VRRTR 2015 - International Workshop on Virtual Reality and Robotic Technologies for Rehabilitation

This workshop is motivated by the need to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities and enhance human performance which is in line with the PETRA 2015 conference theme. The rapid advancement and cost effectiveness of virtual reality systems and robotics can be used to enhance and evaluate rehabilitation programs. With virtual reality becoming part of the main stream with video games and smart phones, the technology can be added to the rehabilitation process in order to increase patient motivation, length of time of therapy and create a more patient-centric rehabilitation plan. The Virtual Reality and Robotic Technologies for Rehabilitation Workshop invites papers in areas such as virtual environments for rehabilitation, therapy games, simulation and testing of assistive technologies, predictive models for human movement, user interfaces and visualization for therapy monitoring, vocational rehabilitation using virtual reality, simulation of modified driving systems for individuals with disabilities motion tracking and rehabilitation robotics.
We would like to invite researchers in the area of virtual reality, robotics technologies, and simulation used for rehabilitation to submit their original research findings to the PETRA Conference Workshop titled Virtual Reality and Robotic Technologies for Rehabilitation.
Topics and areas of interest include:
virtual environments for rehabilitation
vocational rehabilitation using virtual reality
simulation of modified driving systems for individuals with disabilities
therapy games
simulation and testing of assistive technologies,
predictive models for human movement
user interfaces and visualization for therapy monitoring
motion tracking
rehabilitation robotics
We encourage videos and demonstrations of technologies if possible. Workshop paper submission must be sent via e-mail to the Workshop co-Chairs, Stephanie Carey and Rajiv Dubey, at scarey3-AT-usf.edu by February 15th, 2015. The workshop papers will follow the same format as the main conference paper submissions described on the following website: http://www.petrae.org/submissions/. The workshop papers will be reviewed and notification of acceptance or rejection will be announced by April 15th, 2015th. Accepted workshop papers will be included in both the electronic conference proceedings and in the ACM Digital Library. For ACM publication, final versions of each workshop paper will have to be prepared using ACM formatting, granting ACM copyright and will have to be limited in length of eight pages (full paper) or four pages (short paper).
Organizers for “Virtual Reality and Robotic Technologies for Rehabilitation” Workshop:
Stephanie Carey
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Coordinator,
Center for Assistive, Rehabilitation and Robotics Technologies (CARRT)
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave. ENB 118
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone: (813) 974-5765
E-mail: scarey3-AT-usf.edu
http://me.eng.usf.edu/
http://carrt.eng.usf.edu/
Rajiv Dubey
Professor and Chair,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director,
Center for Assistive, Rehabilitation & Robotics Technologies (CARRT)
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118
Tampa, FL 33620-5350
Phone: (813)974-2280
Fax: (813)974-3539
E-mail: dubey-AT-usf.edu
http://me.eng.usf.edu/
http://carrt.eng.usf.edu/