Research

Making impedance spectroscopy fast, accurate & embedded

Impedance spectroscopy lives with a tension between speed and accuracy. My work addresses both at once, by designing the excitation signal and the estimation algorithm together.

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Better accuracy
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Faster signal processing
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Faster embedded SoC estimation
Focus areas

Where I work

Excitation signal design

  • Optimized multisine signals
  • Discrete interval binary sequences
  • Crest-factor optimization
  • Adaptive & unipolar excitation

Embedded measurement

  • Real-time DSP on microcontrollers
  • Portable, low-power & energy-self-sufficient systems
  • Hardware–software co-design
  • Automatic quality checking (rLKK)

Applications

  • Li-ion battery state-of-health & charge
  • Wearable bioimpedance
  • Cable fault localization & diagnosis
  • Grid & civil infrastructure (power cables, bridges)
  • Material & tissue characterization
Methods

The analytical toolkit

Modeling

Equivalent-circuit modeling and Distribution of Relaxation Times (DRT) to extract physical meaning from spectra.

Estimation

Kalman filter variants and particle filters for tracking and parameter extraction under noise.

Optimization & ML

Meta-heuristics and gradient-based methods, model-aware feature selection (Fast A*-mRMR), and machine learning from shallow models to deep networks (CNN–Transformer) for diagnostics and state estimation.

In the group right now

Current directions

Topics under active investigation with my doctoral researchers and students.

AI for impedance

Deep-learning state-of-charge estimation (CNN–Transformer hybrids), model-aware feature selection, and embedded ML for battery diagnostics.

Embedded & energy-efficient measurement

Microcontroller-based (STM32) impedance spectroscopy with resource-optimized real-time DSP, low-power design, and on-board deployment for portable and field systems.

Next-gen battery control

From measurement to action: impedance-informed battery management, control strategies, and knowledge-structured (ontology-based) measurement systems.

Impact

Why it matters

Battery diagnostics

More accurate, faster state-of-health and state-of-charge estimation for electric mobility and stationary energy storage.

Medical technology

Advances in bioimpedance spectroscopy supporting non-invasive diagnostics and wearable monitoring.

Infrastructure & reliability

Continuous monitoring of power cables, bus systems, and bridges — reducing downtime and enabling predictive maintenance of critical infrastructure.

Collaboration

Partners & networks

Industry partners

  • Transmission system operator (TSO)
  • Gossen Metrawatt GmbH
  • AMAC GmbH
  • Battery & energy-storage manufacturers

Academic networks

  • Universities in Tunisia & France
  • German academic & DFG-linked networks
  • International Workshop on Impedance Spectroscopy (IWIS)