[Tccc] 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks – BodyNets 2012 submission deadline extended to 15 May 12
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The 7th International Conference on Body Area Networks ? BodyNets 2012
Oslo, Norway
24 ? 26 September 2012
http://bodynets.org/2012
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HIGHLIGHTS
- The event is endorsed by the European Alliance for Innovation
(http://eai.eu/), a leading community-based organisation devoted to the
advancement of innovation in the field of ICT
- All accepted papers will be published by ACM Digital Library
- Student Travel Grants announced
- Confirmed Keynote Speakers Prof. Guang-Zhong Yang, Imperial College,
UK; Prof. David Atienza, EPFL, Switzerland; Dr. Julian Penders, IMEC,
Netherlands; Prof. Victor Leung, University of British Coumbia, Canada;
Prof. Ryuji Kohno, Yokohama National University, Japan and University of
Oulu, Finland.
- Best paper awards to be announced at the conference.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The advancement in sensing, embedded computing, and wireless
communication has accelerated the progress of adopting sensor networks
to form Body Area Networks (BodyNets).
BodyNets integrate and deploy wireless sensors, RFID tags, and other
pervasive devices within and around human bodies for constructing
diverse and practical systems for
physiological monitoring, human computer interaction, and provision of
entertainment. This conference will explore and explain the scope and
challenges of designing,
building, and deploying BodyNets. In this regard, the conference aims to
establish a forum to exchange ideas, discuss practices, raise awareness,
and share experiences
among researchers and practitioners in the field of computer science,
electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, medicine, and other
disciplines in both academia
and industry. This conference also allows authors to present new and
emerging trends to address the technical, social, system and application
issues related to BodyNets.
The Conference continues its tradition of being the premier forum for
presentation of results on cutting-edge research in BodyNets. While the
mission of the conference is
to share novel basic research ideas as well as experimental applications
in the BodyNets area in addition to identifying new directions for
future research and development
the new scientific topics such as nano communication networks,
bio-inspired networks, molecular networks, etc. will be considered.
BodyNets 2012 will give researchers a
unique opportunity to share their perspectives with others interested in
the various aspects from molecular to micro level communication to novel
applications in medicine, gaming to automobile industry. The conference
consists of four symposia that cover a broad range of research aspects.
In addition, the program will include three outstanding keynote speakers
from academia and industry. A panel session on ?Nano communications
networks: from theory to practical applications? and an industrial track
will surely provoke thoughtful discussions. There will also be two
tutorials given free of charge to all BodyNets 2012 attendees. We hope
that the conference proceedings will serve as a valuable reference to
researchers and developers in the area.
TOPICS
The conference invites original technical papers that were not
previously published and are not currently under review for publication
elsewhere.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Wearable Computing:
Ambient intelligence
User interface
Context-awareness
Augmented reality
Pattern recognition
Mobile and unobstrusive computing
2. Embedded Medical Devices:
Wearable system design issues
Integrating BodyNets into the healthcare system
High-Confidence Medical Devices
Medical Device Plug-and-Play
Assistive technologies for independent aging
Interactive Arts
3. Privacy and Security:
Lightweight security solutions for BodyNets
Privacy issues of BodyNets
Authentication and Trustworthiness
Attacks and Countermeasures
4. System and Application:
System design and modeling
Emerging self-powered BodyNets
Pervasive health care and patient monitoring
Entertainment (gaming) and lifestyle applications
Novel closed-loop applications of BodyNets
Case studies and system deployment
New medical diagnostics and treatments
Ambient assisted living
Smart transportations
Smart homes
Virtual hospitals
5. Networking and Communication
Communication techniques and protocols for BodyNets
Networking and security issues for BodyNets
Advanced propagation and channel model for BodyNets
Novel wireless communication technologies
In-body, on-body, and around body networks
Scalable, flexible network architectures & deployments
Advanced propagation and channel model for BodyNets
Fault-tolerance and reliability of BodyNets
Cognitive networks for medical bands
Bio cloud communication and computing
6. Nano Communication Networks and Systems
THz communication systems
Molecular communications
Channel modeling
Nano devices
IMPORTANT DATES:
Call for workshops, special sessions, and tutorials: February 15, 2012
Call for papers (full papers, and short papers): May 15, 2012
Call for posters and demo abstracts: May 1, 2012
Notification of acceptance: July 1, 2012
Camera-Ready submission deadline: August 10, 2012
PUBLICATIONS
BodyNets 2012 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Engineering in
Medicine and Biology Society. All accepted and presented papers will be
included in the conference
proceedings, made available in the ACM Digital Library, as well as in
the ICST's own EU Digital Library (EUDL).
