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Summer School on Smart Homes and Health Telematics
Toward useful services for elderly and people with disabilities
16-22 June 2011
Montreal, Canada
www.icost2011.org
in Conjunction with ICOST 2011
20-22 June 2011.
*** IMPORTANT DATES ****
January 22, 2011: Deadline for Application
February 20, 2011: Notification for participation.
June 16-22, 2011: Summer School.
*** General Theme ***
Smart Environments can be considered as an augmented environment capable of utilizing embedded computers, information appliances, micro/nano systems and multi-modal sensors, in which computational intelligence is ubiquitous to provide contextual, proactive and personalized services to people. Current advances in such enabling technologies make it possible to build real Smart Environments and hence provide the opportunity for novel applications and services to be delivered for improving the quality of life and health of people in their home and outside. In the near future, elderly and people with disabilities will avail of smart assistive technology to assist with carrying out daily living activities, to socialize, to enjoy entertainment and leisure activities all whilst maintaining good health and wellbeing. These Smart Environments are complemented through the role of health telematics. Health telematics approaches utilize advanced networks and telecommunication technologies to provide healthcare remotely. Combined with Ubiquitous technologies in Smart Environments, health telematics can radically transform the way health-related services (diagnosis, therapy and assistance) are conceived and delivered.
*** Objectives of summer School ***
ICOST Summer School will provide participants with a unique, high-quality and intensive period of study. It is ideally suited for students currently pursuing, or intending to pursue, research in smart homes, health telematics and other assistive technologies.
The focus of the ICOST 2011 summer school is as follows:
- Provide a multidisciplinary experience in a multidisciplinary team environment integrating clinical, social, technological, ergonomic and market perspectives to solve a health aging issue.
- Integrate the multiple domains involved in the provision of assistive solutions with new technology.
- Solve a health aging issue through the use of assistive technology thanks to a multidisciplinary approach.
*** Who should participate? ***
Researchers and students formally registered in a Master and/or Doctoral program from disciplines including computer science, electrical/electronic engineering, rehabilitation, nursing, amongst others can submit an application. Early stage carer investigators in these areas are strongly encouraged to apply. Summer School participants are encouraged to contact the ICOST 2011 Secretariat (icost2011 [AT] Usherbrooke.ca) for questions about the necessary background knowledge and skills. Following a careful evaluation of all the applications received, around 30 students will be accepted to take part in the ICOST summer school. The selection will be made on the basis of a) priority for students and b) first in, first serve principle.
IT & health professionals who are in the field of smart homes, health telematics, and other assistive technologies will find that ICOST summer school provides relevant knowledge and exposure to modern techniques. In addition, they will benefit by direct interaction with key researchers within the field. For academics, ICOST summer school is an excellent opportunity to help getting started in multidisciplinary research on novel topics related to smart homes, health telematics, and other assistive technologies.
*** Overall organization ***
ICOST Summer School invites world-leading experts in the domain to give lectures on the basic and advanced topics in theories, technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and experiences related to the theoretical and practical advancements of smart homes, health telematics and other assistive technologies.
The ICOST summer school will run for seven days. The program structure reinforces the links with the ICOST Conference, where participants will be engaged for 7 days in a school process. The four first days are dedicated to specific lectures on aging needs, assistive technology, Human Machine Interaction, design and market perspectives. The following two and half days will be dedicated to the ICOST conference presentations. At the end, all the activities are consolidated to produce a final team project.
The innovative creativity method of the ALCATEL-LUCENT BELL lab will be used to help participants integrating multiple domains and solve a health aging issue by assistive technology. All along the summer school seven days the students are brought together in multidisciplinary teams coached by a coordinator in order to raise an aging issue and to solve it according to a multidisciplinary approach. Finally, at the end of the summer school (day seven) the students will present their solution to the selected health aging issue.
*** Location ***
ICOST summer school will be held at the Longueuil Campus of the University of Sherbrooke (Longueuil-Montreal) four days before the conference. The ICOST 2011 Conference will take place at the Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Canada from 20-22 June 2011.
*** Summer school evaluation ***
The students are registered in a four credits program of the University of Sherbrooke and will be evaluated among three specific activities.
- A report to be submitted on the forth day of the summer school.
- Oral presentation of the team solution in day 7 (end of ICOST).
- A report to be submitted within one week following the summer school.
In general, Four North American credits are equal to 8 European credits. Students are encouraged to contact their universities for equivalencies.
*** Best Project Award ***
This award is given to 1 or 2 best project (s) in the ICOST 2011 Summer School based on the technical quality, novelty, and importance to the field, and quality of the project presentation.
*** ICOST Student session ***
Students are encouraged to submit papers to the ICOST student session. Summer school Registration for ICOST author students is free (Included in the paper registration).
*** CONTACT ***
ICSOT2011 Secretary icost2011 [AT] Usherbrooke.ca
www.icost2011.org
--
Bessam ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bessam Abdulrazak, Ph.D.,
Professeur Adjoint
Directeur du Centre de Recherche sur les Habitats Intelligents
Département d'informatique (D4-2008)
Faculté des sciences
Université de Sherbrooke
2500 boulevard de l'Université
Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1, Canada
Courriel : Bessam.Abdulrazak -AT- USherbrooke.ca
Tel: +1 (819) 821 - 8000 ext. 62860
Fax: +1 (819) 821 - 8200
Web: http://pages.usherbrooke.ca/babdulrazak
Toward useful services for elderly and people with disabilities
16-22 June 2011
Montreal, Canada
www.icost2011.org
in Conjunction with ICOST 2011
20-22 June 2011.
