Research Profile

William Scanlon

Biography

Professor William Scanlon is CEO of Tyndall National Institute and an IEEE Fellow. William has over 20 years of experience of leading and managing research and academic activity and 10 years of industrial experience. He was a full professor and Chair of Wireless Communications at Queen’s University Belfast for 10 years. He was the founding director of the QUB Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) and immediately prior to joining Tyndall he was Head of School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Professor Scanlon’s research expertise is mainly in antennas and wave propagation with some work in RF and microwave based sensors, wireless devices and systems. He is a globally recognised pioneer in wearable and medical device communications, particularly in relation to implantable solutions, having worked and published in this area for more than two decades.

Professor Scanlon also held a part-time Chair in Short Range Radio at the University of Twente, The Netherlands from 2009 to 2014. Prior to starting his academic career, he worked as a Senior RF Engineer for Nortel Networks, as a Project Engineer with Siemens and as a Lighting Engineer with GEC-Osram. He has served as keynote speaker for the International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (2018), the IEEE Intl. Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (2014), the NATO Military Communications and Information Systems Conf. (2010), the Intl. Conf. on Bodynets (2010 and 2018) and the European Workshop on Conformal Antennas (2007).

He has been a Series Editor of the IET Book Series on Telecommunications and Networking, he is Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal on Antennas and Propagation, he was an inaugural Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine and he served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. Professor Scanlon received a Young Scientist award from URSI in 1999, he was a recipient of the 2010 IEEE H. A. Wheeler Prize Paper Award for IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation and he delivered the 2012 NATO International Lecture Series on Next Generation Communications.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2020)'Indoor Millimeter-Wave Systems: Design and Performance Evaluation'
Kibiłda, Jacek; MacKenzie, Allen B.; Abdel-Rahman, Mohammad J.; Yoo, Seong Ki; Galati Giordano, Lorenzo; Cotton, Simon L.; Marchetti, Nicola; Saad, Walid; Scanlon, William G.; Garcia-Rodriguez, Adrian; Lopez-Perez, David; Claussen, Holger; DaSilva, Luiz A. (2020) 'Indoor Millimeter-Wave Systems: Design and Performance Evaluation'. Proceedings of The IEEE, [Full Text] [Details]
(2020)'Indoor millimeter-wave systems: Design and performance evaluation'
Kibilda J.;Mackenzie A.B.;Abdel-Rahman M.J.;Yoo S.K.;Giordano L.G.;Cotton S.L.;Marchetti N.;Saad W.;Scanlon W.G.;Garcia-Rodriguez A.;Lopez-Perez D.;Claussen H.;Dasilva L.A. (2020) 'Indoor millimeter-wave systems: Design and performance evaluation'. Proceedings of The IEEE, 108 (6):923-944 [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'Circularly Polarized Dual-Mode Wearable Implant Repeater Antenna with Enhanced Into-Body Gain'
Magill M.K.;Conway G.A.;Scanlon W.G. (2020) 'Circularly Polarized Dual-Mode Wearable Implant Repeater Antenna with Enhanced Into-Body Gain'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 68 (5):3515-3524 [DOI] [Details]
(2020)'An RSS-based classification of user equipment usage in indoor millimeter wave wireless networks using machine learning'
Zhang, Lei; Hua, Yang; Cotton, Simon L.; Yoo, Seong Ki; Da Silva, Claudio R. C. M.; Scanlon, William G. (2020) 'An RSS-based classification of user equipment usage in indoor millimeter wave wireless networks using machine learning'. Ieee Access, 8 :14928-14943   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Statistical modelling comparison of wearable UWB signal propagation in antithetical corridor environments'
Catherwood, PA;Scanlon, WG (2019) 'Statistical modelling comparison of wearable UWB signal propagation in antithetical corridor environments'. Iet Microwaves Antennas &Amp; Propagation, 13 :263-268 [DOI] [Details]
(2018)'Outage Performance Analysis for Device-to-Device Communication Underlying Small Cell Networks with Wireless Power Transfer'
Altawaim M.;Nguyen N.;Scanlon W.;Nguyen S. (2018) 'Outage Performance Analysis for Device-to-Device Communication Underlying Small Cell Networks with Wireless Power Transfer'. Mobile Networks and Applications, 23 (6):1597-1606 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Measurement of deep tissue implanted antenna efficiency using a reverberation chamber'
