IntechOpen Book Series Biomedical Engineering Volume 9

Bartłomiej Płaczek, MSc (2002), Ph.D. (2005), Habilitation (2016), is a professor at the University of Silesia, Institute of Computer Science, Poland, and an expert from the National Centre for Research and Development. His research interests include sensor networks, smart sensors, intelligent systems, and image processing with applications in healthcare and medicine. He is the author or co-author of more than seventy papers in peer-reviewed jour-

nals and conferences as well as the co-author of several books. He serves as a reviewer for many scientific journals, international conferences, and research foundations. Since 2010, Dr. Placzek has been a reviewer of grants and projects (including EU projects) in the field of information technologies.

**Editor of Volume 9: Bartłomiej Płaczek** Institute of Computer Science, University of Silesia Sosnowiec, Poland

**Book Series Editor: Robert Koprowski** University of Silesia, Poland
