ABOUT THE GROUP
The Research Group for Biomedical Engineering (IG10), established in 2018, includes members from the Department of Communications and the Department of Computer Engineering and Intelligent Systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia. It brings together researchers and experts focused on electronics and chip design, wireless power transfer, robotics and artificial intelligence. The group’s applied research has resulted in the design of several integrated circuits in the field of microelectronics. The most significant achievement is a patented energy-efficient system for the wireless transfer of analogue and digital signals, as well as a DC/DC converter based on charge pumps. Furthermore, the research group has experience in developing systems for biological signal measurement, including wireless monitoring systems for oxygen saturation and body temperature. The research group is also engaged in the development of new, efficient, and robust modulation procedures based on wireless data transfer. Research in the field of wireless charging and energy harvesting has resulted in the development of a capacitive wireless power system for low-power sensor circuits and a wireless charging system for electronic devices up to 5 W.
The research group has considerable experience applying computer vision in bioengineering by developing advanced technologies for the analysis of 2D and 3D data obtained by standard or 3D cameras. The developed technologies and algorithms are used for selecting and detecting various types of objects in space. In the field of agriculture, these technologies are used to differentiate fruits and vegetables on plants and to detect crop rows in fields. In the field of medicine, they are applied to perform 2D and 3D analyses of chronic wounds, determine the percentage of specific tissue types within a wound, and measure physical parameters such as circumference, surface area, and volume.
KEY RESEARCH AREAS
- 3D reconstruction and analysis of chronic wounds
- Wireless power transfer
- High voltage electronics
- Chip design
- Advanced driver-assistance systems
RESEARCH AREAS
The IG10 research group carries out activities in the fields of biomedical engineering, microelectronics, biomedical electronics, wireless communication systems, wireless charging systems, energy harvesting and application of computer vision in robotics, medicine and agriculture.
The research group’s projects have also resulted in the development of integrated circuits, energy-efficient wireless signal transfer, DC/DC converters based on charge pumps, and biological sensing systems, which include wireless measurement of oxygen saturation and temperature.
The group also applies computer vision and artificial intelligence to agriculture and medicine, enabling crop row detection, 2D/3D object detection, chronic wound analysis, 3D reconstruction, and more.
The research areas also include the development of new advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) algorithms, suitable for implementation on realistic ADAS-embedded platforms.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
The IG10 group possesses deep professional expertise that bridges advanced research and practical applications. Its experts are well versed in designing, analysing, supervising, and optimising electronics and chip design. Furthermore, IG10 members are highly skilled in the development and application of novel artificial intelligence, robotics, and computer vision systems.
KEY PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
- Artificial intelligence techniques
- Robotics and computer vision technologies
- Chip and electronics design
- Agricultural and medical applications
- Design and optimisation of wireless charging and signal transfer technologies
