Call for papers


PervaSense2011


Situation recognition and medical data analysis in Pervasive Health environments

May 23rd - Dublin (Ireland)

1. Theme

Pervasive systems in healthcare have reached a high degree of maturity from a technical point of view. However, the interpretation of large amounts of medical sensor data with regard to a person's individual situation still remains a great challenge to the research community. Advanced medical data analysis is one important prerequisite for providing individualized health services in Pervasive Health or Ambient Assisted Living environments. Situation recognition, in turn, is a key factor for individualization and adaptivity. The aim of this workshop is to present top research in the areas of situation recognition (e.g. detection of falls, Activities of Daily Living (ADL, iADL), context-aware situation recognition), medical data analysis (vital signs data analysis, short- and long-term deviations in the state of health, decision support), and behavior monitoring (trend analysis for the detection of long-term deviations in persons behavior for detecting age-related diseases like dementia or Alzheimer's) in Pervasive Health or Ambient Assisted Living environments. This workshop touches both technological aspects such as data fusion in pervasive healthcare environments and decision support algorithms, as well as social implications and acceptance of these technologies. Furthermore, real-life applications of situation recognition in home monitoring and clinical environments, e.g., for individualized feedback systems, are covered.

2. Topics

This workshop encourages submissions that consider, but are not limited to,

3. Publication

Accepted workshop papers will be published in the proceedings CD of the main conference. In addition, all papers will be published and indexed in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

4. Submission

Please refer to the Pervasive Health 2011 conference website to retrieve the author's kit, including templates and detailed instructions. Please adhere strictly to these instructions and submit your paper as described. You will receive a confirmation email. Please do not hesitate to contact the chairs if you have any questions.

Submission here at EasyChair

5. Important dates

Paper Submission Deadline: 4th March 2011 (extended)
Notification of Acceptance: 25th March 2011
Camera Ready Deadline: 8th April 2011
Workshop Date: 23 May 2011