Conference Description:

Within the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - ICT4AWE 2019

SCOPE

HSP is an inter-disciplinary research area, which is focused on using scientific models, methodologies and technologies for enhancing human quality of life. In the next seven years 25% of EU citizens will be over the age of 60. An aging population opens a considerable sort of concerns, namely: understanding health, wellbeing and disease; preventing and diagnosing disease; treating and managing disease; active ageing and self-management of health; methods and knowledge; health care provision and integrated care. Following a person-centered approach, it deals directly with individuals and groups of individuals. The main goal of this special session is contribute to the development of new approaches and enabling technologies that will enhance human quality of life, leading to healthier, innovation and secure societies. The contributions should be person-centered and they should be in accordance with the thematic strand "Healthy and Secure People":

Topics
In this special session we are looking for scientific contributions on the following topics, but are not limited to:

Health care information systems interoperability, security and efficiency;
Ambient intelligence for wellbeing and e-health applications, supported by RFID technology and Wireless Sensor Networks;
Robotic systems and devices for health care and medicine;
Human factors, efficient cost control and management in society;
Intelligent decision support and data systems in health care, medicine and society;
Pervasive HealthCare;
Artificial Intelligence systems;
Business Intelligence Solutions;
People Security in the Society;
Mobile applications and ubiquitous devices.
Technologies to promote a healthy and secure society;
eGovernment solutions to the citizen;
Innovation in people supporting activities (e.g. health care, schooling and services).

IMPORTANT DATES
Paper Submission: February 28, 2019
Authors Notification: March 15, 2019
Camera Ready and Registration: March 25, 2019

CO-CHAIRS

Filipe Portela
Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho
Portugal
Brief Bio
Carlos Filipe Portela holds a PhD in Information Systems and Technologies in 2013. He belongs to the Research Centre ALGORITMI. His research was started in the INTCare R&D project (Intensive Medicine area) being then extended to education and public administration areas. He already has relevant indexed publications in the main research topics: Intelligent Decision Support Systems, Intelligent Systems, Pervasive Data, Business Intelligence, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. He has also been co-organizer of several workshops and reviewer of many indexed journals and conferences in these topics. Currently he also is an Invited Assistant Professor of the Information Systems Department, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal, where he has been supervising several master students in the areas above mentioned and a Guest Lecturer in Institute Polytechnic of Porto - ESMAD.

Manuel Filipe Santos
Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho
Portugal
Brief Bio
Manuel Filipe Santos holds a PhD in Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence. Actually he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal. He is the head of the Intelligent Data Systems group in the R&D Centre Algoritmi. His research interests span the domain of Artificial Intelligence; Business Intelligence; Data Mining; Intelligent Data Systems, Machine Learning and Supervised Learning Classifier.

José Machado
Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho
Portugal
Brief Bio
José Machado is an Associate Professor with Habilitation of the Department of Informatics, University of Minho. He got his PhD in Informatics, in 2002, and Habilitation in 2011. He is the Director of ALGORITMI research center and the member of its research line Computer Science and Technology (CST). He is also the header of the Knowledge Engineering group (KEG) of CST. His research interests span the domain of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning and Knowledge Discovery and Embedded Analytics.

António Abelha
Centro ALGORITMI, University of Minho
Portugal
Brief Bio
António Abelha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics, University of Minho. He got his PhD in Informatics, in 2004, and he is a researcher of the ALGORITMI research center, in its research line Computer Science and Technology (CST) and of the Knowledge Engineering group (KEG) of CST. His research interests span the domain of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning and Knowledge Discovery and Embedded Analytics.

Anastasius Moumtzoglou
European Society for Quality in Healthcare
Greece
Brief Bio
Anastasius Moumtzoglou is a Former Executive Board Member of the European Society for Quality in Health Care, President of the Hellenic Society for Quality & Safety in Health Care, holds B.A in Economics, MA in Health Services Management, MA in Macroeconomics, Ph.D. in Economics. He teaches the module of quality at the graduate and postgraduate level. He has also written three Greek books, which are the only ones in the Greek references. The first deals with “Marketing in Health Care”, the following with “Quality in Health Care” and the third with “Quality and Patient Safety in Health Care.” He has edited the books “E-Health Systems Quality and Reliability: Models and Standards”, “E-health Technologies & Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors”, “Cloud Computing Applications for Quality Health Care Delivery”, “Laboratory Management Information Systems: Current Requirements and Future Perspectives”, and " M-Health Innovations for Patient-Centered Care". He is the Editor-in-Chief of the “Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration” book series and the International Journal of Reliable & Quality in Healthcare (IJRQEH). He has also served as the scientific coordinator of research programs in Greece and participated as a researcher in European research programs. In 2004, he was declared “Person of Quality,” with respect to Greece

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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. AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING
2. INDEPENDENT LIVING
3. MONITORING, ACCESSIBILITY AND HCI
4. TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH


AREA 1: AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING
Ambient Intelligence
Case Studies for AAL
Cognitive Stimulation
Internet of Things for AAL
Acceptance of Ambient Technology
Privacy Issues in AAL Technology
Ageing and Smart Working Environments
Ageing and Mental Health at Work
Smart Environments and Housing
Ubiquitous Computing
Multi-modal Interaction
Mobile Systems for AAL
Agent-based Interfaces
Knowledge Systems and Ontologies
Context Awareness and Adaptation
Collaboration Systems for AAL

AREA 2: INDEPENDENT LIVING
Mobile Sensing
Computer Vision
Self-fulfillment and Social Participation
Flexible Occupation and Volunteering
Service e-Marketplaces
Ethics in Robotic Assistance
Smart Devices
Autonomy and Active Ageing
Robots for Eldercare
Software Development
Robot Companions
Walking Assistive Devices
Service and Social Robotics
Healthcare Robotics

AREA 3: MONITORING, ACCESSIBILITY AND HCI
Remote Monitoring
Virtual and Augmented Reality
Inclusive Design
Intelligent Companions
Training Cognitive Abilities
Web and Mobile Interaction
Game-based Approaches Towards Health Awareness
Systems Usability
Mobile Health Monitoring
Personalized Interfaces
Speech and Tactile Interfaces
Assistive Technology and Adaptive Systems
Web Content Accessibility
Wearable Technologies
Motion Detection

AREA 4: TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
Electronic Health Records
Management of Telemedicine
Systems to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
Case Studies in e-Health
Business Models for Telemedicine and e-Health
Diagnostic Support
Open Data and Health Information
Emergency and Alerts Handling
Home Care Monitoring Systems
Mobile Collaboration Technologies
e-Health and Education
Interoperability and System Integration
Security and Privacy in e-Health
Data Analytics and Health
Decision Support Systems
Tele-Rehabilitation

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Nick Guldemond, Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Netherlands
Liz Mestheneos, 50+Hellas and Past-President Age Platform, Greece

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