SORR2019: International Seminar on Personal Robots for Rehabilitation Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito Bogotá, Colombia, October 31, 2019 |
Conference website | https://sites.google.com/view/biomtlab/events/events-2019/sorr2019?authuser=0 |
Submission deadline | October 7, 2019 |
It is well acknowledged that the cardiac rehabilitation doesn’t change the past, but it can help to improve the cardiovascular health, also help to return to optimal fitness and function following an event like a heart attack. The success of rehabilitative therapy is related to the amount of exercise or practice the patient carries out. Rehabilitation therefore typically relies on the patient completing significant amounts of self-directed exercises in-between therapy sessions. However, low engagement and low adherence with those treatments are a known issue.
Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR) is a growing research area at the intersection of robotics, health science, psychology, social and cognitive science, focusing on assisting people through social interaction. Individuals in rehabilitation therapy could benefit of socially assistive technology. SAR can offer cost-effective methods for aiding recovery by maximizing the patient motivation both during and after structured rehabilitation.
After the success of SORR2018, this second intenational seminar offers a opportunity for researchers from a variety of backgrounds (i.e. physiotherapist, psychologist, computer scientist, patients, medical staff, clinical researchers, industry) to discuss the potentials and limitations of using social robots in rehabilitation scenarios.
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full papers that include the following topics:
- Applications of social robots used for promoting physical activity or rehabilitation.
- Activity recognition systems for physical activity or coaching applications.
- Role of embodiment of execising partner/instructor.
- System architectures for (robotic) coaching systems.
- AI methods for exercising and coaching companions.
- Psychological aspects of working out with robot companions.
- Studies with focus groups (i.e. elderly, children, adolescents, people with physical/cognitive impairments or cardiovascular diseases).
- Ethical consideration of implementing assistive/persuasive robot companions.
- Clinical view on deploying robotic sport companions.
- Hardware designs and design requirements for personal coaching robots.
- The allowed length is between 2 and 3 pages (including the references) depending on the contribution of the work (position papers, previous/ongoing work or novel work). Submitted papers should conform to the IEEE publication format. The results described in the submission must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Committees
Program Committee
- Carlos A. Cifuentes PhD (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Marcela M. Múnera PhD (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Nathalia Céspedes Gómez (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Maria José Pinto Bernal (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Laura Margarita Bautista Avellaneda (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Andres Felipe Aguirre Fajardo (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
Organizing committee
- Carlos A. Cifuentes PhD (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Marcela M. Múnera PhD (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Nathalia Céspedes Gómez (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Maria José Pinto Bernal (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Laura Margarita Bautista Avellaneda (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
- Andres Felipe Aguirre Fajardo (Colombian School of Engineering Julio Garavito)
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to:
- nathalia.cespedes@mail.escuelaing.edu.co
- maria.pinto@mail.escuelaing.edu.co
- laura.bautista-a@mail.escuelaing.edu.co