Sensor Data Analytics for Intelligent Healthcare Delivery (Advances in Digital Technologies for Smart Applications)

This book explores the transformative potential of sensor data analytics in healthcare, focusing on both real‑time and streaming analytics applications in clinical and non‑clinical environments. It introduces the foundations of sensor data collection and analytics, delving into data acquisition techniques, mining challenges, and the integration of wearable technologies. It addresses key methodologies and real‑world use cases, illustrating how sensor data can improve healthcare delivery, optimize operations, and enhance patient outcomes. It includes topics from algorithmic approaches to practical implementations across a variety of medical domains.

Key Features:

• Covers fundamental concepts of sensor data acquisition, preprocessing, and real‑time analysis for healthcare systems.
• Examines the role of wearables in continuous monitoring and their analytics use in clinical workflows.
• Addresses the challenges and techniques for handling streaming data in dynamic healthcare environments.
• Explores machine learning and data mining algorithms tailored to healthcare sensor data.
• Provides examples across hospital operations, patient monitoring, diagnostics, and healthcare management.

This book is for researchers and practitioners in data science, healthcare informatics, biomedical engineering, and healthcare management.

G.S.Karthick is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Software Systems, PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, India. Previously, he worked as a Research Fellow under the DST-ICPS Project from April 2019 to March 2022 in the Department of Computer Science, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. Also, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, India. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Bharathiar University (University Department) in February 2023. He topped the Post-Graduation with Gold Medal in 2017 from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. He topped Under-Graduation with an exemplary performance from SNR Sons College, Coimbatore, India, and also aced three subjects to receive gold medals in 2015. He has qualified UGC-NET Computer Science and Applications in December 2020. Further, he has visited many institutions and universities as a resource person at various events. He has received an Indian Patent Grant for his innovative contribution to the field of Wireless Networks and the Internet of Things. He has published research papers in international journals and presented papers at International and National Conferences. He has published many book chapters and in addition, he has edited four books and authored two books. He is an Associate Editor of IJHISI, IJITN and IJEHMC. Also, he is an active reviewer in high-standard journals and many peer-reviewed journals. He has received many awards and rewards for his achievements in academic and research careers. His areas of specialization are Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Analysis of Algorithms. His current research interests focus on the recent developments in the healthcare internet of things and machine learning algorithms.