ISABEL 2010

Theme: Sustainable Communication and Biomedical Technologies

Scope: The inter-disciplinary approach is becoming an increasing need in scientific and industrial communities. The most evident example of such a need is represented by the strong interconnection between biomedical and communication engineering. On the one hand, ICT can provide new tools for making healthcare systems more efficient and responsive in order to supply in-the-home and mobile healthcare solutions. On the other hand, many of the most recent advances in communication technologies – from algorithms to the electronics and materials – are “bio-inspired”. Moreover, it is increasing the awareness of the great potentials offered by the synergistic combination of many disciplines (e.g., mathematics and physics, biology and chemistry) in both biomedical and communication engineering. This conference aims at creating a stage where researchers, scientists and business people can discuss and share ideas at the frontiers of life sciences, pure sciences and engineering. The global interest towards a sustainable Planet is forcing the industrial and scientific worlds to seek for “sustainable” engineering solutions in order to preserve the natural environment and efficiently exploit the energy, which is a limited resource. Hence, from 2010 onward, ISABEL will also look upon the application of sciences in biomedical and communication engineering so as to develop novel technologies and solutions that can make our lives “greener”.

Topics of Interest (but NOT limited to):

Track 1: ICT for Life (Healthcare and Energy):

Emergency Communications

ICT for Intelligent Transport Systems

ICT Impact on Climate Changes

Mobile Technologies for Healthcare Applications

Tele Healthcare, Medical Applications and Information Systems

Wireless BAN

Track 2: Devices, Materials and Electronics:

Bio-Nanotechnologies

Biosensors, Biomaterials and Tissues

Electromagnetic Impact on Human Body

Safer and Sustainable Chemical Materials

Wireless Implantable Devices

Track 3: Acquisition, Analysis, Processing and Recognition

Biomedical Image/Signal Detection, Acquisition, Analysis and Processing

Blind Source Separation and Source Identification

Human-Machine Interfaces/Brain-Computer Interfaces

Remote Monitoring and Transmission of Vital Signs: RFID and Radar Devices

Wavelets and Multi-Rate Signal Processing

Track 4: Maths, Physics and Biology for ICT Advances in Information Theory

Bio-Inspired Algorithms for ICT

Cryptography and Quantum Cryptography

Learning-Capable Techniques for ICTQuantum Communications

Optimization Techniques for ICT

Self-Organizing Networks and Advances in Network Theory

Track 5: Maths, Physics and Biology for Medicine

Biological Information Theory

Computational Molecular Biology

Human Sensorimotor Control

Mathematical Modelling and Design of Medical Diagnostic Tools

Mathematics of the Brain

Physiological Fluid Dynamics

Physics of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Systems

Submission Guidelines: Submitted papers must represent original material that is not currently under review in any other conference or journal, and has not been previously published. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit a 5-pages full paper or a 2-pages extended abstract including results in the IEEE conference style. All accepted papers will be granted either an oral presentation or a poster presentation. Please find detailed information for submission at: http://www.isabel2010.it.

Dissemination: All accepted papers will be published in IEEEXplore. Selected authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for publication in well-reputed journals.

Important Dates:

Symposium/Workshop/Special Session proposals: March 15, 2010

Tutorial proposals: March 15, 2010

Regular paper submission: June 15, 2010

Demo/Prototype proposals: July 15, 2010

Review completion deadline: September 05, 2010

Invited paper submission: September 15, 2010

Notification of acceptance: September 15, 2010

Camera-ready submission: September 30, 2010

Video submission: September 30, 2010

Early registration: September 30, 2010

Organizing Committee:

Dr. Ernestina Cianca (General-Chair) Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Dr. Mauro De Sanctis (TPC Co-Chair) Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Dr. Giovanni Saggio (TPC Co-Chair) Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Dr. Mirko Antonini (General Manager) Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Dr. Simone Frattasi (Co-Founder and Strategic Consultant) Plougmann & Vingtoft, Denmark

Dr. Nicola Marchetti (Co-Founder and Technical Consultant) Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark

Emanuele Cappelli (Communication) Cappelli Communication, Via Sestio Calvino 149, 00174, Rome

Emanuela Sentinelli (Conference Secretary) CTIF-Italy, Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Contact Information:

Conference Secretary: Emanuela Sentinelli Dept. of Electronics Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Phone/Fax: +39 06 7259 7258; E-mail: info@isabel2010.it; URL: http://www.isabel2010.it

Sponsors:

University of Rome “Tor Vergata”: www.uniroma2.it

Center for TeleInFrastruktur – Italy: http://ctif.uniroma2.it

Center for TeleInFrastruktur – Denmark: http://ctifglobal.es.aau.dk

IEEE Italy Section: http://www.ieee-sezioneitalia.it

IEEE GOLD Italy: http://www.ieee-sezioneitalia.it

River Publishers: http://www.riverpublishers.com