El-Saboni Y.;Magill M.;Conway G.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2017) 'Measurement of deep tissue implanted antenna efficiency using a reverberation chamber'. Ieee Journal Of Electromagnetics, Rf And Microwaves In Medicine And Biology, 1 (2):90-97 [DOI] [Details]
(2016)'Switched Diversity Techniques for Indoor Off-Body Communication Channels: An Experimental Analysis and Modeling'
Yoo S.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2016) 'Switched Diversity Techniques for Indoor Off-Body Communication Channels: An Experimental Analysis and Modeling'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 64 (7):3201-3206 [DOI] [Details]
(2014)'The influence of the user in body-centric antennas and propagation at 3-6 GHz - A rician K-Factor approach'
Catherwood P.;Scanlon W. (2014) 'The influence of the user in body-centric antennas and propagation at 3-6 GHz - A rician K-Factor approach'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 13 :907-910 [DOI] [Details]
(2014)'Device-free person detection and ranging in UWB networks'
Kilic Y.;Wymeersch H.;Meijerink A.;Bentum M.;Scanlon W. (2014) 'Device-free person detection and ranging in UWB networks'. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics In Signal Processing, 8 (1):43-54 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)'Nakagami-m phase model: Further results and validation'
Porto I.;Yacoub M.;Santos Filho J.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2013) 'Nakagami-m phase model: Further results and validation'. Ieee Wireless Communications Letters, 2 (5):523-526 [DOI] [Details]
(2012)'Empirical performance of RSSI-based Monte Carlo localisation for active RFID patient tracking systems'
Cully W.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2012) 'Empirical performance of RSSI-based Monte Carlo localisation for active RFID patient tracking systems'. International Journal Of Wireless Information Networks, 19 (3):173-184 [DOI] [Details]
(2011)'Received signal strength in large-scale wireless relay sensor network: A stochastic ray approach'
Hu L.;Chen Y.;Scanlon W. (2011) 'Received signal strength in large-scale wireless relay sensor network: A stochastic ray approach'. Iet Microwaves Antennas &Amp; Propagation, 5 (14):1738-1743 [DOI] [Details]
(2011)'Improving the ultra-low-power performance of IEEE 802.15.6 by adaptive synchronisation'
Timmons N.;Scanlon W. (2011) 'Improving the ultra-low-power performance of IEEE 802.15.6 by adaptive synchronisation'. IET Wireless Sensor Systems, 1 (3):161-170 [DOI] [Details]
(2010)'Co-design of predictive controllers for wireless network control'
Irwin G.;Chen J.;McKernan A.;Scanlon W. (2010) 'Co-design of predictive controllers for wireless network control'. Iet Control Theory And Applications, 4 (2):186-196 [DOI] [Details]
(2010)'Off-body UWB channel characterisation within a hospital ward environment'
Catherwood P.A.;Scanlon W.G. (2010) 'Off-body UWB channel characterisation within a hospital ward environment'. International Journal Of Ultra Wideband Communications And Systems, 1 (4):263-272 [DOI] [Details]
(2010)'On the distribution of signal phase in body area networks'
Cotton S.;Dias U.;Scanlon W.;Yacoub M. (2010) 'On the distribution of signal phase in body area networks'. IEEE Communications Letters, 14 (8):728-730 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'A time-domain approach to the analysis and modeling of on-body propagation characteristics using synchronized measurements at 2.45 GHz'
Cotton S.;Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'A time-domain approach to the analysis and modeling of on-body propagation characteristics using synchronized measurements at 2.45 GHz'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 57 (4 PART. 1):943-955 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'An experimental investigation into the influence of user state and environment on fading characteristics in wireless body area networks at 2.45 GHz'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'An experimental investigation into the influence of user state and environment on fading characteristics in wireless body area networks at 2.45 GHz'. Ieee Transactions On Wireless Communications, 8 (1):6-12 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Characterization and modeling of on-body spatial diversity within indoor environments at 868 MHz'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'Characterization and modeling of on-body spatial diversity within indoor environments at 868 MHz'. Ieee Transactions On Wireless Communications, 8 (1):176-185 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'An antennas and propagation approach to improving physical layer performance in wireless body area networks'
