The Internet of Things (ePub)

Dr. Ricardo Armentano is currently working as a Distinguished Professor at the Favaloro University. Also, he works as a Technology and Innovation Consultant and the Vice Chairman at the Global Citizen Safety and Security Working Group of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering. He is a Class-1 researcher by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Technology of the republic of Argentina and Grade-5 Investigator of the PEDECIBA (United Nations Program for the Development of Basic Sciences). He has received his Engineering degree in 1984. By the end of 1994, he has qualified as a Doctor of the University of Buenos Aires in Physiological Sciences and in 1999 he has obtained the PhD degree from Universite de Paris VII Denis Diderot, for the Doctorat de Biomecanique: Mecanique de Systemes Biologiques. He has acquired international recognition in the field of cardiovascular hemodynamics and arterial hypertension. He is at the Editorial Board of journals of cardiovascular research and is a reviewer for over 25 international scientific journals. He has over 200 publications including a book, several book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. He is a Member of EMBS IEEE since 1985. He has also been elected as a Senior Member of IEEE in 2001 and Chair of the Argentine Chapter of the EMBS IEEE (2004). He is currently the Latin-American Representative for IEEE EMB.