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PCPDC

First International Workshop on Pervasive Care for People with Dementia and their Carers (PCPDC-2011)

Held at Pervasive Health Conference 23rd -26th May 2011 Dublin Ireland.

Call for Papers

The global population of persons aged 60 and over is rising dramatically. Between 2006 and 2050, the number of people aged 60 and over will double from 650 million to 2 billion people representing 22% of humanity. One group of the ageing population that is particularly vulnerable to loss of independence is those affected by dementia. It is estimated that around 820,000 people in the UK have dementia. Recently emerging computing and assistive technology have been used to attempt to improve the quality of life for people with dementia..

This workshop aims to provide a forum for discussion on challenges and opportunities in bringing technology to support people with dementia. The workshop will feature the theme of  ‘engaging people with pervasive technology’.

Research topics included in the workshop

This workshop will feature the theme of  ‘engaging people with pervasive technology’ in dementia research. Researchers from academic, healthcare, industrial and third party organisations are invited to contribute. Early researchers and researchers from healthcare are particularly welcome. Research areas include, but are not limited to:

Theme 1 – What are the opportunities of pervasive care technology?

  • Development of pervasive ICT systems
  • Human computer interface design
  • Behaviour monitoring and activity recognition
  • Knowledge representation and dissemination
  • Data analysis and interpretation
  • Sensor design and application

Theme 2 – User engagement

  • Key issues emerging when working with people who have decreased capacity for consent
  • Ethical issues for implementation
  • Methods for engagement
  • Pitfalls of engaging people with dementia, their carers and intermediate users

Important dates

  • Submission deadline:           25th February 2011
  • Submission deadline extended 11th March
  • Notification of acceptance: 25th March 2011
  • Camera-ready copy due:     4th April 2011
  • Conference / Workshop:    23rd – 26th / 23rd May 2011

Organisation

Local Organising Committee

  • Dr Suzanne Martin, University of Ulster, UK, s.martin@ulster.ac.uk
  • Prof. Maurice Mulvenna, University of Ulster, UK, md.mulvenna@ulster.ac.uk
  • Dr Huiru (Jane) Zheng, University of Ulster, UK, h.zheng@ulster.ac.uk

Program Committee Members

  • Prof. Gail Mountain, Sheffield University, UK
  • Dr. Nigel Harris, BIME, Bath, UK
  • Prof. Terence Wright, University of Ulster, UK
  • Dr. Haiying Wang, University of Ulster, UK
  • Dr. Arlene Astell, St. Andrews University, UK
  • Prof. Rose-Marie Droes, VUMC, Netherlands
  • Dr. Franka Meiland, VUMC, Netherlands
  • Prof. Roger Orpwood, BIME, Bath, UK

Format

Submitted papers should not be longer than 4 pages in standard IEEE two-column format. For more detailed formatting instructions please see here. Accepted papers will be published online in IEEE Xplore Digital Library (to be confirmed).

Submit abstracts to https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=PCPeoplewithdementia