ISABEL 2011 - ISABEL 2011 - 4th International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies

:: ISABEL 2011
Smart Enablers of Communication and Biomedical Technologies
supporting Post-Disaster Aftermath
October 26-29, 2011, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
:: Scope
The inter-disciplinary approach is becoming an increasing need in scienti? c
and industrial communities. The most evident example of such a need
is represented by the strong interconnection between biomedical and
communication engineering. On the one hand, ICT can provide new tools
for making healthcare systems more ef? cient and responsive in order to
supply in-the-home and mobile healthcare solutions. On the other hand,
many of the most recent advances in communication technologies ? from
algorithms to the electronics and materials ? are “bio-inspired”. Moreover,
it is increasing the awareness of the great potentials offered by the synergistic combination of many disciplines (e.g., mathematics and physics, biology and chemistry) in both biomedical and communication engineering.
The global interest towards a safer Planet is forcing the industrial and
scienti? c worlds to seek for engineering solutions in order to reestablish
normal conditions both in terms of communication and medical-related
functionalities, which are two of most basic needs of human beings, especially under critical scenarios in the aftermath of a disaster, either natural
or man-made. Hence, from 2011 onward, ISABEL will also look upon the
application of sciences in biomedical and communication engineering so
as to develop novel technologies and solutions that can make our lives
“safer” in critical situations.
ISABEL aims at creating a stage where researchers, scientists and business people can discuss and share ideas at the frontiers of life sciences,
pure sciences and engineering.
:: Topics of Interest (but NOT limited to)
Track 1: ICT for Life (Safety, Healthcare and Energy)
Arti?cial Intelligence and Expert Systems for e-HealthcareCyber Attacks
Protection
Digital Forensic
Emergency Communications
Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transmission
Interoperability of Disaster Responders Communication Systems
ICT for Intelligent Transportation Systems
ICT Impact on Climate Changes and Green Communications
Mobile Technologies for Healthcare Applications
Nanovectors Therapeutics
Tele Healthcare, Medical Applications and Information Systems
Smart Homes and Assisted Living
Standars for e-Healthcare
Unmanned Search and Rescue
Wearable and Implantable Wireless Sensors for Healthcare
Wireless Body Area Networks (BANs) and In-Body Communications
Track 2: Devices, Materials and Electronics
Bio-Nanotechnologies
Biosensors, Biomaterials and Tissues
Electromagnetic Impact on Human Body
Fractal Antennas
Lab-on-a-Chip Devices
Low-Power Sensing Devices
Safer and Sustainable Chemical Materials
Wireless Implantable Devices
Track 3: Acquisition, Analysis, Processing and Recognition
Biomedical Image/Signal Detection, Acquisition, Analysis and Processing
Blind Source Separation and Source Identi? cation
Human-Machine Interfaces/Brain-Computer Interfaces
Remote Monitoring and Transmission of Vital Signs: RFID and Radar Devices
Wavelets and Multi-Rate Signal Processing
Track 4: Maths, Physics and Biology for ICT
Advances in Information Theory
Bio-Inspired Algorithms for ICT
Bionics for ICT
Cryptography and Quantum Cryptography
Learning-Capable Techniques for ICT
Optimization Techniques for ICT
Quantum Communications
Self-Organizing Networks and Advances in Network Theory
Track 5: Maths, Physics and Biology for Medicine
Biological Information Theory
Bionics for Medicine
Computational Molecular Biology
Human Sensorimotor Control
Mathematical Modelling and Design of Medical Diagnostic Tools
Mathematics of the Brain
Physics of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Systems
Physiological Fluid Dynamics
:: Submission Guidelines
Submitted papers must represent original work that is not currently
under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been
previously published. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit
a 5-pages full paper or a 2-pages extended abstract including results following the instructions in the IEEE conference template.
All accepted papers will be granted either an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Please ? nd detailed information for submission at:
http://www.isabelconference.com/index.php?page=sub...
:: Dissemination
All accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. Selected authors
will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for special
issues or fast tracks in well-reputed journals.
:: Important Dates
Tutorial proposals: March 15, 2011
Demo/Prototype proposals: March 15, 2011
Special Sessions/Workshops proposals: March 15, 2011
Regular papers submission: June 15, 2011
Review completion deadline: September 05, 2011
Invited papers submission: September 15, 2011
Noti? cation of acceptance: September 15, 2011
Camera-ready submission: September 30, 2011
Video submission: September 30, 2011
Early registration: September 30, 2011
:: Organizing Committee
Dr. Simone Frattasi (General Chair)
Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark
Dr. Nicola Marchetti (TPC Chair)
Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark
Emanuele Cappelli (Communication and Marketing)
Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome
Arianna Cappelli (Communication and Marketing)
Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome
Sara Prontera (Secretariat)
Cappelli Identity Design, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome
Marco Monti (IT)
Engineering Supervisor of Smiths Medical Italia s.r.l., Italy.
Luigi Frattasi (Meeting Planner)
:: Local Advisory Committee
Dr. Mischa Dohler
Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain
Prof. Angel Lozano
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Spain
Prof. Gregori Vazquez
Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain