature or pressure sensors, our method leverages the observation that humidity fluctuations are more pronounced during movement, enabling the more sensitive detection of posture changes. We demonstrate that dynamic patterns in humidity data correlate strongly with physical motion during sleep. To identify these transitions, we applied the Pruned Exact Linear Time (PELT) algorithm, which effectively segmented the time series based on abrupt changes in humidity. Furthermore, we converted humidity fluctuation curves into image representations and employed a transfer-learning-based model to classify sleep postures, achieving accurate recognition performance. Our findings highlight the potential of humidity sensing as a reliable modality for non-invasive sleep monitoring. In this study, we propose a novel method for detecting tossing and turning during sleep by analyzing changes in humidity captured by a linear array of sensors embedded in a memory foam pillow. Compared to temperature data, humidity data exhibited more significant fluctuations, which were leveraged to track head movement and infer sleep posture. We applied a rolling smoothing technique and quantified the cumulative deviation across sensors to identify posture transitions. Furthermore, the PELT algorithm was utilized for precise change-point detection. To classify sleep posture, we converted the humidity time series into images and implemented a transfer learning model using a Vision Transformer, achieving a classification accuracy of approximately 96%. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of a sleep posture analysis using only humidity data, offering a non-intrusive and effective approach for sleep monitoring. Full article
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