Conway G.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'An antennas and propagation approach to improving physical layer performance in wireless body area networks'. IEEE Journal On Selected Areas In Communications, 27 (1):27-36 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Antennas for over-body-surface communication at 2.45 GHz'
Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'Antennas for over-body-surface communication at 2.45 GHz'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 57 (4 PART. 1):844-855 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Measurements, modeling and simulation of the off-body radio channel for the implementation of bodyworn antenna diversity at 868 MHz'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'Measurements, modeling and simulation of the off-body radio channel for the implementation of bodyworn antenna diversity at 868 MHz'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 57 (12):3951-3961 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Millimeter-wave soldier-to-soldier communications for covert battlefield operations'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W.;Madahar B. (2009) 'Millimeter-wave soldier-to-soldier communications for covert battlefield operations'. Ieee Communications Magazine, 47 (10):72-81 [DOI] [Details]
(2009)'Channel characterization for single- and multiple-antenna wearable systems used for indoor body-to-body communications'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2009) 'Channel characterization for single- and multiple-antenna wearable systems used for indoor body-to-body communications'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 57 (4 PART. 1):980-990 [DOI] [Details]
(2008)'In situ measurement of UHF wearable antenna radiation efficiency using a reverberation chamber'
Conway G.;Scanlon W.;Orlenius C.;Walker C. (2008) 'In situ measurement of UHF wearable antenna radiation efficiency using a reverberation chamber'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 7 :271-274 [DOI] [Details]
(2008)'The kappa-mu distribution applied to the analysis of fading in body to body communication channels for fire and rescue personnel'
Cotton, SL;Scanlon, WG;Guy, J (2008) 'The kappa-mu distribution applied to the analysis of fading in body to body communication channels for fire and rescue personnel'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 7 :66-69 [DOI] [Details]
(2008)'Performance analysis of improved IEEE 802.11 infrastructure power saving under time-correlated channel errors'
Safdar G.;Scanlon W. (2008) 'Performance analysis of improved IEEE 802.11 infrastructure power saving under time-correlated channel errors'. International Journal Of Wireless Information Networks, 15 (1):36-42 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Improved power-saving medium-access protocol for IEEE 802.11e QoS-enabled wireless networks'
Safdar G.;Scanlon W. (2007) 'Improved power-saving medium-access protocol for IEEE 802.11e QoS-enabled wireless networks'. Iet Communications, 1 (4):718-725 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Higher order statistics for lognormal small-scale fading in mobile radio channels'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2007) 'Higher order statistics for lognormal small-scale fading in mobile radio channels'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 6 :540-543 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Head-SAR dependence on spectacle frame shape for operator of 450MHz personal radio'
Ball A.;Evans N.;Burgess S.;Scanlon W. (2007) 'Head-SAR dependence on spectacle frame shape for operator of 450MHz personal radio'. Electronics Letters, 43 (20):1063-1065 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Simulation or measurement: The effect of radio map creation on indoor WLAN-based localisation accuracy'
Deasy T.;Scanlon W. (2007) 'Simulation or measurement: The effect of radio map creation on indoor WLAN-based localisation accuracy'. Wireless Personal Communications, 42 (4):563-573 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Higher-order statistics for ¿-µ Distribution'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2007) 'Higher-order statistics for ¿-µ Distribution'. Electronics Letters, 43 (22):1215-1217 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)'Characterization and modeling of the indoor radio channel at 868 MHz for a mobile bodyworn wireless personal area network'
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2007) 'Characterization and modeling of the indoor radio channel at 868 MHz for a mobile bodyworn wireless personal area network'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 6 :51-55 [DOI] [Details]
(2006)'Performance analysis of an improved power-saving medium access protocol for IEEE 802.11 point coordination function WLAN'
