CIR2AT 2015 - 2015 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotic Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies (IEEE CIR2AT'2015)

Millions of individuals experience impaired mobility usually accompanied by limited to no manual dexterity. The "cost" associated with these disabilities includes not only those incurred through medical and support services, but also less tangible costs, such as those due lost wages and non-productivity. The goals of rehabilitation are to ameliorate life-limiting disabilities and facilitate community re-entry. While restoration of function is the most positive outcome of rehabilitation, compensatory strategies are also employed when natural function cannot be restored. A particularly promising approach is the use of assistive technologies to extend an individual's functionality and substitute for compromised functions. This symposium will highlight the latest results from world leading research labs and industry in the field of robotic rehabilitation and assistive technologies.
Topics
Topics include but are not limited to:
Technologies for Improving Quality of Daily Living
Rehabilitation Robotics and Telemanipulation
Assisting Recovery from Stroke
Technologies to Enhance Mobility and Function for Individuals with Severe Disability (e.g. Spinal Cord Injury, ASL, Muscle Dystrophy, etc.)
Telerehabilitation
Wheelchair Transportation Safety
Wheeled Mobility
School and Workplace Accommodations
Communication enhancement
Hearing enhancement
Assistance to the blind
Robotic Prosthesis and Orthotics
Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities
Special Sessions
Please forward your special session proposals to symposium organisers.
Organisers
Guilherme N. DeSouza
University of Missouri, USA.
Website: http://vigir.missouri.edu
Georgios Kouroupetroglou
University of Athens.
Website: http://speech.di.uoa.gr/koupe/koupe.html
Program Committee
Antonio Chella - IT
Gui DeSouza - USA
Edmund Durfee - USA
Shuzhi Sam Ge - Singapore
William Harwin - UK
Georgios Kouroupetroglou - Greece
Rui Loureiro - UK
Theodore Milner - Canada
James Patton - USA
Tim Oates - USA
Luis Rivera - USA
Patrick Wang - USA
Mark Hawley - UK