REHAB 2022 (http://rehab2022.unizar.es/), which will be organized between the 08st-09rd of September 2022, in University of Zaragoza, Teruel-Spain.
GOALS AND TOPICS
The 6TH edition of the International Workshop on ICTS for Improving Patients Rehabilitation (Rehab 2022) will take place in Teruel (Aragón, Spain), at the campus of the University of Zaragoza, from September 8th to 9th, 2022, together with conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Interacción 2022) and the organization of the AffectiveLab and EduQTech research groups of the University of Zaragoza. The workshop has been organized in face-to-face mode.
The main objective of Rehab 2022 is to bring together researchers, students and professionals focused on technological systems and health, both from academia and industry, in order to promote the presentation of innovative proposals, exchange of ideas and discussion. Rehab 2022 takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the Virtual Rehabilitation discipline, so that it seeks to attract those working in computer science, but also in other disciplines.
SCOPE
During the last few years, there has been increasing interest in the application of Virtual Reality and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), in the field of rehabilitation, with clinical results that prove their effectiveness.
The virtual reality is being an increasingly used method in physical rehabilitation, allowing individualized treatments, as to facilitate learning motivation, to finally, provides patients pleasant and enjoyable homework exercises.
OBJECTIVE
This workshop invites authors to submit contributions on concepts Virtual Rehabilitation Discussion, applications, techniques or environments where interaction design play a central role by improving the rehabilitation process at all levels.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Key issues in this workshop will focus on (but are not limited to):
Virtual and enhanced environments
Motor rehabilitation
Neuroimaging in rehabilitation
Virtual rehabilitation
Clinical assessment
Cognitive rehabilitation
Communication and language
Ambisonics and audio environments
Haptic devices
Sensory impairment
Medical systems
Input devices, sensors and actuators
Multi-user systems for user interaction
Computer access
Virtual humans
Balance, posture and mobility
Communications aids
Tools for architectural/CAD design
Product design, testing and prototyping
Training tools for rehabilitation
Augmented reality applications
Human factors
Rehabilitation robotics
Children with disabilities
PUBLICATIONS
All accepted submissions would be published in the ACM Digital Library, and Extended into Springer Chapter books to be indexed by dblp, Scopus and Science Direct and submitted to Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (ISI Web of Science).
All accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version for inclusion in a special issue of an (ISI) International Journal, according to the paper topic.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022
Author Notification: June 8, 2022
Camera-Ready Deadline: June 29th, 2022
Workshop Date: Sept 08th-09th, 2022
Holding of the workshop: September 7 to 9, 2022.
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
• Habib M. Fardoun, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(hfardoun@kau.edu.sa)
• César A. Collazos, University of Cauca, Popayán- Colombia
(ccollazo@unicauca.edu.co)
• Sergio Albiol Pérez, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS). University of Zaragoza. (salbiol@unizar.es)
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
• Jesús Gallardo, University of Zaragoza
• Sergio Albiol, University of Zaragoza
• Raquel Lacuesta, University of Zaragoza
• Silvia Hernández, University of Zaragoza