Dr. Toshiyo Tamura received his Ph.D. from Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1980. He is currently a visiting researcher, Future Robotics Organization, Waseda University, Japan. His research interests include biomedical instrumentation, biosignal processing, telemedicine telecare, home care technology, and rehabilitation engineering. His research has resulted in over 300 English reviewed articles. His and his colleagues’ book entitled “Biomedical sensors and instruments” and “Seamless healthcare monitoring” are popular textbooks for bioinstrumentation and medical devices. He has also written several chapters, including sensors for telemedicine and the application of wearable inertia sensors. He is involved in a regional-innovation strategy-support program and creates innovations for achieving healthy and long life through the development of health care systems with smart bioinstrumentation and testing. He has developed unobtrusive monitoring systems and wearable devices for improving quality of life. He served as a chair of IEEE/EMBS Tokyo Chapter 1996–2000, and twas he Asian Pacific representative for the EMBS from 2000 to 2004. He is a fellow of IAMBE, the Japanese Society of Medical Electronics and Biological Engineering, and the Japanese Society of Life Support Technology.