Living Labs
Health Lab

Health Lab is an interdisciplinary research laboratory focused on advanced technologies for healthcare and biomedical engineering. The lab combines expertise in biosignal processing, medical imaging, sensor development, and artificial intelligence, including machine learning and deep learning methods.

Our research spans the full technological pipeline — from the design of sensing systems and embedded electronics to data acquisition, signal processing, and AI-driven interpretation. We develop innovative solutions for non-invasive monitoring, clinical decision support, and intelligent diagnostic systems.

Health Lab emphasizes strong collaboration between engineering, medicine, and data science, with access to real clinical data and experimental validation. Our outcomes are designed for real-world deployment in healthcare, industry, and applied research, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and translational impact.

Industry
Services & Equipment

Health Lab offers applied research and development services in biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and smart sensing technologies. We support partners from early concept to functional prototype and validation.

Health Lab provides access to a unique combination of laboratory technologies and real-world testing environments.

Our cooperation includes:

Biomedical Electronics and Embedded Systems

From biomedical sensor design and front-ends to synchronized data acquisition, FPGA acceleration and pulsed power electronics, we turn laboratory algorithms and ML models into standalone functional prototypes.

Applications: Instrumentation · Biopotentials · FPGA · Edge AI

Machine-learning and knowledge-based analysis of ECG, EEG, EMG, EGG and other physiological signals supports clinical decision-making, while we design telemedicine systems and assess the accuracy of their measurements.

Applications: Telemedicine · Decision support · Neurology · Gastroenterology

Radar and camera systems monitor vital signs, movement patterns and falls without wearable devices, with applications in healthcare, social care and industry.

Applications: Elderly care · Sleep · Safety · Industry

Electrochemical biosensors with microdialysis enable sub-minute glucose monitoring, while a physical blood-circulation model verifies sensors and algorithms before clinical validation.

Applications: Diabetes · Biosensors · Critical care · Simulation

We develop AI for retinopathy of prematurity screening, 3D reconstruction of abdominal vessels for surgery planning, and CT-based prediction of lymph-node metastases in lung cancer.

Applications: Ophthalmology · Surgery · Oncology · Radiology

Markerless motion analysis and sensor-equipped orthoses and prostheses provide objective data on gait, load and everyday use, complemented by interactive rehabilitation devices with real-time feedback.

Applications: Rehabilitation · Orthotics · Prosthetics · Ergonomics

We build functional prototypes, test rigs and Hardware-in-the-Loop setups, provide testing and calibration of medical instrumentation, and develop simulators and physical models as educational aids.

Applications: Prototyping · Calibration · Education · Simulation

Multimodal datasets combining ECG, EDA, EEG, respiration and fNIRS enable objective stress detection and pain biomarker research, while wearable biofeedback with speech analysis supports psychodiagnostics and self-therapy.

Applications: Stress · Pain · Mental health · Biofeedback

Our smart apartment lets us test health, energy and home-automation technologies in real living conditions and validate solutions for the independent living of seniors.

Applications: Seniors · Home care · Accessibility · Energy

We combine vectorcardiography with machine learning to detect myocardial infarction and ischemia that the standard 12-lead ECG misses, and to support hypertension diagnostics.

Applications: Cardiology · Ischemia · Hypertension · Biometrics

Equipment & facilities

3D printing and rapid prototyping

Supports fabrication of enclosures, wearable housings, rehabilitation aids and custom mechanical parts for functional prototypes.

Prototyping · Medical Devices

Biomedical Engineering

Multimodal recording of ECG, EDA, respiration and blood pressure for stress, pain and psychophysiology experiments.

Biosignals · Psychophysiology

Biomedical Engineering Signal Processing

Markerless optical analysis of human movement for rehabilitation, ergonomics and biomechanics research.

Biomechanics · Rehabilitation

Biomedical Engineering Machine Vision

Physical models, signal generators and interactive demonstrators of biomedical devices used for teaching and hands-on training in healthcare.

Education · Simulation

Biomedical Engineering

Control of enzymatic biosensors and continuous glucose measurement in microdialysis-based monitoring systems.

Biosensors · Glucose Monitoring

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

Design of custom-built sensing systems and bioamplifiers, synchronized data acquisition and hardware-accelerated real-time signal processing.

Embedded Systems · Prototyping

Biomedical Engineering Embedded Systems Signal Processing

Non-invasive monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics and brain activity in stress and pain research.

Neuroscience · Psychophysiology

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

High-quality acquisition of EEG, ECG, EMG, EDA and other biosignals for research and clinical studies.

