[Tccc] WIRELESS HEALTH 2012: Final Call for Papers, Abstracts & Demonstrations

John Lach jlach
Tue Apr 10 17:12:27 EDT 2012


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WIRELESS HEALTH 2012
Final Call for Papers, Abstracts & Demonstrations
October 22-25, 2012
San Diego, California
Hosted by the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance
www.wirelesshealth2012.org

*** 10 days to the April 20th submission deadline ***

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, 
behavioral health, 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 transdisciplinary 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, as well as explore new 
formats for knowledge sharing across disciplines.


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, medicine, health 
promotion and disease prevention, and innovative applications of 
Wireless Health principles and technologies in clinical and public 
health settings. Sample topics of interest can be found below. Research 
papers and abstracts will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel, 
including experts from engineering, computer science, medicine, 
behavioral health, 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 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. Additional paper submission information can be found on the 
conference website: www.wirelesshealth2012.org

Awards for Best Paper and Best Demonstration will be presented at the 
conference.


CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

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), 
Donna Spruijt-Metz (USC)

General Chairs
William Kaiser (UCLA), Robert McCray (WLSA)

Program Chairs
Roozbeh Jafari (UT-Dallas), Donna Spruijt-Metz (USC)

Program Committee
Tarek Abdelzaher (UIUC), Paolo Bonato (Harvard Medical School), Gert 
Cauwenberghs (UCSD), Tanzeem Choudhury (Cornell), Genevieve Dunton 
(USC), Marientina Gotsis (USC), Sandeep Gupta (ASU), Eric Heckler (ASU), 
Thomas Kirchner (Schroeder Institute), Santosh Kumar (U. Memphis), 
Chenyang Lu (WUSTL), Garrett Mehl (WHO), Kevin Patrick (UCSD), Julien 
Penders (IMEC), Andrew Raij (U. South Florida), Edmund Seto (UCB), John 
Stankovic (UVA), Brie Turner-McGrievy (U. South Carolina), Robyn 
Whittaker (Auckland U.)

Government Chair
Wendy Nilsen (NIH)

Publicity Chair
John Lach (UVA)

Industry Chair
Hari Garudadri (Qualcomm)




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