Safdar G.;Scanlon W. (2006) 'Performance analysis of an improved power-saving medium access protocol for IEEE 802.11 point coordination function WLAN'. Iee Proceedings-Communications, 153 (5):697-704 [DOI] [Details]
(2005)'Prediction of variation in MIMO channel capacity for the populated indoor environment using a radar cross-section-based pedestrian model'
Ziri-Castro, KI;Scanlon, WG;Evans, NE (2005) 'Prediction of variation in MIMO channel capacity for the populated indoor environment using a radar cross-section-based pedestrian model'. Ieee Transactions On Wireless Communications, 4 :1186-1194 [DOI] [Details]
(2005)'Understanding wireless networked control systems through simulation'
Colandairaj, J;Scanlon, W;Irwin, G (2005) 'Understanding wireless networked control systems through simulation'. Computing And Control Engineering, 16 :26-31 [Details]
(2004)'Stepwise algorithms for improving the accuracy of both deterministic and probabilistic methods in WLAN-based indoor user localisation'
Deasy T.P.;Scanlon W.G. (2004) 'Stepwise algorithms for improving the accuracy of both deterministic and probabilistic methods in WLAN-based indoor user localisation'. International Journal Of Wireless Information Networks, 11 (4):207-216 [DOI] [Details]
(2004)'Indoor radio channel characterization and modeling for a 5.2-GHz body worn receiver'
Ziri-Castro K.;Scanlon W.;Evans N. (2004) 'Indoor radio channel characterization and modeling for a 5.2-GHz body worn receiver'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 3 (1):219-222 [DOI] [Details]
(2003)'Influence of wire-framed spectacles on specific absorption rate within human head for 450 MHz personal radio handsets'
Troulis S.;Evans N.;Scanlon W.;Trombino G. (2003) 'Influence of wire-framed spectacles on specific absorption rate within human head for 450 MHz personal radio handsets'. Electronics Letters, 39 (23):1679-1680 [DOI] [Details]
(2003)'Effect of a hands-free wire on specific absorption rate for a waist-mounted 1.8 GHz cellular telephone handset'
Troulis SE;Scanlon WG;Evans NE; (2003) 'Effect of a hands-free wire on specific absorption rate for a waist-mounted 1.8 GHz cellular telephone handset'. Physics In Medicine and Biology, 48 (12) [DOI] [Details]
(2002)'Bit error rate related load constraints for Bluetooth baseband packets'
Chui T.;Thaler F.;Scanlon W. (2002) 'Bit error rate related load constraints for Bluetooth baseband packets'. Electronics Letters, 38 (3):137-138 [DOI] [Details]
(2001)'Numerical analysis of bodyworn UHF antenna systems'
Scanlon W.;Evans N. (2001) 'Numerical analysis of bodyworn UHF antenna systems'. Electronics And Communication Engineering Journal, 13 (2):53-64 [DOI] [Details]
(2000)'Radiowave propagation from a tissue-implanted source at 418 MHz and 916.5 MHz'
Scanlon, WG;Burns, JB;Evans, NE (2000) 'Radiowave propagation from a tissue-implanted source at 418 MHz and 916.5 MHz'. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, 47 :527-534 [Details]
(2000)'The design and performance of a 2.5-GHz telecommand link for wireless biomedical monitoring'
Crumley GC;Evans NE;Scanlon WG;Burns JB;Trouton TG; (2000) 'The design and performance of a 2.5-GHz telecommand link for wireless biomedical monitoring'. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 4 (4) [DOI] [Details]
(1999)'Hybrid image/ray-shooting UHF radio propagation predictor for populated indoor environments'
Villanese, F;Scanlon, WG;Evans, NE;Gambi, E (1999) 'Hybrid image/ray-shooting UHF radio propagation predictor for populated indoor environments'. Electronics Letters, 35 :1804-1805 [Details]
(1999)'FDTD analysis of close-coupled 418 MHz radiating devices for human biotelemetry'
Scanlon, WG;Evans, NE;Burns, JB (1999) 'FDTD analysis of close-coupled 418 MHz radiating devices for human biotelemetry'. Physics In Medicine and Biology, 44 :335-345 [Details]
(2019)'Assessing the intrinsic radiation efficiency of tissue implanted UHF antennas'
El-Saboni, Yomna; Zelenchuk, Dmitry E.; Conway, Gareth A.; Scanlon, William G. (2019) 'Assessing the intrinsic radiation efficiency of tissue implanted UHF antennas'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)'Pedestrian-to-Vehicle Communications in an Urban Environment: Channel Measurements and Modeling'
M. G. Doone,S. L. Cotton,D. W. Matolak,C. Oestges,S. F. Heaney,W. G. Scanlon (2019) 'Pedestrian-to-Vehicle Communications in an Urban Environment: Channel Measurements and Modeling'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 67 (3):1790-1803 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2018)'Multiple antenna channel characterisation for wearable devices in an indoor stairwell environment'
Catherwood, PA;Scanlon, WG (2018) 'Multiple antenna channel characterisation for wearable devices in an indoor stairwell environment'. Iet Microwaves Antennas &Amp; Propagation, 12 :920-924 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Tissue-Independent Implantable Antenna for In-Body Communications at 2.36-2.5 GHz'
