14th International Conference on Smart Homes and health Telematics (ICOST 2016)
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When : 2016-05-25
Where : Wuhan,China
Submission Deadline : 2016-01-04
Categories : Computer Science & Information Technology , Health and Medicine
14th International Conference on Smart Homes and health Telematics (ICOST 2016)
May 25 - 27, 2016
Wuhan,China.
Call For Papers
Each year, ICOST focuses on a specific theme. The theme for 2016 will be Inclusive Smart Cities and Digital Health – cities that will use technologies to enable the societal inclusion and empowerment of older individuals and individuals with special needs. ICOST 2016 is especially interested in receiving submissions, focused on advancing technologies or knowledge for improving quality of life of dependent people, the aging population, and people with chronic diseases. Topics will include but are not limited to:
Topics
- -Health for future smart cities
- Intelligent environments: smart homes, smart urban spaces and new assistive living space concepts in the smart city
- Medical big data collection, processing and analysis
- Participatory telehealth in the smart city
- Coaching and serious gaming for e-Health
- E-Health and therapeutic education
- Human-machine interface / ambient Intelligence
- Modeling of physical and conceptual Information in intelligent environments
- Cognitive technologies across the lifespan and functional abilities
- Human factors, ethics and usability for persons with cognitive impairments, including seniors and persons with disabilities of all ages
- Tele-assistance and Tele-rehabilitation
- Persuasive and eupportive e-Health
- E-Health and chronic disease management
- Protective systems/devices against common and emerging infectious diseases for the elders.
- Personal robotics and smart wheelchairs
- Context awareness / autonomous computing
- Home networks and residential gateways
- Wearable sensors and continuous health monitoring
- Social, privacy and security issues
- Middleware support for smart homes and health telematic services
- E-Health technology assessment and impact analysis
- E-Health service models and best practices