[aims-announce] 1st International Summer School on eCare - Deadline extended to August 11, 2014

[Anna Hristoskova]

Registration deadline extended to August 11, 2014.

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                  1st International Summer School on eCare
                     - Integrated, sustainable home care

                 August 25 - 29, 2014 in Ghent, Belgium
                http://ecaresummerschool.intec.ugent.be/

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The 1st International eCare Summer School on home care technologies is a 
mix of themed presentations, several visits to existing home lab 
facilities, technical courses with hands-on exercises covering various 
aspects such as sensor and device communication and integration, data 
modelling, processing and interpretation, smart textiles, 
service/companion robots and existing ambient intelligence 
infrastructures within a home environment.

_Invited Speaker _

dr. Vangelis Sakkalis, ICS-FORTH: "Ambient Intelligence applications in 
healthcare"

_Theme sessions_

*"Meet the Industry"* -  Industry testimonials
- "Sirris Student Academy: Industry-oriented internships" - Elena 
Tsiporkova, Sirris
- "Some practical case studies on the use of a home internet gateway for 
remote patient monitoring & coaching" - Peter van Vooren, fifthplay
- "Tricoder for the senior:  prevention, early diagnosis and continuous 
care" - Frank Verbeek, Gociety
- "Evolution from a nurse call system to a smart care solution" - 
Michael Catrysse, Televic

*"Smart Textiles & Wearable Intelligence"*
- "From data to knowledge - Situational awareness in an Internet of 
Things Environment" - dr. ir. Anna Hristoskova, Department of 
Information Technology, Ghent University.
-  "Hardware technologies for wearable electronics and sensors" - Prof. 
dr. ir. Jan Vanfleteren, Center for Microsystems Technology (CMST), 
Ghent University, IMEC
- "The integration of smart textiles enabling a non-invasive approach in 
monitoring the user's vitals and activities" - dr. Carla Hertleer, 
Department of Textiles, Ghent University.
- "The user perspective and requirements within a home care environment" 
- Joke Dessin, Research centre Cretecs, Catholic College Vives.
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**Courses and associated hands-on exercises*
- Sensor and device integration and communication supporting a home lab 
facility.
- Formal data modelling techniques and languages.
- Semantic reasoning for data processing in order to capture the context 
and interpret the situation of the user.

*2 guided home lab visits*
- IBCN facility, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University
- Research centre Cretecs, Catholic College Vives

_Poster Submission:_

Participants have the opportunity to pitch their own research by means 
of a poster during an informal networking session.
The topic of a poster presentation should lend itself to the topic of 
the Summer School consisting of various techniques within a home 
environment such as:
- sensor and device communication and integration,
- data modelling, processing and interpretation,
- smart textiles,
- service/companion robots,
- ambient intelligence.

_Important Dates:_

- Registration deadline:               August 11, 2014
- Final poster submission due:    August 11, 2014
- Summer school dates:               August 25 - 29, 2014


See you in summer!

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dr. ir. Anna Hristoskova - postdoctoral researcher

Department of Information Technology

Internet Based Communication Networks and Services (IBCN)

Ghent University - iMinds

Gaston Crommenlaan 8 (Bus 201), B-9050 Ghent, Belgium

T: +32 9 33 14974 ; M: +32 485 84 00 41

T Secr: +32 9 33 14900: F: +32 9 33 14899

E: anna.hristoskova at intec.UGent.be

W : www.ibcn.intec.UGent.be

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