Dr. Markondeya Raj Pulgurtha, Florida International University

Date: October 12, 2026

Time: 3:30 pm to 4:10pm

Location: PSU Vernier Science Center room 105

Wearable sensors co-packaged with sensor, signal mixer and telemetry components are developed to provide a multimodal cardiovascular monitoring platform with good signal sensitivity and data telemetry. In vitro phantom validation and benchmarking against current multimodal sensors have been used to demonstrate NIRS, ECG and SCG functionality. Wireless data transfer with near-field inductive link is developed and characterized. Low-frequency (40-200 kHz) telemetry with multiferroic transducers are also developed to enable efficient wireless power telemetry and sensor control through programmable static magnetic field generation. The system achieves robust power transmission at distances exceeding 3 cm by operating below 300 kHz, thereby minimizing tissue absorption, heat generation, and electromagnetic losses. The resulting patch can therefore function as a disposable, batteryless sensing layer with minimal embedded electronics. This architecture establishes a scalable path toward continuous low-burden cardiac monitoring with extremely low power operation and manufacturable flexible sensor integration.

Satya Brata Das

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6-7 pm PT

The U.S. and a host of major corporations have shelved their efforts to replace carbon-spewing technologies with clean energy. Despite years of international pledges, global efforts have failed to stop rising temperatures from endangering the planet. Yet in The Manifesto of Hope, published this October, the author, a journalist and veteran of global climate conferences, shows that the effort to make the world green and more fair, especially for the Global South, is an unstoppable force. 

Sustainability is being powered by solid economics: Green and renewable energy is much more profitable and economically viable than any new fossil fuel ventures. The world is moving ahead with sustainability plans, and in the absence of the U.S., the leaders will be China and India.

At a time when efforts by global politicians have stalled while climate emergency, conflict, and corruption have corroded all our aspirations for a just society in a liveable planet, the author aims to empower citizen leaders to push for tough and enforceable measures to save the planet and our species. Since IEEE Planet Positive 2030 is central to the actionable solutions in the book, this talk is a good opportunity to discuss the implications of Strong Sustainability by Design and how it can be implemented. "The future is a matter of choice, not fate," the author says. "Let us choose to lead." See book announcement on LinkedIn.