We are delighted to preface this book which constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 15th EAI International Conference on Body Area Networks (EAI BODYNETS 2020). The theme for 2020 was “Smart IoT and Big Data for Intelligent Health Management.”
Initially planned to take place in Tallinn, Estonia, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the conference (like many others), took place as an online event on October 21, 2020.
We received 30 submissions; after a rigorous double-blind review process, 15 papers were selected for the final program. The main topics covered during the conference included connectivity and radio propagation, secure communication net- works for smart-health, and connected wearables sensors for healthcare applications.
In addition to the high-quality technical paper presentations, the conference also featured two keynote speeches. Prof. Mohsen Guizani, a Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Qatar University, Qatar, gave a keynote speech titled “IoT Security Schemes for Healthcare Systems.” Helena Gapeyeva (MD, PhD), a Physician of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation at the Clinic of Medical Rehabilitation in East Tallinn Central Hospital, Estonia, gave a keynote speech titled “Movement analysis in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: Data monitoring.”