Magill, MK;Conway, GA;Scanlon, WG (2017) 'Tissue-Independent Implantable Antenna for In-Body Communications at 2.36-2.5 GHz'. IEEE Transactions On Antennas and Propagation, 65 :4406-4417 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'Channel Characteristics of Dynamic Off-Body Communications at 60 GHz Under Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-LOS Conditions'
Yoo, SK;Cotton, SL;Chun, YJ;Scanlon, WG;Conway, GA (2017) 'Channel Characteristics of Dynamic Off-Body Communications at 60 GHz Under Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-LOS Conditions'. Ieee Antennas And Wireless Propagation Letters, 16 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'An experimental evaluation of switched combining based macro-diversity for wearable communications operating in an outdoor environment'
Chun, YJ;Colombo, GB;Cotton, SL;Scanlon, WG;Whitaker, RM;Allen, SM (2017) 'An experimental evaluation of switched combining based macro-diversity for wearable communications operating in an outdoor environment'. Ieee Transactions On Wireless Communications, 16 :7733-7745 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)'An Experimental Evaluation of Switched Combining Based Macro-Diversity for Wearable Communications Operating in an Outdoor Environment'
Yoo, SK;Cotton, SL;Scanlon, WG;Conway, GA (2017) 'An Experimental Evaluation of Switched Combining Based Macro-Diversity for Wearable Communications Operating in an Outdoor Environment'. Ieee Transactions On Wireless Communications, 16 :5338-5352 [DOI] [Details]
(1997)'RF performance of a 418-MHz radio telemeter packaged for human vaginal placement'
Scanlon WG;Evans NE;McCreesh ZM; (1997) 'RF performance of a 418-MHz radio telemeter packaged for human vaginal placement'. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, 44 (5) [DOI] [Details]
(1996)'Low-power radio telemetry: the potential for remote patient monitoring'
Scanlon WG;Evans NE;Crumley GC;McCreesh ZM; (1996) 'Low-power radio telemetry: the potential for remote patient monitoring'. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 2 (4) [DOI] [Details]
(1996)'Vaginal temperature sensing using UHF radio telemetry'
McCreesh Z.;Evans N.;Scanlon W. (1996) 'Vaginal temperature sensing using UHF radio telemetry'. Medical Engineering & Physics, 18 (2):110-114 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

 YearPublication
(2019)2019 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT)
El-Saboni, Yomna; Zelenchuk, Dmitry E.; Conway, Gareth A.; Scanlon, William G. (2019) Experimental Investigation of Non-Line-of-Sight Channels in an Intra-Body Network at 2.38 GHz 2019 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT) Miami, FL, USA, , 03-MAR-19 - 06-MAR-19 , pp.67-69   [DOI] [Full Text] [Details]
(2019)2019 International Workshop on Antenna Technology, iWAT 2019
El-Saboni Y.;Zelenchuk D.;Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2019) Experimental Investigation of Non-Line-of-Sight Channels in an Intra-Body Network at 2.38 GHz 2019 International Workshop on Antenna Technology, iWAT 2019 , pp.67-69 [DOI] [Details]
(2018)INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, INISCOM 2017
Altawaim, MN;Nguyen, NP;Scanlon, WG (2018) Performance Analysis of Time-Switching Energy Harvesting Device-to-Device Link Underlying Small-Cell-Networks INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, INISCOM 2017 , pp.91-99 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)2017 International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas, Innovative Structures, and Applications, iWAT 2017
El-Saboni Y.;Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2017) Effect of tissue boundaries on the intra-body communication channel at 2.38 GHz 2017 International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small Antennas, Innovative Structures, and Applications, iWAT 2017 , pp.285-288 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2017
El-Saboni Y.;Conway G.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2017) Radiowave propagation characteristics of the intra-body channel at 2.38 GHz 2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2017 , pp.149-152 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Proceedings
Magill M.;Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2017) Effect of tumor tissue on implant antenna performance at 2.38 GHz 2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Proceedings , pp.397-398 [DOI] [Details]
(2017)2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Proceedings
