Apologies for multiple copies of this CFP +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ C A LL F O R P A P E R S +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Second International Workshop on Smart Homes for Tele-Health website- http://myweb.dal.ca/naslam/smartel-09 In conjunction with The 8th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (PICOM 2009), Chengdu, China, December 12-14, 2009 www.cs.iupui.edu/~ydai/Picom09/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Important Dates --------------- Submission deadline August 30, 2009 Authors Notification September 30, 2009 Final Manuscript October 15, 2009 Description ----------- Due to recent advancement in electronics industry, our homes can be equipped with smart devices that can monitor a patient's vital signs and other useful information. The patient information can be locally processed and automatically transmitted to the relevant health-care staff, or they can be handled locally in the homes. These smart devices can assist in knowledge extraction and filtering the unwanted data. The quality of current health care system can be significantly improved by using these smart devices. Topics ------ The main themes include, but not limited to: -Smart home applications for tele-health -Ubiquitous and pervasive healthcare services -Privacy, trust, and security in tele-health -Sensor network management for tele-health -Body sensor networks -Energy efficient communication protocols -Energy efficient data management -Monitoring vital signs -Monitoring elderly and congestive heart failure patients -Monitoring chronic medical conditions -Integration of smart applications in healthcare system -Intelligent agent architectures Journal ------- We plan to submit extended versions of selected papers that appear at the workshop for consideration as a special issue in an international journal (TBA). Paper Submission ---------------- Only original papers will be considered that have neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere, including web publication. The papers will be reviewed by at least 2 reviewers. All submissions will be handled electronically. Please submit the paper using the following link, http://cse.stfx.ca/~smartel09/sub/. Authors can submit a PDF or MS-Word file of their paper following the IEEE single- space, two-column format. Papers must not exceed 15 pages. Check the IEEE LaTeX and Microsoft Word templates, http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/pubs/transactions/stylesheets.html, for more information. COMMITTEES ----------------- General Co-Chairs Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Rasit Eskicioglu, University of Manitoba, Canada Sajid Hussain, Acadia University, Canada Program Co-Chairs Nauman Aslam, Dalhousie University, Canada Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytech. University, China Ankur M. Teredesai, University of Washington, USA Publicity Chair Haipeng Wang, Northwestern Polytech. University, China Program Committee (partial list) Raza Abidi, Dalhousie University, Canada Juan Carlos Augusto, University of Ulster, UK Abdelhamid Bouchachia, University of Klagenfurt, Austria Nauman Chaudhry, University of New Orleans, USA Andrei Doncescu, LAAS CNRS, France Hakan Duman, Essex University, UK Sheng Fang, Shandong University of Science & Tech., China Jocelyne Fayn, INSERM ERM107, Lyon, France Javier Garcia-Villalba, University of Madrid, Spain Sylvain Giroux, Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada Peter Graham, University of Manitoba, Canada Mario Rosario Guarracino, National Research Council, Italy Hani Hagras, University of Essex, UK Ching-Hsien Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan Frederique Laforest, LIRIS Lab., Lyon, France Wenjun Li, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA Artur R. Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Michael Marschollek, Technical University, Germany Paul McCullagh, University of Ulster, UK Yuanchun Shi, Tsinghua University, China Peter Mueller, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland Jong Hyuk Park, Hanwha S&C Co., Ltd., Korea Golden G. Richard, University of New Orleans, USA Yuanchun Shi, Tsinghua University, China Evi Syukur, Monash University, Australia Zartash Uzmi, LUMS, Pakistan Christine Verdier, University of Grenoble, France Agustinus Borgy Waluyo, Inst. Infocomm Res. (I2R), Singapore Guojun Wang, Central South University, China Yuni Xia, Indiana University - Purdue Uni. Indianapolis, USA Contacts ----------------- Nauman Aslam, Dalhousie University, Canada, nauman.aslam@dal.ca Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytech. University, China, zhiwenyu@nwpu.edu.cn Ankur M. Teredesai, University of Washington, USA, ankurt@u.washington.edu