Digital Media for Healthcare (DigHealth)

Healthcare and new digital media are considered two of the key pillars of life in the 21 century. The recent advances in different forms of digital media (4G and beyond communications, computing, mobile phones, IP networks (Internet of Things), digital and smart TV and web.2.0/web.3.0 technologies) compounded with similar developments in medicine and healthcare such as genomics, modern therapeutics and personalised medical technologies etc. are having a profound effect on the way that these two pillars are shaping the daily lives of people everywhere.

The Digital Media for Healthcare Group conducts multidisciplinary research that addresses major problems and immediate healthcare challenges that are facing humanity today. DigHealth collaborates with leading medical scientists, doctors, computing & mobile communication and technology specialists linking patients and communities directly into solutions that mobilise the innovative technologies for healthcare. The group also lead on strategic research projects that have an immediate global impact and effect healthcare in the developing world.

Our research covers these themes

  • 4G Mobile Communications for healthcare systems (4G Health)
  • mhealth based Internet of things (m-IoT)
  • Next generation of personalized Healthcare
  • Bio-Communication and Genomic Signal Processing
  • Medical Imaging and Biomedical Signal Processing
  • Biologically inspired mobile computing systems

 

Staff

Collaborations

Industrial

  • Vodafone R&D Group, UK
  • Motorola, UK & USA Centres
  • Orange Plc., UK
  • SEMA/ Schlumberger Group- Spain

Academic

  • Loughborough University
  • Plymouth University
  • Brunel University
  • SWAN: South West London Academic Network
  • Harvard Medical School - Partners Telemedicine-USA
  • Universite D'Orleans - LVR- France
  • University of Zaragoza - Spain
  • Sandia Research Labs., New Mexico, USA
  • University of Idaho, USA (School of Rural Healthcare)
  • University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA (Elect. and Comp Eng. Dept.)
  • University of Cyprus (Department of Computing)
  • National Technical University of Athens (Biomedical Eng. Laboratory)
  • Florida A& M University- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. (Mechanical Eng. Dept.)
  • University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (Elec. & Computer Eng. Department)
  • Texas Tech University, USA. (Health Services Department)
  • City University of Hong Kong ( Electrical Eng. Department)

Medical

  • St. George's Medical School, University of London
  • Birmingham Heartlands NHS Hospital
  • North West London NHS Hospital Trust