Dr Robert Foster

Contact Details

Title: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
Tel: Internal: [13] 5459
National: 020 7882 5459
International: +44 20 7882 5459
Fax: National: 020 7882 7997
International: +44 20 7882 7997
Email: robert.foster@elec.qmul.ac.uk
Room: Eng 360

Research Group: Antenna & Electromagnetics Research Group

Project title: Wearable and Implantable Wireless Body Sensor Networks for Health Applications

Biography

Dr. Robert Foster graduated with a first-class M.Eng. degree in Electronics and Communications and a Ph.D. degree  from the University of Birmingham, U.K. , in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He now works as a post-doctoral researcher at Queen Mary College, University of London, U.K. He has co-authored a number of conference and journal papers. His current research interests include body-centric wireless communications, wireless sensors, low-power systems, UWB systems, mm-wave systems and RFID.

Dr. Foster is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), U.K, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA. He is also a member of the IEEE Communications Society. He has attended a number of established international conferences.

Publications

• “Wireless body sensor networks for health-monitoring applications”, Yang Hao and Robert Foster, Physiological Measurement, vol. 29, no. 11, November 2008.
• “SLIMSENS - A Single Aperture Automotive Radar and Communications Sensor”, E. G. Hoare, N. E. Priestley, R. I. Henderson, N. J. Clarke, and R. N. Foster, in JSAE Annual Spring Congress 2008, Yokohama, Japan, 2123 May 2008.
• “Dual-Frequency Air-Spaced Patch Antennas,” Robert Foster, Peter Hall, Edward Hoare, in IEEE AP-S International Symposium 2008 Proceedings, June 2008.
• “Dual-Frequency Air-Spaced Patch Antennas, Robert Foster, Peter Hall and Edward Hoare, presented at the IET Seminar on Wideband/Multiband Antennas and Arrays for Civil or Defence Applications, London, 13 March 2008.
•  “A novel efficient concept for radar systems in congested spectral environments,” R. N. Foster, E. G. Hoare, P. S. Hall, in International Radar Symposium 2007 Proceedings, September 2007.
• “SLIMSENS: Single aperture automotive radar and communications – design and development,” E. G. Hoare, N. P. Priestley, R. I. Henderson, N. J. Clarke, and R. N. Foster, in JSAE International Conference Proceedings, May 2007.
• “Millimetre Wave Antennas Using Microstrip and Air Spaced Suspended Line Techniques for Vehicular Communications and Radar,” P. Gardner, P. Hall, E. Lee, T. Y. Lee, R. Foster, in European Conference on Antennas and Propagation Proceedings, November 2006.
• “Ultra Wideband Dual Polarised Arrays,” R. N. Foster, T. W. Hee, P. S. Hall, presented at IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology 2005, March 2005.
• “Ultra Wideband Dipole with Integrated Balun,” T. W. Hee, R. N. Foster, P. S. Hall, presented at JINA International Conference, November 2004.
• “Count three for wearable computers,” Sandra Woolley, James Cross, Soonghwan Ro, Rob Foster, Greg Reynolds, Chris Baber, Huw Bristow and Anthony Schwirtz, IEE Electronic Systems and Software, February-March 2004.
• “Forms of wearable computer,” S. I. Woolley, J. W. Cross, S. Ro, R. Foster, G. Reynolds, C. Baber, H. Bristow and A. Schwirtz, presented at IEE Eurowearable 2003 Conference, September 2003.