Call For Chapters Igihandbook

CALL FOR CHAPTERS Submission Deadline: November 30, 2008

Wireless Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living and Health Care: Systems and Applications Editors: Athina Lazakidou, Ph.D, University of Peloponnese, Department of Nursing, Sparti, Greece Konstantinos Siassiakos, Ph.D, University of Piraeus, Department of Informatics, Piraeus, Greece Konstantinos Ioannou, Ph.D, University of Patras, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Patra, Greece

Introduction

Improving the quality of life for disabled and the increasing fraction of elderly people is becoming a more and more essential task for today’s European societies, as Europe and industrialized countries worldwide are confronted with a demographic shift. The consequence of increasing life expectancy and decreasing birth rates is an EU population that is becoming increasingly older. On the social side of this issue, it is important for all these people having the need to be supported in their daily-lifeactivities to remain integrated in social life - despite of their age and existing disabilities. On the economical side, ageing has enormous implications, since not only the income side of social schemes is affected but also expenditures: health care systems for instance, are concerned. Facing these challenges of ageing societies there exist areas of opportunity, where technological and social-economic innovation can enhance the quality of life of older and impaired people, mitigate the economic problems of an ageing population and create new economic and business opportunities. Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) includes assistance to carry out daily activities, health and activity monitoring, enhancing safety and security, getting access to social, medical and emergency systems, and facilitating social contacts. Receiving social and/or medical support in various new intelligent ways consequently contributes to independent living and quality of life for many elderly and disabled people. Overall, AAL can improve the quality of life of elderly people at home and reduces the need of caretakers, personal nursing. The proposed book focuses on emerging wireless technologies and innovative wireless solutions for smart home environments.

Overall Objectives and Mission

The proposed book will provide a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms. Additionally, this volume will feature chapters (each chapter consists of 7,000-10,000 words) authored by leading experts offering an in-depth description of key terms and concepts related to different areas, issues and trends in Wireless Technologies and Systems for Ambient Assisted Living. The new book will be an excellent source of comprehensive knowledge and literature on the topic of Wireless Computing in the area of Health Care and Assisted Living.

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 30, 2008, a 2-page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 30, 2008 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 28, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global, http://www.igi-pub.com/ in 2009.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Innovative E-Health and Telemedicine Services, Applications and Products Wireless Technologies and Architectures for Health Monitoring Systems Wireless Communication and Sensor Networks in Smart Living Space RFID Technologies for Smart Living Space Wireless Networks and Mobile Co Wireless Security in Smart Living Space Interoperability Issues Testbed/Experimental Results Performance Evaluation of QoS Real Time Multimedia Services Security in Wireless Communications

Inquiries and chapter proposal submissions can be sent to one of the following editors:

Editors Dr. Athina Lazakidou Lecturer in Health Informatics University of Peloponnese Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences Department of Nursing Sparti, Greece E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Konstantinos Siassiakos Visiting Lecturer University of Piraeus Department of Informatics Piraeus, Greece E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Konstantinos Ioannou Postdoctoral Fellow Wireless Telecommunications Laboratory (WTL) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 26500 University of Patras, Greece E-mail: [email protected]