By AIT Public Affairs
4 June 2025: Prof. Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn from the Department of Information and Communications Technologies, School of Engineering and Technology at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), is currently conducting a month-long academic and research visit at the University of Florence, Italy, from 26 May to 26 June 2025. The visit supports collaborative work under the EU-funded ROVER RISE Project (Reliable Technologies and Models for Verified Wireless Body-centric Transmission and Localisation), part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2019).
Prof. Attaphongse is working closely with Prof. Lorenzo Mucchi of University of Florence to advance body-centric wireless communication research, focusing on medical applications. Their joint efforts emphasize channel modeling and signal processing techniques for improving localization and reliability in body area networks (BANs). The team is also working on validating these models using experimental data and simulations.
An important aspect of the collaboration involves expanding their research on ECG classification, initially presented at ISMICT 2025, into a full-length journal article. The extended work will include comparative analyses, additional classification models, and validation using larger datasets, aiming for publication in journals like IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems or Sensors. The goal is to develop a hybrid signal processing and machine learning pipeline for real-time health monitoring.
Further discussions have explored secure signal processing for WBANs, energy-efficient transmission protocols, and the integration of wearable sensors with robotics, paving the way for broader multi-institutional and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
During his visit, Prof. Attaphongse also participated in the 19th International Symposium on Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT 2025), held from 28–30 May under the theme “Designing the Future of Health.”He served as Session Chair for two technical sessions:
- Remote Health Monitoring
- Security and Signal Processing in Medical BANs
He presented the following papers co-authored with AIT students and international collaborators:
- Enhanced ECG Classification Using a Hybrid Signal Processing Framework (with Dr. Bipun Man Pati (Tribhuvan University, former Doctoral student), and Prof. Mucchi (University of Florence))
- Impact of Adipose Thickness on Channel Analysis-Based Tumor Detection in Capsule Endoscopy (with Dr. Mariella Särestöniemi (University of Oulu), Nunnapat Thaweesukolrat (AIT, recently graduated Master’s student); and Jari Iinatti and Teemu Samuli Myllylä (University of Oulu))
- EfficientNet-Based Ultra-Wideband Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Signal Recognition for Small Intestinal Cancer Screening (with Ms. Nunnapat Thaweesukolrat (AIT, recently graduated Master’s student) and University of Oulu colleagues)
Notably, the paper “Impact of Adipose Thickness on Channel Analysis-Based Tumor Detection in Capsule Endoscopy” was honored with the Best Paper Award. Furthermore, all related works have been selected for extended publication in the Sensors (MDPI) Special Issue titled “Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Health Management Systems: Innovations Driving the IoMT Revolution.”
This research-focused visit continues to strengthen AIT’s academic presence in Europe and foster impactful international collaboration. Future plans for the visit include co-developing a joint EU research proposal on medical data transmission and AI diagnostics, and launching academic exchange initiatives such as co-supervised student projects and international workshops.
