[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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