*** IMPORTANT DATES ****
January 22, 2011: Deadline for Application
February 20, 2011: Notification for participation.
June 16-22, 2011: Summer School.
*** General Theme ***
Smart Environments can be considered as an augmented environment capable of utilizing embedded computers, information appliances, micro/nano systems and multi-modal sensors, in which computational intelligence is ubiquitous to provide contextual, proactive and personalized services to people. Current advances in such enabling technologies make it possible to build real Smart Environments and hence provide the opportunity for novel applications and services to be delivered for improving the quality of life and health of people in their home and outside. In the near future, elderly and people with disabilities will avail of smart assistive technology to assist with carrying out daily living activities, to socialize, to enjoy entertainment and leisure activities all whilst maintaining good health and wellbeing. These Smart Environments are complemented through the role of health telematics. Health telematics approaches utilize advanced networks and telecommunication technologies to provide healthcare remotely. Combined with Ubiquitous technologies in Smart Environments, health telematics can radically transform the way health-related services (diagnosis, therapy and assistance) are conceived and delivered.
*** Objectives of summer School ***
ICOST Summer School will provide participants with a unique, high-quality and intensive period of study. It is ideally suited for students currently pursuing, or intending to pursue, research in smart homes, health telematics and other assistive technologies.
The focus of the ICOST 2011 summer school is as follows:
- Provide a multidisciplinary experience in a multidisciplinary team environment integrating clinical, social, technological, ergonomic and market perspectives to solve a health aging issue.
- Integrate the multiple domains involved in the provision of assistive solutions with new technology.
- Solve a health aging issue through the use of assistive technology thanks to a multidisciplinary approach.
*** Who should participate? ***
Researchers and students formally registered in a Master and/or Doctoral program from disciplines including computer science, electrical/electronic engineering, rehabilitation, nursing, amongst others can submit an application. Early stage carer investigators in these areas are strongly encouraged to apply. Summer School participants are encouraged to contact the ICOST 2011 Secretariat (icost2011 [AT] Usherbrooke.ca) for questions about the necessary background knowledge and skills. Following a careful evaluation of all the applications received, around 30 students will be accepted to take part in the ICOST summer school. The selection will be made on the basis of a) priority for students and b) first in, first serve principle.
IT & health professionals who are in the field of smart homes, health telematics, and other assistive technologies will find that ICOST summer school provides relevant knowledge and exposure to modern techniques. In addition, they will benefit by direct interaction with key researchers within the field. For academics, ICOST summer school is an excellent opportunity to help getting started in multidisciplinary research on novel topics related to smart homes, health telematics, and other assistive technologies.
*** Overall organization ***
ICOST Summer School invites world-leading experts in the domain to give lectures on the basic and advanced topics in theories, technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and experiences related to the theoretical and practical advancements of smart homes, health telematics and other assistive technologies.
The ICOST summer school will run for seven days. The program structure reinforces the links with the ICOST Conference, where participants will be engaged for 7 days in a school process. The four first days are dedicated to specific lectures on aging needs, assistive technology, Human Machine Interaction, design and market perspectives. The following two and half days will be dedicated to the ICOST conference presentations. At the end, all the activities are consolidated to produce a final team project.
The innovative creativity method of the ALCATEL-LUCENT BELL lab will be used to help participants integrating multiple domains and solve a health aging issue by assistive technology. All along the summer school seven days the students are brought together in multidisciplinary teams coached by a coordinator in order to raise an aging issue and to solve it according to a multidisciplinary approach. Finally, at the end of the summer school (day seven) the students will present their solution to the selected health aging issue.
*** Location ***
ICOST summer school will be held at the Longueuil Campus of the University of Sherbrooke (Longueuil-Montreal) four days before the conference. The ICOST 2011 Conference will take place at the Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Montreal, Canada from 20-22 June 2011.
*** Summer school evaluation ***
The students are registered in a four credits program of the University of Sherbrooke and will be evaluated among three specific activities.
- A report to be submitted on the forth day of the summer school.
- Oral presentation of the team solution in day 7 (end of ICOST).
- A report to be submitted within one week following the summer school.
In general, Four North American credits are equal to 8 European credits. Students are encouraged to contact their universities for equivalencies.
*** Best Project Award ***
This award is given to 1 or 2 best project (s) in the ICOST 2011 Summer School based on the technical quality, novelty, and importance to the field, and quality of the project presentation.
*** ICOST Student session ***
Students are encouraged to submit papers to the ICOST student session. Summer school Registration for ICOST author students is free (Included in the paper registration).
*** CONTACT ***
ICSOT2011 Secretary icost2011 [AT] Usherbrooke.ca
www.icost2011.org
--
Bessam ?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bessam Abdulrazak, Ph.D.,
Professeur Adjoint
Directeur du Centre de Recherche sur les Habitats Intelligents
Département d'informatique (D4-2008)
Faculté des sciences
Université de Sherbrooke
2500 boulevard de l'Université
Sherbrooke, Québec J1K 2R1, Canada
Courriel : Bessam.Abdulrazak -AT- USherbrooke.ca
Tel: +1 (819) 821 - 8000 ext. 62860
Fax: +1 (819) 821 - 8200
Web: http://pages.usherbrooke.ca/babdulrazak
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