SELECTED PAPERS FOR JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Selected papers will be invited for the ACM/Springer Mobile Networks &
Applications (MONET) Special Issue, the IEEE Transactions on Network and
Service Management Special
Issue, the Elsevier Nano Communication Network Special Issue and
Springer Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing
STUDENT AUTHOR TRAVEL GRANTS
Travel grants will be made available for student authors attending the
conference. Each grant is worth of NOK 3000 (approx. US$500). Student
authors are encouraged to submit proof on student status and a 1/2 page
motivation letter for consideration after they registered for the
conference.
PAPER SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit papers of up to 7 pages for full papers, 4
pages for short papers, and 1 page abstract for posters and demos, in
ACM Proceedings format 7"x9" print area, single spaced, double column,
9-pt font size). ACM's LaTex and MS WORD templates are located at:
http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates. Authors
should apply ACM Computing Classification categories and terms. The
templates provide space for this indexing and point authors to the
Computing Classification Scheme at: http://www.acm.org/about/class/1998.
Please see http://www.bodynets.org/submission.shtm for details.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES:
Steering Committee
Prof. Athanasios V. Vasilakos, National Technical University of Athens,
Greece
Prof. Chenyang Lu, Washington University, USA
Prof. Imrich Chlamtac, University of Trento, Italy
Organising Committee
General Chair:
Prof. Ilangko Balasingham, Oslo University Hospital HF and Norwegian
University of Science and Technology, Norway
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Prof. Ryuji Kohno, Yokohama National University, Japan and University of
Oulu, Finland
Prof. Junichi Suzuki, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA
Prof. Tao Gu, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Panels Chair
Dr. Jacob Bergsland, MD, Oslo University Hospital, HF, Norway
Workshop and Tutorial Chair
Prof. Tadashi Nakano, Osaka University, Japan
Prof. Haojin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Demo and Poster Chair
Prof. Eduard Alarc?n, Technical University of Catalunya, Spain
Dr. Yunhuai Liu, Shenzhen Institutes of Advance Technology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, China
Publicity Chair
Dr. Shui Yu, School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Ali Khaleghi, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Prof. Shih-Hsi "Alex" Liu, California State Univesity Fresno, USA
Publication and Local Chair
Dr. Raul Chavez-Santiago, Oslo University Hospital HF, Norway
Dr. Anna Kim, Oslo University Hospital HF, Norway
Web Chair
Karl ?yri, Oslo University Hospital HF, Norway
Program Track Chairs:
Embedded Medical Devices
Prof. Dirk Plettemeier, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
Dr. Catherine Dehollain, EPFL, Switzerland
Privacy and Security
Prof. Xiaodong Lin, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Prof. Chunming Rong, University of Stavanger, Norway
System and Applications
Dr. Huan-Bang Li, National Institute of Information and Communication
Technology, Japan
Dr. Kamran Sayrafian, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Networking and Communication
Prof. Gill Tsouri, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Prof. Tor Ramstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway,
Prof. Eryk Dutkiewicz, Macquarie University, Australia
Wearable Computing
Prof. Jari Iinatti, University of Oulu, Finland
Prof. Jianqing Wang, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Nano communication networks and systems
Dr. Sasitharan Balasubramaniam, Telecommunications software and systems
group & Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Prof. Ozgur Akan, Koc University, Turkey
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