UbiHealth 2010 - 5th International Workshop on Ubiquitous Health and Wellness

5th International Workshop on Ubiquitous Health and Wellness

part of UbiComp 2010 (September 26th 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark)

Supported by EU Projects MONARCA and Interstreess

This workshop continues the line of UbiHealth workshops organized at the Ubicomp conference in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Up till now, the majority of research within Ubiquitous Healthcare (UbiHealth) has focused on ubiquitous computing for somatic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, and obesity. Research on these topics are still very relevant and core to UbiHealth.

This year, however, we intend to expand the participation to include researchers working with ubiquitous computing for mental disorders. Even though some research has been directed towards dementia and autism, less focus has been given to the major mental disorders like depression, anxiety, mania. However, it is important to note that these disorders affect around 25% of all people at some time during their life. Moreover, these disorders are universal - affecting all countries and societies, and individuals at all ages. According to the World Health Organization, the negative direct and indirect impact on economy and on the quality of life of individuals and families is massive.

We invite researchers and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds such as electrical engineering, computer science, pervasive computing, human computer interface design, psychology, psychiatry and the medical sciences. The main objective of the workshop will be to strengthen the cooperation within the growing community in pervasive healthcare research, allowing lively exchange of ideas and foster new collaborations.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: July 15th
Notification of Acceptance: August 16th
Camera-ready deadline: September 6th
Workshop date: September 26th

Please see Call for Papers page and submit your paper directly to ubihealth-AT-create-net.org