Wearable Technology : Exploring Human Body Communication

Wearable Technology, Human Body Communication, Security, Health monitoring

The widespread use of wearable devices as part of the IoT paradigm contributes to sensitive data being transferred and stored amongst personal devices (tablets, personal computers, smartphones, etc.). Wearable technologies are gaining high interest specially in authentication and medical purposes being engaged in almost all cyber-physical applications.

What you’ll learn

  • Define the major fundamentals of wearable technology..
  • Understand the key concepts required for wearables technology and its applications..
  • Identify the main applications of wearables in different areas..
  • Highlight the future work for wearable technology in both research and industry..

Course Content

  • Introduction –> 3 lectures • 8min.
  • Important concepts –> 10 lectures • 18min.
  • Applications of wearable technology –> 4 lectures • 10min.
  • Code implementation –> 1 lecture • 12min.
  • Future trends for wearable technology –> 4 lectures • 9min.

Wearable Technology : Exploring Human Body Communication

Requirements

The widespread use of wearable devices as part of the IoT paradigm contributes to sensitive data being transferred and stored amongst personal devices (tablets, personal computers, smartphones, etc.). Wearable technologies are gaining high interest specially in authentication and medical purposes being engaged in almost all cyber-physical applications.

This course discusses and explains important concepts related to Wearable Technology and its implementation in both research and industry applications.

After going through this course, you should be able to learn:

– The important concepts related to Wearable Technology and human body communication.

– Realize the significance of intra body communication for secure wearable technology.

– The importance of inter body communication for distant information transfer between wearables.

– The applications of the wearable technology in the health and communication field.

– Code implementation of one of the wearables’ applications.

– An overview about the future of wearables.

 

The highest incentive to take this course is to catch up with the increasing interest in wearable technology. You should be able to design, implement, or even understand different wearables’ applications as a kind of smart devices that can monitor user’s health, wellness, and safety.  Simply, you can use the major concepts learned to create your own team to design an enhanced version of the current smart wearables.