Projects
Ubiquitous mobile healthcare monitoring
Lead: Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer
With a $1million grant from the Qatar National Research Foundation, this research explores how new advances in sensor and 4G wireless technology can be used to remotely monitor patients' well-being. The system can alert medical staff of an impending emergency, and provide remote patient monitoring through a web gateway. Read more about the project activities, publications and outcomes.
Air quality monitoring
Lead: Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer
Environmental monitoring has previously relied on portable and limited-life energy sources, such as batteries, in order to support sensor functionality. This research uses ambient power sources and applies sensor technology to dramatically improve energy efficiency in air quality monitoring. The project received an initial grant of $1 million from the Qatar Foundation's National Priorities Research Program to develop the prototype, SENNO. The research team has subsequently secured QR 1.3 million from the Qatar Science and Technology Park for a sixteen-month proof of concept project. Read more about the project activities, publications and outcomes.
Structural health monitoring
Lead: Dr. Adel Ben Mnaouer
Physical assets, particularly those that are ageing, require constant, long-term and continuous monitoring and assessment of their structural health. This research harnesses sensor technology to assess the physical condition of assets such as tunnels, bridges, historical buildings, and underground and offshore construction. With the support of a $900,000 grant from the Qatar Foundation it aims to help maintain a safe and sustainable environment by developing an early warning system that detects and alerts of potential structural failures or threats. Read more about the project activities, publications and outcomes.
Wireless communication technologies
Lead: Dr. Sherif Moussa
Targeted at fifth generation wireless communication systems, this research proposes a new technique in coding that could significantly improve the reliability of wireless communication. By making coding and decoding easier, it can improve the speed of a connection and make the link more robust. The research also introduces a hardware design that could assist in reducing the power consumption of the proposed system.