Over the last few years, the contactless acquisition of cardiovascular parameters using
cameras has gained immense attention. The technique provides an optical means to …

This review provides an overview of unobtrusive monitoring techniques that could be used
to monitor some of the human vital signs (ie, heart activity, breathing activity, temperature …

Objective: Geriatric patients, especially those with dementia or in a delirious state, do not
accept conventional contact-based monitoring. Therefore, we propose to measure heart rate …

Choosing a proper Region of Interest (ROI) for Remote Photoplethysmography (rPPG) is
essential and a challenging first step, and it has a direct effect on the accuracy and reliability …

Snooping and directory-based coherence protocols have become the de facto standard in
chip multi-processors, but neither design is without drawbacks. Snooping protocols are not …

Intelligent surveillance systems are widely used in several critical areas as airports, ATM,
and bank agencies to ensure more security and more safety. The need for an intelligent …

Despite the population of the noninvasive, economic, comfortable, and easy-to-install
photoplethysmography (PPG), it is still lacking a mathematically rigorous and stable …

Doctorate committee: prof. dr. ir. G. de Haan TU Eindhoven, promotor dr. ir. S. Stuijk TU
Eindhoven, copromotor prof. dr. ir. AB Smolders TU Eindhoven, chairman prof. dr. ir. PHN de …

Blind source separation (BSS) aims at separating useful signal content from distortions. In
the contactless acquisition of vital signs by means of the camera-based …

Video based heart rate estimation has several advantages compared to the classical
method. Current approaches use long time windows (30sec) to calculate heart rates, which …