PETRA 2021: The 14th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference Corfu Holiday Palace Hotel Corfu, Greece, June 29-July 2, 2021 |
Conference website | http://petrae.org |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=petra2021 |
Abstract registration deadline | March 1, 2021 |
Submission deadline | April 6, 2021 |
The PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) conference is a highly interdisciplinary conference that focuses on computational and engineering approaches to improve the quality of life and enhance human performance in a wide range of settings, in the workplace, at home, in public spaces, urban environments, and other. Outcomes of this conference have a broad impact in application areas that include, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, energy systems, security and safety, robotics, biomedicine, environment and conservation, and many others. PETRA brings together very different types of technologies to also address important social and healthcare issues for sensitive populations, such as the elderly, persons suffering from chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Cerebral Palsy, and other disabilities or traumas.
PETRA (which means “stone” in Greek) addresses important human living needs. From a technological perspective, PETRA motivates and inspires new scientific thrusts, innovations and discoveries to improve living environments, a particularly important issue, in an increasingly crowded and complex world where the need for inclusiveness and connectivity with the rest of the world is key. For the elderly in particular, PETRA addresses the fact that, as people grow older; they will increasingly rely on technology to be able to prolong staying in their homes and enjoy an independent life.
Upcoming Deadlines (Full list)
- Workshop Papers: March 01, 2021
- Conference Poster Papers: March 01, 2021
- Late-Breaking Results: March 15, 2021
- Early Registration Deadline: March 29, 2021
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and will appear in the conference proceedings. For the accepted papers, at least one author must register as the presenter by the early registration deadline to be included in the proceedings. All authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to MDPI Technologies Journal's Topical Collection for free of charge.
Preparing Your Submission
Quick facts:
- We will be using The ACM Publication System (TAPS) process to generate final multi-format representations of accepted papers.
- The correct template for submission for review is: single column Word Submission Template and single column LaTeX (using “manuscript” style available in the template).
- Proceedings process and template download: link here.
- New ACM template tutorial link.
- Final Submission and TAPS tutorial link.
Authors will use ACM Master Article templates and prepare their manuscript in single column format using Word or LaTeX for review. A critical aspect of this change is that what the reviewers see during the review process (single column) is different from how the final publications will appear (which will include multi-representations including a traditional two-column PDF).
As we transition to a new format and publishing process, our goal is to keep the paper length consistent with prior years. However, we realize that it is hard to estimate these lengths when working with the single-column submission format. We recommend that authors consult ACM’s guide for estimating formatted page length. Please refer Section 5 of the workflow here, which provides estimates for different combinations of word, figure, and table counts. We ask that authors do their best to use these estimates to prepare their papers.
List of Topics
Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Healthcare Informatics
- Big Data Management
- Data Privacy and Remote Health Monitoring
- Games for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
- User Interface Design and Usability
- Reasoning Systems and Machine Learning
- Affective Computing
- Cyberlearning : Theory, Methods and Technologies
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Human-Centered Computing
- Human monitoring
- Haptics
- Gesture and Motion Tracking
- Cognitive Modeling
- Wearable Computing
- Interactions and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Applications include, but are not limited to:
- Sensor networks for pervasive health care
- Mobile and wireless technologies
- Healthcare privacy and data security
- Smart rehabilitation systems
- Game design for cognitive assessment and social interaction
- Behavior monitoring systems
- Computer vision in healthcare
- Virtual and augmented reality environments
- Ambient assisted living
- Navigation systems
- Collaboration and data sharing
- Wearable devices
- Drug delivery evaluation
- Vocational safety and health monitoring
- Eyetracking
- Telemedicine and biotechnology
- Technologies for senior living
- Social impact of pervasive technologies
- Intelligent assistive environments
- Technologies to provide assessment and intervention for Stroke recovery, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis
- Technologies for improving quality of daily living
- Robotics research for rehabilitation and tele-rehabilitation
- Innovative design for smart wheelchairs and smart canes
- Computer based training systems for artificial limbs and prosthetics
- Disability computing: Smart systems to assist persons with visual, hearing, and loss of limb functionalities
- Smart Cities of the Future
- Assistive Technologies for Urban Environments
Invited Speakers (full list)
- Computer vision methods for capturing and interpreting human motion
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By Prof. Antonis Argyros, Computer Science Department, University of Crete, Greece
- Recent Progress in Invasive and Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interfaces
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By Dr. Dean J. Krusienski, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
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Our Experience with New Technology for Brain Stimulation of Patients with Cognitive Decline
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By Dr. Magda Tsolaki, Department of Neurology, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Makedonia, Greece
Publication
The PETRA 2021 conference proceedings, including the workshop papers, will be a volume in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series in the ACM Digital Library.The ISBN number assigned to PETRA '21 is 978-1-4503-8792-7.
Venue
The conference will be held in Holiday Palace Hotel Corfu, Greece.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to petrae@uta.edu.
Sponsors
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- The National Science Foundation
- The Best Student Paper Award, Sponsored by MDPI Sensors Journal
- MDPI Technologies