[AISWorld] Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities

[BeeTheng Lau]

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: November 30, 2013
Assistive Technologies for Physical and Cognitive Disabilities

A book edited by Dr. Lau Bee Theng

(Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia)



To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1117

For release in the Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP) Book Series<http://www.igi-global.com/book-series/advances-medical-technologies-clinical-practice/73682>
The Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP) Book Series brings together the most recent research on the latest technology used in areas of nursing informatics, clinical technology, biomedicine, diagnostic technologies, and more. Researchers, students, and practitioners in this field will benefit from this fundamental coverage on the use of technology in clinical practices.

Introduction
Assistive technology, also known as rehabilitative, adaptive, augmentative, or alternative technology, has undergone a lot of developments as it addresses the concerns of the underprivileged community. Various technologies have been created and developed to assist the people with different types of impairments. The research on assistive technology plays an important role to advance the skills and knowledge of the community on various assistive technologies for their reference and adoption.


Objective of the Book
This book aims to gather the state-of-the-art of assistive technology related applications and cases worldwide on various people with physical and cognitive disabilities. It serves as a collection for researchers to publish their ongoing or completed investigations, developments, and findings.


Target Audience
The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of assistive technology and ICT for healthcare. The community of university researchers, inclusive healthcare practitioners, parents with special needs children, caretakers of adults with impairments, special education teachers, operators of centers for elderly people, volunteers who serve the underprivileged people and individuals who are interested in investigating ICT for assistive technology are going to benefit from reading this book.


Recommended Topics
The scope of this book focuses on (but is not limited to) research for people with cognitive and physical impairments:


*         ICT-based assistive technologies for elderly people

*         Assistive technologies for special needs children

*         Pattern recognition for behavior monitoring

*         Image processing for behavior and activity recognition

*         Sound and speech recognition based assistance

*         Robotics solutions for daily routine and communication assistance

*         Real time monitoring with wireless/wired sensors

*         Tools to improve communication for people with social and communication impairments

*         Social skills acquisition for people with cognitive impairments

*         Affective computing for teaching and learning

*         Online collaborative teaching and learning

*         Multimedia solutions for teaching and learning

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before November 30, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by December 15, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by February 28, 2014. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-global.com>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.

Important Dates
November 30, 2013:   Proposal submission deadline
December 15, 2013:     Proposal acceptance notification
February 28, 2014:      Full chapter submission deadline
April 30, 2014:                Full chapter acceptance notification
May 30, 2014:                 Revised chapter submission


Editorial Advisory Board Members

Dennis Wong, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia

Hudyjaya SiswoyoJo, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia

Henry Lee Seldon, Multimedia University, Malaysia

Lau Sian Lun, Sunway University, Malaysia

Lau Siong Hoe, Multimedia University, Malaysia

Lee Sin Wee, University of East London, UK

Mark Tee, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia

Ong Chin Ann, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia

Usman Naeem, University of East London, UK


Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to:



Dr. Lau Bee Theng
Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Tel.: +60 82 260686 * Fax: +60 82 260813   E-mail: blau at swinburne.edu.my<mailto:blau at swinburne.edu.my>

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