SEARCH 2017 - Second IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Safe, Energy-Aware, & Reliable Connected Health (SEARCH 2017)

The deployment of ICT based health systems is based on the infrastructure of existing communication and networking systems, hence, resulting in ICT based connected health. The performance of connected health systems is of crucial importance due to several factors, first, these systems are safety critical ones where health and live is involved. Second, the sensitivity of the information communicated and shared in the connected health infrastructures impose several security concerns. Finally, the performance of connected health devices and networks is of great importance due to the urgent need to reduce energy consumption due to several reasons, including increase of the global carbon dioxide emissions, and limited availability of energy source for certain medical devices, such as sensors. This has initiated the need to innovate in the area of safe, energy efficient, and reliable connected health.
In terms of energy efficiency, it is essential to work on devices and systems with low energy consumption due to known reasons. In addition, it is reported that implementing relevant and appropriate performance measures of energy efficiency is challenging in a healthcare environment because several ICT based devices or applications in health domain require continues energy supply. On the other hand, each health service differs in terms of its clinical services, patient activity and use. For instance, the following report by the Victorian Hospital in Australia highlights the outrages budget allocated for energy consumption and outlines recommendations for green energy efficient connected health systems.
The workshop will bring together researchers from academia, industry and government in order to present the state of the art in the emerging area of the use of cloud systems in connected health infrastructure and applications.
Special Issue:
Selected papers will be invited for a special issue in the International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), IGI publishing.
Topics
Topics of the track consist of all aspects related to Safe, Energy-Aware, & Reliable connected health. They include but are not limited to:
Energy efficient protocols for connected health.
Energy efficient medical sensors.
Energy optimization in connected health.
Energy efficient resource allocation in connected health.
Safety issues in connected health.
Fault Tolerance in connected health.
Reliability of connected health technologies: m-Health, WBSN.
Safety concerns in connected medical devices.
Testing and validation of connected health technologies and architectures.
Simulation based methods in connected health.
Formal methods in connected health.
Surveys and state of the art reports in the area.
Other related topics.