Call for Papers

is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

SCOPE

The International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health aims to be a meeting point for those that study age and health-related quality of life and apply information and communication technologies for helping people stay healthier, more independent and active at work or in their community. ICT4AWE facilitates the exchange of information and dissemination of best practices, innovation and technical improvements in the fields of age and health care, education, psychology, social coordination and ambient assisted living. From e-Health to intelligent systems, and ICT devices, the conference is a vibrant discussion and collaboration platform for all those that work in research and development and in companies involved in promoting the quality of life and well-being of people, by providing room for research and industrial presentations, demos and project descriptions.

CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. AGING WELL – SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES PERSPECTIVE
2. AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING
3. TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH

AREA 1: AGING WELL – SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES PERSPECTIVE

Aging Population – the Facts, Statistics, the Future
Sociocultural Dimension of Aging Population
Economic dimension of Aging Population
Psychological Dimension of Aging Population
Political Dimension of Aging Population
Human Communication and Behavioural Studies of Senior Citizens
Studies of People with Disabilities
Studies of People with Medical Conditions
Self-Fulfilment and Social Participation
Dignity and Equal Opportunities of Senior Citizens
Autonomy and Active Aging
Social Exclusion
Health Geography, Cultural Issues
Management of Health Services
Health and Healthcare Economics

AREA 2: AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING

Acceptance of Ambient Technology
Ambient Technology for Daily Living
Ambient Technology for Health, Emergency and Care
Case Studies for Independent Living
Internet of Things and Smart Devices for Independent Living
Mobile Systems for Independent Living
Remote Monitoring
Web and Mobile Interaction
Computer Vision and Healthcare Robotics
Wearable Technologies
Smart Environments and Housing
Privacy and Ethical Issues
Software and Applications for Independent Living
Game-Based Approaches towards Health Awareness
Inclusive Design
Systems Usability

AREA 3: TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH

Electronic Health Records
Health Information Systems
Management of Telemedicine
Systems to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
Mobile Health Monitoring
Case Studies in eHealth
Business Models for Telemedicine and eHealth
Diagnostic Support
Open Data and Health Information
Emergency and Alerts Handling
Home Care Monitoring Systems
Mobile Collaboration Technologies
eHealth and Education
Interoperability and System Integration
Security and Privacy in eHealth
Data and Real-Time Analytics
Medical Data Science Technologies
Decision Support Systems
Tele-Rehabilitation
Biotechnology and Biostatistics
Imaging Science
Neural Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation
Evidence-Based Medicine
Clinical Informatics
Personalised Medicine

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Eling D. de Bruin, ETH Zürich, Switzerland and Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Bo Xie, The University of Texas at Austin, United States
Alex Mihailidis, University of Toronto, Canada
Sunil Agrawal, Columbia University, United States

PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors can submit their work in the form of a complete paper or an abstract, but please note that accepted abstracts are presented but not published in the proceedings of the conference. Complete papers can be submitted as a Regular Paper, representing completed and validated research, or as a Position Paper, portraying a short report of work in progress or an arguable opinion about an issue discussing ideas, facts, situations, methods, procedures or results of scientific research focused on one of the conference topic areas.

Authors should submit a paper in English, carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling, addressing one or several of the conference areas or topics. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. To facilitate the double-blind paper evaluation method, authors are kindly requested to produce and provide the paper WITHOUT any reference to any of the authors, including the authors’ personal details, the acknowledgments section of the paper and any other reference that may disclose the authors’ identity.

When submitting a complete paper please note that only original papers should be submitted. Authors are advised to read INSTICC's ethical norms regarding plagiarism and self-plagiarism thoroughly before submitting and must make sure that their submissions do not substantially overlap work which has been published elsewhere or simultaneously submitted to a journal or another conference with proceedings. Papers that contain any form of plagiarism will be rejected without reviews.

All papers must be submitted through the online submission platform PRIMORIS and should follow the instructions and templates that can be found under Guidelines and Templates. After the paper submission has been successfully completed, authors will receive an automatic confirmation e-mail.

