Dr. Qammer H. Abbasi is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Center for Remote Healthcare Technology and System Extension at Qatar in ECEN Department, Texas A&M University at Qatar and also a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (UK). Dr. Abbasi has contributed to a patent, more than 100 leading international technical journal and conference papers in addition to 4 books.Dr Masood Ur Rehman is a Lecturer in the Centre for Wireless Research at University of Bedfordshire (UK). He has authored 2 books, 3 book chapters, over 50 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences and contributed to one patent.Dr. Khalid Qaraqe is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Texas A&M University at Qatar. He has published more than 150 papers and written 9 book chapters. He is managing director for the Center for Remote Health Care Extension at Qatar in Texas A&M University at Qatar.Dr Akram Alomainy is an Associate Professor in the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group and Industry Strategy Coordinator at the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (UK). He has authored one book, five book chapters and more than 200 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Diversity and cooperative communications in body area networksChapter 3: Ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communicationChapter 4: Sparse characterization of body-centric radio channelsChapter 5: Antenna/human body interactions in the 60 GHz band: state of knowledge and recent advancesChapter 6: Antennas for ingestible capsule telemetryChapter 7: In vivo wireless channel modelingChapter 8: Diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devicesChapter 9: On-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applicationsChapter 10: Textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systemsChapter 11: Ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture applicationsChapter 12: Down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networksChapter 13: The road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks

Dr. Qammer H. Abbasi is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Center for Remote Healthcare Technology and System Extension at Qatar in ECEN Department, Texas A&M University at Qatar and also a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (UK). Dr. Abbasi has contributed to a patent, more than 100 leading international technical journal and conference papers in addition to 4 books.Dr Masood Ur Rehman is a Lecturer in the Centre for Wireless Research at University of Bedfordshire (UK). He has authored 2 books, 3 book chapters, over 50 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences and contributed to one patent.Dr. Khalid Qaraqe is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Texas A&M University at Qatar. He has published more than 150 papers and written 9 book chapters. He is managing director for the Center for Remote Health Care Extension at Qatar in Texas A&M University at Qatar.Dr Akram Alomainy is an Associate Professor in the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group and Industry Strategy Coordinator at the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (UK). He has authored one book, five book chapters and more than 200 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Diversity and cooperative communications in body area networksChapter 3: Ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communicationChapter 4: Sparse characterization of body-centric radio channelsChapter 5: Antenna/human body interactions in the 60 GHz band: state of knowledge and recent advancesChapter 6: Antennas for ingestible capsule telemetryChapter 7: In vivo wireless channel modelingChapter 8: Diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devicesChapter 9: On-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applicationsChapter 10: Textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systemsChapter 11: Ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture applicationsChapter 12: Down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networksChapter 13: The road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks

Dr. Qammer H. Abbasi is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Center for Remote Healthcare Technology and System Extension at Qatar in ECEN Department, Texas A&M University at Qatar and also a Visiting Research Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (UK). Dr. Abbasi has contributed to a patent, more than 100 leading international technical journal and conference papers in addition to 4 books.Dr Masood Ur Rehman is a Lecturer in the Centre for Wireless Research at University of Bedfordshire (UK). He has authored 2 books, 3 book chapters, over 50 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences and contributed to one patent.Dr. Khalid Qaraqe is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Texas A&M University at Qatar. He has published more than 150 papers and written 9 book chapters. He is managing director for the Center for Remote Health Care Extension at Qatar in Texas A&M University at Qatar.Dr Akram Alomainy is an Associate Professor in the Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group and Industry Strategy Coordinator at the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London (UK). He has authored one book, five book chapters and more than 200 technical papers in leading journals and peer-reviewed conferences.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Diversity and cooperative communications in body area networksChapter 3: Ultra wideband radio channel characterisation for body-centric wireless communicationChapter 4: Sparse characterization of body-centric radio channelsChapter 5: Antenna/human body interactions in the 60 GHz band: state of knowledge and recent advancesChapter 6: Antennas for ingestible capsule telemetryChapter 7: In vivo wireless channel modelingChapter 8: Diversity and MIMO for efficient front-end design of body-centric wireless communications devicesChapter 9: On-body antennas and radio channels for GPS applicationsChapter 10: Textile substrate integrated waveguide technology for the next-generation wearable microwave systemsChapter 11: Ultra wideband body-centric networks for localisation and motion capture applicationsChapter 12: Down scaling to the nano-scale in body-centric nano-networksChapter 13: The road ahead for body-centric wireless communication and networks