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CALL FOR PAPERS

REHAB 2013: 1st Workshop on ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques

Link: http://www.rehab-workshop.org/ Place: Venice, Italy, 5 May, 2013

7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PrevasiveHealth)

SCOPE

During the last few years, there has been increasing interest in the application of Virtual Reality and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), in the field of rehabilitation, with clinical results that prove their effectiveness. The virtual reality is being an increasingly used method in physical rehabilitation, allowing individualized treatments, as to facilitate learning motivation, to finally, provides patients pleasant and enjoyable homework exercises. This is can be done, for example, by applying the use of Nintendo Wii Balance Board, a low-cost visual biofeedback systems, and the implementation of programs for improving the patients balance.

OBJECTIVE

This workshop invites authors to submit contributions on concepts Virtual Rehabilitation Discussion, applications, techniques or environments where interaction design play a central role by improving the rehabilitation process at all levels.

TOPICS OF INTEREST, Key issues in this workshop will focus on (but are not limited to):

Virtual and enhanced environments
Motor rehabilitation
Neuroimaging in rehabilitation
Virtual rehabilitation
Clinical assessment
Cognitive rehabilitation
Communication and language
Ambisonics and audio environments
Haptic devices
Sensory impairment
Medical systems
Input devices, sensors and actuators
Multi-user systems for user interaction
Computer access
Virtual humans
Balance, posture and mobility
Communications aids
Tools for architectural/CAD design
Product design, testing and prototyping
Training tools for rehabilitation
Augmented reality applications
Human factors
Rehabilitation robotics

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline:	March 29th, 2013
Author Notification:	April 12th, 2013
Camera-Ready Deadline:	May 19th, 2013
Workshop Date:	July 4th, 2013

SUBMISSION

We invite researchers interested in these topics to submit a workshop paper (2-4 pages) using the IEEE format for papers. Please find detailed instructions on the Pervasive Health 2013 conference website. Papers should be submitted in PDF format via EasyChair submission page.

Please note that at least one author of an accepted position paper must register for the workshop of the PrevasiveHealth 2013 conference.

PUBLICATION

All accepted submissions would be published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, and indexed by dblp, Scopus and ScienceDirect and submitted to Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (ISI Web of Science).

Extended versions of accepted papers presented at the Workshop will appear in as a Springer book chapter.

High quality papers will be invited to submit an extended version for inclusion in a special issue of an (ISI) International Journal, to be specified later.

Best regards,

REHAB 2013 Workshop Co-chairs

Habib M. Fardoun

Victor M. R. Penichet