El-Saboni Y.;Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2017) The importance of antenna near-field losses in intra-body UHF communication applications 2017 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Proceedings , pp.399-400 [DOI] [Details]
(2016)IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC
Bhargav N.;Cotton S.L.;Conway G.A.;McKernan A.;Scanlon W.G. (2016) Simultaneous channel measurements of the on-body and body-to-body channels IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC [DOI] [Details]
(2016)2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings
Cotton S.;Chun Y.;Scanlon W.;Conway G. (2016) Path loss models for indoor off-body communications at 60 GHz 2016 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, APSURSI 2016 - Proceedings , pp.1441-1442 [DOI] [Details]
(2016)IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC
Chun Y.;Colombo G.;Cotton S.;Scanlon W.;Whitaker R.;Allenv S. (2016) Social comparison based relaying in device-to-device networks IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC [DOI] [Details]
(2015)2015 International Workshop on Antenna Technology, iWAT 2015
Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2015) Wearable antennas for medical monitoring systems 2015 International Workshop on Antenna Technology, iWAT 2015 , pp.19-21 [DOI] [Details]
(2015)2015 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015
Magill M.;Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2015) Robust implantable antenna for in-body communications 2015 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2015 [DOI] [Details]
(2015)Conference Proceedings - 2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on: RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications, IMWS-Bio 2014
Cotton S.L.;Yoo S.K.;Scanlon W.G. (2015) A measurements based comparison of new and classical models used to characterize fading in body area networks Conference Proceedings - 2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on: RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications, IMWS-Bio 2014 [DOI] [Details]
(2014)8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014
Catherwood P.;Scanlon W. (2014) Body-centric antenna positioning effects for off-body UWB communications in a contemporary learning environment 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 , pp.1571-1574 [DOI] [Details]
(2014)8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014
Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2014) Compact low-profile antenna for wireless medical vital sign monitors at 868 MHz 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 , pp.830-832 [DOI] [Details]
(2014)2014 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2014 - Proceedings
Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2014) Wearable inkjet-printed antenna performance for medical applications at 868/915 MHz 2014 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2014 - Proceedings [DOI] [Details]
(2013)IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC
Cotton S.;Meijerink A.;Scanlon W. (2013) Characteristics of the complex received signal in dynamic body area networks IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC , pp.58-62 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
Conway G.;Scanlon W.;Nunn C.;Burdett A. (2013) Layered RF phantom characterization for wireless medical vital sign monitors IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest) , pp.2201-2202 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2013) Received signal characteristics of the indoor off-body communications channel at 5.8 GHz IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest) , pp.1952-1953 [DOI] [Details]
(2013)2013 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2013
Kilic Y.;Wymeersch H.;Meijerink A.;Bentum M.;Scanlon W. (2013) An experimental study of UWB device-free person detection and ranging 2013 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2013 , pp.43-48 [DOI] [Details]
(2011)Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks, BodyNets 2010
Heaney S.;Garcia-Palacios E.;Scanlon W. (2011) Context-Aware Body Area Networks (CABAN) for interactive smart environments: Interference characterization Proceedings of the 5th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks, BodyNets 2010 , pp.23-28 [DOI] [Details]
(2010)Symposium Digest - 20th URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2010
Conway G.;Scanlon W.;Cotton S.;Bentum M. (2010) An analytical path-loss model for on-body radio propagation Symposium Digest - 20th URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2010 , pp.332-335 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)Conference Proceedings - 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas Metamaterials and Applications, iWAT 2007
