On 14 January 2026, the samlab celebrated a special milestone:
Camilo Mendez successfully defended his PhD in Biomedical Engineering and became the first PhD graduate of the samlab. His dissertation, “Towards Contactless Detection of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Diabetes Using Machine Learning: From Smartwatches to FMCW Radar”, addresses one of the most critical and under-recognized risks in diabetes care: undetected nocturnal hypoglycemia. The work bridges wearable sensing, contactless radar technology, and machine learning, and lays the foundation for new non-invasive monitoring approaches in clinical and home settings.
Supervision & Committee
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lilian Witthauer
- Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Felix Wortmann
- Mentor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Burger
- External co-referee: Prof. Dr. Bondía Company
We warmly congratulate Camilo on this outstanding achievement and are proud that he marks the beginning of the samlab PhD alumni. This defense represents an important milestone for our group and our mission in advancing patient-centered sensing technologies.