PUBLICATIONS

All accepted complete papers will be published in the conference proceedings, under an ISBN reference, on paper and on digital support.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper on our digital library is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
The proceedings will be submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, Microsoft Academic, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference Date: 24 - 26 April, 2021

Regular Papers

Paper Submission: December 21, 2020 (expired)
Authors Notification: February 5, 2021 (expired)
Camera Ready and Registration: February 22, 2021 (expired)

Position Papers /Regular Papers

Paper Submission: January 26, 2021 (expired)
Authors Notification: February 24, 2021 (expired)
Camera Ready and Registration: March 9, 2021 (expired)

Late-Breaking

Paper Submission: February 17, 2021 (expired)
Authors Notification: March 9, 2021 (expired)
Camera Ready and Registration: March 16, 2021 (expired)

Workshops

Workshop Proposal: December 18, 2020 (expired)

Special Sessions

Special Session Proposal: December 18, 2020 (expired)

Tutorials

Tutorial Proposal: March 15, 2021 (expired)

Demos

Demo Proposal: March 15, 2021 (expired)

Panels

Panel Proposal: March 15, 2021 (expired)

Abstracts

Abstract Submission: March 2, 2021 (expired)

Authors Notification: March 15, 2021 (expired)

Camera Ready and Registration: March 23, 2021 (expired)

Post Publicationss

Authors Notification: May 5, 2021 (expired)

Camera Ready and Registration: July 28, 2021 (expired)

SECRETARIAT

ICT4AWE Secretariat
Address: Avenida de S. Francisco Xavier, Lote 7 Cv. C
2900-616 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 520 184
Fax: +351 265 520 186
e-mail: ict4ageingwell.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: https://ict4awe.scitevents.org

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Leszek Maciaszek, Macquarie Univ., Australia and Wroclaw Univ. of Economics and Business, Poland

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Maurice Mulvenna, University of Ulster, United Kingdom
Martina Ziefle, RWTH-Aachen University, Germany

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Mehdi Adda, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada
Sandra Baldassarri, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Karsten Berns, Robotics Research Lab, Germany
Laurent Billonnet, Xlim Institute - University of Limoges, France
Philipp Brauner, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Jane Bringolf, Centre for Universal Design Australia Ltd, Australia
Renato Bulcão-Neto, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
Yao J. Chang, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan, Republic of China
Mario Ciampi, National Research Council of Italy, Italy
Georg Duftschmid, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Stefano Federici, University of Perugia, Italy
Paula Forbes, University of Abertay, United Kingdom
David L. Fuschi, BRIDGING Consulting Ltd., United Kingdom
Javier Gomez, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Jaakko Hakulinen, Tampere University, Finland
Roberto Hornero, University of Valladolid, Spain
Eila Järvenpää, Aalto University, Finland
Annica Kristoffersson, Mälardalen University, Sweden
Antonio Lanatà, University of Florence, Italy
Mikel Larrea, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
Heikki Lyytinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Elvis Mazzoni, University of Bologna, Italy
Kathleen F. McCoy, University of Delaware, United States
René Meier, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Raul Montoliu, Universidad Jaume I, Spain
Amit A. Nanavati, IBM Research, India
Dympna O'Sullivan, TU Dublin, Ireland
Marko Perisa, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Croatia
Marco Porta, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Ulrich Reimer, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Andreas Schrader, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Sami F. Shaban, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
Jitae Shin, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of
Oh-Soon Shin, Soongsil University, Korea, Republic of
Josep Silva, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Telmo Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Åsa Smedberg, Stockholm University, Sweden
Susanna Spinsante, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy
Taro Sugihara, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Asta Thoroddsen, University Of Iceland, Iceland
Bert-Jan van Beijnum, University of Twente, Netherlands
Andrea Vitaletti, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
Meng E. Wong, Education National Institute of Singapore, Singapore
George Xylomenos, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
Xiaomu Zhou, Northeastern University, United States
Evi Zouganeli, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

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