Conway G.;Scanlon W. (2007) Low-profile patch antennas for over-body-surface communication at 2.45 GHz Conference Proceedings - 2007 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology: Small and Smart Antennas Metamaterials and Applications, iWAT 2007 , pp.416-419 [DOI] [Details]
(2007)2007 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKING, SENSING, AND CONTROL, VOLS 1 AND 2
Colandairaj, J;Irwin, GW;Scanlon, WG (2007) A co-design solution for wireless feedback control 2007 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NETWORKING, SENSING, AND CONTROL, VOLS 1 AND 2 , pp.404-409 [Details]
(2007)2007 IEEE 65TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-6
Cotton, SL;Scanlon, WG (2007) Spatial diversity and correlation for off-body communications in indoor environments at 868 MHz 2007 IEEE 65TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-6 , pp.372-376 [Details]
(2007)2007 IEEE 65TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-6
Conway, GA;Scanlon, WG;Linton, D (2007) Low-profile microstrip patch antenna for over-body surface communication at 2.45 GHz 2007 IEEE 65TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-6 , pp.392-396 [Details]
(2006)IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC
Cotton S.;Scanlon W. (2006) A statistical analysis of indoor multipath fading for a narrowband wireless body area network IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC [DOI] [Details]
(2006)Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Irwin G.W.;Colandairaj J.;Scanion W.G. (2006) An overview of wireless networks in control and monitoring Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) , pp.1061-1072 [DOI] [Details]
(2006)European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Cotton S.L.;Scanlon W.G. (2006) Statistical characterisation for a mobile bodyworn personal area network in an indoor multipath environment at 868 MHz European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP [DOI] [Details]
(2004)2004 IEEE 15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-4, PROCEEDINGS
Deasy, TP;Scanlon, WG (2004) Accuracy improvement algorithms for prediction of user location using receive signal strength indication in infrastructure WLANS 2004 IEEE 15TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PERSONAL, INDOOR AND MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-4, PROCEEDINGS , pp.1757-1761 [Details]
(2003)IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium
Deasy T.;Scanlon W. (2003) Stepwise refinement algorithms for prediction of user location using receive signal strength indication in infrastructure WLANs IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium , pp.116-119 [DOI] [Details]
(2003)IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium
Ziri-Castro K.;Scanlon W.;Evans N. (2003) Characterisation of body-shadowing effects in the indoor environment at 5.2 GHz IEEE High Frequency Postgraduate Student Colloquium , pp.2-5 [DOI] [Details]
(2002)2002 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-5, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Chui, TY;Thaler, F;Scanlon, WG (2002) A novel channel modeling technique for performance analysis of Bluetooth baseband packets 2002 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS, VOLS 1-5, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS , pp.308-312 [Details]
(1999)IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium: Wireless Technologies and Information Networks, APS 1999 - Held in conjunction with USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting
Scanlon W.;Crumley G.;Evans N. (1999) Body-obstructed fading characteristics of an in-ward 2.45 GHz biomedical telecommand link IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium: Wireless Technologies and Information Networks, APS 1999 - Held in conjunction with USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting , pp.380-383 [DOI] [Details]

Reviews

 YearPublication
(2015)Ultra-Wideband Communications - An idea whose time has still yet to come?.
Catherwood P.;Scanlon W. (2015) Ultra-Wideband Communications - An idea whose time has still yet to come?. Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Professional Activities

Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
Queen's University, Belfast, UK Head of School, Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science01-JAN-18 / 31-AUG-18
Queen's University, Belfast, UK Professor of Wireless Communications01-SEP-08 / 31-AUG-18
Queen's University, Belfast, UK Senior Lecturer in Telecommunications01-FEB-02 / 31-AUG-08
University of Twente, NL Professor of Short Range Radio01-FEB-09 / 31-JAN-14

Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
Open Journal Of Antennas And Propagation Member of Editorial Board-

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