Date:
September 13 – 17, 2010
Place:
Université Paris-Est Marne-La-Vallée
Bâtiment Copernic
5 Bd Descartes, Champs sur Marne
http://www.univ-mlv.fr/
Organizer:
Prof. Jean-Marc Laheurte with the support of the French GDR ondes
Audience:
PhD students, researchers and industry engineers
Fees:
PhD students / university employees: 400 €
Industry employees: 1000 €
(the fees include copies of the presentations, lunches, refreshments and a social dinner)
Information:
laheurte@univ-mlv.fr
Short description:
The course covers several issues related to the interaction of electromagnetic waves with human bodies.
How body tissues might alter antenna characteristics and how antennas might alter body tissues.........
The course begins with a reminder of electromagnetics fundamentals required to understand the physical basics of the interactions (Electromagnetic properties of matter, Body tissue characteristics, Propagation and absorption issues)
Then, Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) issues will be covered with emphasis on experimental procedures and phantom designs as well as related topics like SAR sensors. Simulation aspects including 3D numerical phantoms will also be treated.
Standardization and regulation issues are developped, essentially in the context of wireless communications. The analysis of interactions will not only focus on UHF of microwaves but will also deal with millimeter waves including in-vivo and in-vitro studies.
On-body antennas for BAN, mobile or RFID applications will be detailed. The detuning and efficiency degradation due to the presence of the human body as well as On-body propagation aspects (Creeping-wave theory and path loss modelling) will be emphasized in this part.
An attempt to define ideal antennas insensitive to the body will be done.
Finally, the issues related to losses in body tissues will be described in the context of in-body antennas (Antennas in pacemakers, defibrillators, bio-electromagnetic compatibility).
It is planned to visit the Orange labs facilities for SAR measurements at Issy Les Moulineaux on Thursday 16.
Demonstration on CST and HFSS are also included (Evaluation of power density or attenuation in biological tissues)
Course summary :
· Fundamentals
- Electromagnetic properties of matter
- Body tissue characteristics
- Propagation and absorption issues
·· Dosimetry (microwave absorption, SAR measurements and 3D phantoms)
·· Sensors for microwave dosimetry
·· Numerical modelling of human phantoms – FDTD simulations
· Standardization and regulation in wireless communications
·· Millimeter-wave interactions with biological media (In-vivo and in-vitro studies )
·· In-body aspects (Antennas in pacemakers, defibrillators, bio-electromagnetic compatibility)
· Body influence on antennas - Detuning and efficiency degradation of low profile antennas
· On-body propagation (Creeping-wave theory and path loss modelling)
· On-body antennas "insensitive" to body
- Magnetic and electric antennas
- Antennas on EBGs, antennas on reflecting/absorbing materials
Teachers:
Joe Wiart, Man Fai Wong (Orange Labs), Benoit Derat (Art-Fi)
Jean-Marc Laheurte, Shermila Mostarshedi (ESYCOM)
Maxim Zhadobov, Ronan Sauleau (IETR), Olivier Merkel (AFSSET)
Christian Person (Telecom Bretagne), Christophe Roblin (ENSTA ParisTech)
Contact & Registration:
For registration please fill the registration form and the payment form (see attached files below) and send them to the following email address:
laheurte@univ-mlv.fr
Please register as soon as possible (You may pay for the registration fee after completion of the registration till September 3, 2010)
2 scholarships can be offered to PhD students. The grant covers course fees of 400€ (accommodation and travel expenses are not included). In order to apply for it, please fill the provided application form and attach a recommendation letter from your supervising professor and a one page summary of your PhD topic explaining the relevance of this course for your work. The deadline for applying for a grant is Friday, July 2, 2010. The applicants will be notified of the results no later than Friday, July 9, 2010.
Please email your application and (scanned) letter to (laheurte@univ-mlv.fr) and send the originals to :
Jean-Marc Laheurte
Université Paris-Est Marne-La-Vallée
Batiment Copernic 5 Bd Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne
77454 Marne La Vallée Cédex 2
FRANCE
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