Conference name: 2nd International Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications - AAL 2012

In conjunction with the 5th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - BIOSTEC 2012



Venue: Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal


Conference date: 1-4 February, 2012

Co-chairs

Miguel Sales Dias
Microsoft Language Development Center
ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute
Portugal


António Teixeira
DETI/IEETA, Universidade de Aveiro
Portugal


Daniela Braga
Microsoft Language Development Center
ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute
Portugal


Scope

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the event AAL 2012, Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL latest solutions, trends and applications, to be held in Vilamoura - Algarve, Portugal on 1-4 of February 2012, co-located with BIOSTEC 2012.

This event aims to present the latest results in the field of Ambient Assisted Living and to provide a forum for discussing the results achieved in the context of the project Living Usability Lab (LUL) for Next Generation Networks and in other related AAL projects. The technical program will consist of a full day of oral presentations, showcasing both internal contributions to the LUL project and latest research and applications on Ambient Assisted Living.

The authors are invited to submit their research contributions. All papers will be peer reviewed by a team of referees composed by members of the LUL consortium as well as external experts and scientists. The event provides an opportunity to present state-of-art research and development in a variety of topics related with the LUL project, as well as an opportunity to come up-to-date on important issues involved in the enhancement of Ambient Assisted Living.


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Living Labs
Indoor Localization Methods
Wireless Body Sensors Networks
Next Generation Networks for AAL
Elderly Care Support
Ambient Intelligence
Speech Technologies
Signal Processing
Multimodal User Interfaces
Pervasive Monitoring Technologies
Cloud Computing for AAL
Service-oriented Architectures for AAL
Smart Homes
Assistive Technologies for Seniors, Handicapped People
Robots at Home
Software Engineering for Accessibility
Design for All
End-user Development for Accessibility
Accessibility and Usability
Adaptive Interfaces
Human Computer Interfaces
Gesture Interfaces
Speech Interfaces
Natural Language Interfaces
Tangible and Organic Interfaces
Independent Living and Active Ageing


Important Dates

Paper Submission: October 27, 2011
Authors Notification: November 18, 2011
Final Paper Submission and Registration: December 5, 2011


Contacts:

BIOSTEC Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq., 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 100 033
Fax: +44 203 014 5436

BIOSTEC Workshops - AAL 2012
e-mail: biostec.secretariat@insticc.org
Website:http://www.biostec.org/AAL.asp