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WIRELESS HEALTH 2012 Call for Papers, Abstracts & Demonstrations October 22-25, 2012 San Diego, California Hosted by the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance www.wirelesshealth2012.org

The Wireless Health annual conference series convenes the vanguard international research communities in Wireless Health technology (including mobile and connected health), health and medical research, behavioral health, clinical practice, device manufacturing, product and health services, government leadership, and policy making. The mission of the Wireless Health conference is to provide the highest-profile academic, clinical, and industrial research forum and to develop an international community that will accelerate the development and adoption of a new vision for improving health and lowering costs. Central to this mission is the creation of a nurturing research forum that communicates the latest developments in the field, creates an opportunity for transdisciplinary collaboration, and provides an archival venue for the progress being achieved.

The third annual Wireless Health conference will build upon the successes of Wireless Health 2010 and 2011, each of which included ~400 attendees from medicine, health sciences, academia, industry, government, and press. Wireless Health 2012 will again offer an outstanding set of peer-reviewed papers and abstracts, interactive workshops, emerging application demonstrations, topical panel discussions, and world-renowned invited speakers, as well as explore new formats for knowledge sharing across disciplines.

RESEARCH PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS

The organizing committee invites the submission of papers and abstracts for peer review that describe research with the potential for substantive impact on the field of Wireless Health. The committee solicits original contributions in engineering, medicine, health promotion and disease prevention, and innovative applications of Wireless Health principles and technologies in clinical and public health settings. Sample topics of interest can be found below. Research papers and abstracts will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel, including experts from engineering, computer science, medicine, behavioral health, and other health sciences.

DEMONSTRATION ABSTRACTS

The committee also invites abstracts describing demonstrations that represent advances in fundamental components and/or complete systems serving individuals/communities. Demonstrations at the conference will include both short presentations and space in the demonstration hall.

SAMPLE TOPICS OF INTEREST

Wireless Health Technologies Original contributions in engineering and computer science disciplines with clinical applications are solicited. Examples include: * Sensors and actuators - biophysical sensors, gas sensors, MEMS, optics, ultrasound, flexible electronics, etc. * Low power front end circuits, ADCs, sub-Nyquist sampling, etc. * Low power radios for in-vivo, on-body, near-body networks * Low power processors, memory sub-systems and peripherals * Signal processing for compression, detection, estimation, pattern recognition, machine learning, artifacts mitigation, etc. * End-to-end quality of service, security, privacy * Database technologies and medical informatics * Battery and energy scavenging technologies * System design innovations for operating lifetime, reliability and quality

Wireless Health Applications Pilot studies, clinical trials and field validations of Wireless Health Technologies are solicited. Contributions highlighting unmet clinical needs that can potentially benefit from Wireless Health Technologies are also invited. Examples include: * Personal devices for monitoring and trending for disease detection, progression, remission, well being and fitness * Pilot studies and clinical trials for improving geriatric, rehabilitative and disabled care with assistive technologies * Pharmaceutical applications, including drug development and drug delivery * Applications for amateur and professional sports * Systems for individual and community guidance towards well being, fitness and lowering healthcare costs * Diagnostic devices - evaluation criteria, "ground truth" and clinical validations * Low cost, self administered screening tools and diagnostic systems to increase the reach of healthcare in developing countries and underserved regions * Pilot studies and field validations demonstrating benefits to first responders and service personnel

IMPORTANT DATES

All Submissions (Papers & Abstracts) Due: April 20, 2012 Decision Notification: June 4, 2012

The Conference Proceedings will include full papers, research abstracts, and demonstration abstracts and will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Submitted papers and abstracts must be in the ACM conference format posted on the conference website. Full papers can be 4-8 pages, and research and demonstration abstracts are limited to 2 pages. Submissions must contain original material that has neither been previously published nor is currently under review by another conference or journal. Additional paper submission information can be found on the conference website: www.wirelesshealth2012.org

Awards for Best Paper and Best Demonstration will be presented at the conference.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Organizing Committee Shu Chien (UCSD), Hari Garudadri (Qualcomm), Roozbeh Jafari (UT-Dallas), William Kaiser (UCLA), John Lach (UVA), Robert McCray (WLSA), Mehran Mehregany (Case Western), Wendy Nilsen (NIH), Majid Sarrafzadeh (UCLA), Donna Spruijt-Metz (USC)

General Chairs William Kaiser (UCLA), Robert McCray (WLSA)

Program Chairs Roozbeh Jafari (UT-Dallas), Donna Spruijt-Metz (USC)

Program Committee Tarek Abdelzaher (UIUC), Paolo Bonato (Harvard Medical School), Gert Cauwenberghs (UCSD), Tanzeem Choudhury (Cornell), Genevieve Dunton (USC), Marientina Gotsis (USC), Sandeep Gupta (ASU), Eric Heckler (ASU), Thomas Kirchner (Schroeder Institute), Santosh Kumar (U. Memphis), Chenyang Lu (WUSTL), Garrett Mehl (WHO), Kevin Patrick (UCSD), Julien Penders (IMEC), Andrew Raij (U. South Florida), John Stankovic (UVA), Brie Turner-McGrievy (U. South Carolina), Robyn Whittaker (Auckland U.)

Government Chair Wendy Nilsen (NIH)

Publicity Chair John Lach (UVA)

Industry Chair Hari Garudadri (Qualcomm)

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