Biosignals · Neuroscience

Biomedical Engineering Signal Processing

Applicable to advanced imaging workflows in biomedical research and AI-assisted diagnostics.

Imaging · Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Engineering Machine Vision

Sensor-equipped orthotic and prosthetic prototypes for measuring load, gait and wearing time in laboratory and real-world conditions.

Orthotics · Wearables

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

Low-field MR system for experimental imaging and development of MR-compatible sensing and measurement methods.

Imaging · Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Contactless monitoring of vital signs, movement patterns and falls without wearable devices.

Contactless Monitoring · Sensing

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

Simulation of hemodynamics and glucose metabolism for verifying sensors and software models before in vivo testing.

Biosensors · Simulation

Biomedical Engineering Mathematical Modelling

Floor-integrated sensing of presence, activity and falls for assisted living and smart-environment research.

Smart Living · Sensing

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

Real-world testing environment with smart-home technologies, remote monitoring, medication dispensing, renewable energy and EV charging.

Smart Living · Living Lab

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

Acquisition of multimodal cardiac data for the development and validation of diagnostic algorithms.

Cardiology · Biosignals

Biomedical Engineering Signal Processing

Long-term monitoring of HR, HRV and EDA in real-world conditions for stress and mental-health applications.

Wearables · Mental Health

Biomedical Engineering Sensing Technologies

Publications

Haváček, Martin; Hutter, Marek; Apalups, Karlis; Ščurek, Radomír; Kubíček, Jan.
Deep learning for security-relevant event detection in visual data: a structured narrative review of the state of the art and future challenges
Deep learning for security-relevant event detection in visual data: a structured narrative review of the state of the art and future challenges
Artificial Intelligence Review, 2026.
Bahrová, Jana Krymlák; Augustynek, Martin; Kubíček, Jan; et al.
Emotion Recognition from Physiological Responses: Accessibility and Usability of Publicly Available Datasets
Emotion Recognition from Physiological Responses: Accessibility and Usability of Publicly Available Datasets
IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 2026.
Reyes, Karla Miriam; Gupta, Ankit; Grosmaire, Arthur; Procházková, Silvie; Matouch, Petr; Závacká, Ivona; Škroch, Josef; Černý, Martin.
SiViS: Simulated multi-patient physiological clinical states for advanced vital sign radar monitoring research
SiViS: Simulated multi-patient physiological clinical states for advanced vital sign radar monitoring research
Scientific Data, 2026.
Hrubovčák, Jan; Strakoš, Petr; Kubíček, Jan; Sethia, Khyati; Kaushik, Sumit; Jaroš, Milan; Martínek, Lubomír; Penhaker, Marek; Bahrová, Jana; Chadrabová, Marie; Nohel, Michal; Knybel, Lukáš; Blažek, Tomáš; Migulski, Jan; Říha, Lubomír.
A Dataset of Abdominal CT with Artery and Vein Segmentations for Colorectal Cancer Surgical Planning
A Dataset of Abdominal CT with Artery and Vein Segmentations for Colorectal Cancer Surgical Planning
Scientific Data, 2026.
Kauzlaričová, Terezie; Provazník, Valentýna; Mahrová, Vendula; Jurek, František; Augustynek, Martin; et al.
A dataset of paired auscultatory and oscillometric blood pressure measurements from routine clinical practice
A dataset of paired auscultatory and oscillometric blood pressure measurements from routine clinical practice
Scientific Data, 2026.
Černý, Martin; Ohnůtková, Petra; Kubíček, Jan; Glombíková, Viera; Kůs, Zdeněk; Vojtenko, Oksana.
Optimizing cranial orthotic design: experimental evaluation of thermal comfort in 3D-printed vs. thermoplastic orthoses
Optimizing cranial orthotic design: experimental evaluation of thermal comfort in 3D-printed vs. thermoplastic orthoses
Applied Thermal Engineering, 284 (2), 129155, 2026.
IF = 7.5 (2025)
Bansal, Avinash; Kubíček, Jan; Bahrová, Jana; Augustynek, Martin; Penhaker, Marek; et al.
Retinal Vessel Segmentation: A Comprehensive Review From Classical Methods to Deep Learning Advances (1982–2025)
Retinal Vessel Segmentation: A Comprehensive Review From Classical Methods to Deep Learning Advances (1982–2025)
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2026.
Kauzlaričová, Terezie; Augustynek, Martin; Kubíček, Jan; et al.
Advancements in Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement: A Comprehensive Review of Cuffed, Cuffless, and Contactless Methods
Advancements in Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement: A Comprehensive Review of Cuffed, Cuffless, and Contactless Methods
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 75, 4000730, 2026.
IF = 7.0 (2025)

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