A Smart Home can be considered to be an augmented environment with the ability to consolidate embedded computers, information appliances, micro/nano systems, and multi–modal sensors to offer people unprecedented levels of access to information and assistance from information and communication technology. Health Telematics makes the most of networks and telecommunications to provide, within the home environment, health services, expertise and information and hence radically transform the way health–related services are conceived and delivered. We believe that in the future ageing and disabled people will use smart assistive technology to perform daily living activities, socialize, and enjoy entertainment and leisure activities.<br>Nowadays networks, microprocessors, memory chips, smart sensors and actuators are faster, cheaper, more intelligent and smaller than ever. Current advances in such enabling technologies coupled with evolving care paradigms allows us to foresee novel applications and services for improving the quality of life for ageing and disabled people both inside and outside of their homes. The conference will present and discuss the proven or expected impact of services and solutions that are supported by the latest approaches and technical solutions in the area of Smart Homes, Health Telematics and emerging enabling technologies. Conference topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<br>Intelligent Environments / Smart Homes<br>Medical Data Collection and Processing<br>Human–Machine Interface / Ambient Intelligence<br>Modeling of Physical and Conceptual Information in Intelligent Environments<br>Vision / Hearing / Cognitive Devices<br>Tele–Assistance and Tele–Rehabilitation<br>Personal Robotics and Smart Wheelchairs<br>Context Awareness / Autonomous Computing<br>Home Networks / Residential Gateways<br>Wearable Sensors / Integrated Micro/Nano Systems / Home Health Monitoring<br>Social / Privacy / Security Issues<br>Middleware Support for Smart Home and Health Telematic Services<br>Health Technology Assessment and Impact Analysis<br>Policy and Guidelines for Health 2.0<br>Service Model Best practices<br>ICOST is considered as a premier venue for the presentation and discussion of research in the design, development, deployment and evaluation of Smart Environments, Assistive Technologies and Health Telematic systems. The conference aims to bring together stakeholders from clinical, academic and industrial perspectives and along with end users and their family carers explore how Smart Homes and Health Telematics can foster independent living and offer an enhanced quality of life.<br>Each year, ICOST has a specific theme. The theme chosen for 2012 will focus on the ‘impact’ of technology as a solution to prevent and/or treat chronic conditions. ICOST2012 is especially interested in receiving submissions, which detail engagement with end–users and/or describe the outcomes from technology evaluations involving people living with a chronic disease and/or clinicians treating such conditions. Papers or special sessions addressing the following topics are especially welcome:<br>Studies detailing large scale service deployment and impact evaluation<br>The application of cost effective and readily available ‘everyday’ technologies to support chronic prevention and treatment<br>Health economic evaluation of technology based solutions<br>Business model re–engineeering in healthcare based on early discharge<br>Challenges for truly ‘smart homes’<br>Technology solutions to inspire the policy makers<br>
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Italy
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