[Tccc] Wireless Health 2012 - First Call for Papers, Abstracts & Demonstrations
John Lach
jlach
Tue Jan 3 15:39:32 EST 2012
WIRELESS HEALTH 2012
First Call for Papers, Abstracts & Demonstrations
October 22-25, 2012
San Diego, California
Hosted by the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance
www.wirelesshealth2012.org
The Wireless Health annual conference series convenes the vanguard
international research communities in Wireless Health technology
(including mobile and connected health), health and medical research,
clinical practice, device manufacturing, product and health services,
government leadership, and policy making. The mission of the Wireless
Health conference is to provide the highest-profile academic, clinical,
and industrial research forum and to develop an international community
that will accelerate the development and adoption of a new vision for
improving health and lowering costs. Central to this mission is the
creation of a nurturing research forum that communicates the latest
developments in the field, creates an opportunity for interdisciplinary
collaboration, and provides an archival venue for the progress being
achieved.
The third annual Wireless Health conference will build upon the
successes of Wireless Health 2010 and 2011, each of which included ~400
attendees from medicine, health sciences, academia, industry,
government, and press. Wireless Health 2012 will again offer an
outstanding set of peer-reviewed papers and abstracts, interactive
workshops, emerging application demonstrations, topical panel
discussions, and world-renowned invited speakers. The program format
will include presentations followed by poster sessions and breakout
sessions for attendees to interact directly with presenters, in addition
to expert panel discussions and tutorial sessions with leading
industrial and clinical organizations.
RESEARCH PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS
The organizing committee invites the submission of papers and abstracts
for peer review that describe research with the potential for
substantive impact on the field of Wireless Health. The committee
solicits original contributions in engineering disciplines with
applications in clinical practice and innovative applications of
wireless health principles and technologies in clinical and health
settings. Sample topics of interest can be found on the conference
website. Research papers and abstracts will be reviewed by a
multidisciplinary panel, including experts from engineering, computer
science, medicine, and other health sciences.
DEMONSTRATION ABSTRACTS
The committee also invites abstracts describing demonstrations that
represent advances in fundamental components and/or complete systems
serving individuals/communities. Demonstrations at the conference will
include both short presentations and space in the demonstration hall.
SAMPLE TOPICS OF INTEREST
Wireless Health Technologies
Original contributions in engineering and computer science disciplines
with clinical applications are solicited. Examples include:
* Sensors and actuators - biophysical sensors, gas sensors, MEMS,
optics, ultrasound, flexible electronics, etc.
* Low power front end circuits, ADCs, sub-Nyquist sampling, etc.
* Low power radios for in-vivo, on-body, near-body networks
* Low power processors, memory sub-systems and peripherals
* Signal processing for compression, detection, estimation, pattern
recognition, machine learning, artifacts mitigation, etc.
* End-to-end quality of service, security, privacy
* Database technologies and medical informatics
* Battery and energy scavenging technologies
* System design innovations for operating lifetime, reliability and quality
Wireless Health Clinical Applications
Pilot studies, clinical trials and field validations of Wireless Health
Technologies are solicited. Contributions highlighting unmet clinical
needs that can potentially benefit from Wireless Health Technologies are
also invited. Examples include:
* Personal devices for monitoring and trending for disease detection,
progression, remission, well being and fitness
* Pilot studies and clinical trials for improving geriatric,
rehabilitative and disabled care with assistive technologies
* Pharmaceutical applications, including drug development and drug delivery
* Applications for amateur and professional sports
* Systems for individual and community guidance towards well being,
fitness and lowering healthcare costs
* Diagnostic devices - evaluation criteria, "ground truth" and clinical
validations
* Low cost, self administered screening tools and diagnostic systems to
increase the reach of healthcare in developing countries and underserved
regions
* Pilot studies and field validations demonstrating benefits to first
responders and service personnel
IMPORTANT DATES
All Submissions (Papers & Abstracts) Due: April 20, 2012
Decision Notification: June 4, 2012
The Conference Proceedings will include full papers, research abstracts,
and demonstration abstracts and will be published in the ACM Digital
Library. Submitted papers and abstracts must be in the ACM conference
format posted on the conference website. Full papers can be 4-8 pages,
and research and demonstration abstracts are limited to 2 pages.
Submissions must contain original material that has neither been
previously published nor is currently under review by another conference
or journal.
Awards for Best Paper and Best Demonstration will be presented at the
conference.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Shu Chien (UCSD), Hari Garudadri (Qualcomm), Roozbeh Jafari (UT-Dallas),
William Kaiser (UCLA), John Lach (UVA), Robert McCray (WLSA), Mehran
Mehregany (Case Western), Wendy Nilsen (NIH), Majid Sarrafzadeh (UCLA)
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