An Integrated Experimental-Computational Electromagnetic-Thermal Framework for Predicting Human Head Bioheat Response and Uncertainty to Wearable Wireless Devices
Horvat ID, Wedel J, Kamenik B, Vidjak K, Poljak D, Ravnik J (2026)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2026
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Conference Proceedings Title: 2026 11th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, SpliTech 2026
Event location: Hybrid, Split and Bol, HRV
ISBN: 9789532901474
DOI: 10.23919/SpliTech70133.2026.11685489
Abstract
Emerging wireless technologies, including 5G and envisioned 6G systems, operate at higher frequencies and power densities than earlier generations, increasing the need for reliable evaluation of electromagnetic (EM) exposure and the resulting thermal effects in human tissues. At the same time, compact wearable electronics can contribute additional, highly localized heating near the head. This paper introduces an integrated EM-thermal computational framework in which targeted infrared (IR) thermography experiments on tissue-mimicking phantoms are used to inform key process parameters. Specifically, measured surface temperature data are paired with inverse heat-transfer analysis to estimate effective thermal parameters and device-related heat generation characteristics. These experimentally informed inputs are then embedded in a three-dimensional bioheat model of the human head. Spatially resolved EM power deposition is represented via specific absorption rate (SAR) fields computed with full-wave simulation and imported as volumetric heat sources into the thermal solver, enabling coupled EM-bioheat calculations. Predicted temperature elevations are compared across exposure metrics (pointwise, 1 g-averaged SAR, 10 g-averaged SAR), and under scenarios with and without bioheat sources and with and without device self-heating.
Involved external institutions
University of Maribor (UM) / Univerza v Mariboru
Slovenia (SI)
University of Split / Sveučilište u Splitu
Croatia (HR)
Slovenia (SI)
University of Split / Sveučilište u Splitu
Croatia (HR)
How to cite
APA:
Horvat, I.D., Wedel, J., Kamenik, B., Vidjak, K., Poljak, D., & Ravnik, J. (2026). An Integrated Experimental-Computational Electromagnetic-Thermal Framework for Predicting Human Head Bioheat Response and Uncertainty to Wearable Wireless Devices. In Petar Solic, Katarina Vukojevic, Diego Lopez-de-Ipina Gonzalez-de-Artaza, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ivan Marasovic, Liming Chen, Sandro Nizetic, Toni Perkovic (Eds.), 2026 11th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, SpliTech 2026. Hybrid, Split and Bol, HRV: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
MLA:
Horvat, Ivan Dominik, et al. "An Integrated Experimental-Computational Electromagnetic-Thermal Framework for Predicting Human Head Bioheat Response and Uncertainty to Wearable Wireless Devices." Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, SpliTech 2026, Hybrid, Split and Bol, HRV Ed. Petar Solic, Katarina Vukojevic, Diego Lopez-de-Ipina Gonzalez-de-Artaza, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ivan Marasovic, Liming Chen, Sandro Nizetic, Toni Perkovic, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026.
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