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BodyNets 2011
The 6th International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks
November 7-10, 2011
Beijing, China

http://www.bodynets.org

CALL FOR PAPERS

SCOPE:
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The advancement in sensing, embedded computing, and wireless communication has
accelerated the progress of Body Area Networks (BodyNets). BodyNets integrate
and deploy wireless sensors, RFID tags, and other pervasive devices within and
around human bodies for constructing diverse and practical systems for
smart health and wellbeing, human computer interaction, and provision of
entertainment. This conference will explore the challenges and technical
approaches to designing, building, and deploying BodyNets. The conference aims
to establish a forum to exchange ideas, discuss practices, raise awareness, and
to share cutting edge technology and experiences among researchers and
practitioners in the field of computer science, biomedical engineering,
medicine, and other disciplines in both academia and industry.

TOPICS:
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The conference invites original technical papers that were not previously
published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Topics
covers all aspects of BodyNets including, but are not limited to:

- Embedded Medical Devices
- Systems, Applications, Case Studies
- Wearable Computing
- Signal Processing in BodyNets
- Networking and Communications
- Privacy and Security
- Software Design and Support
- Hardware Design and Architectures
- Sensors and Actuators
- Integrating BodyNets into healthcare
- Medical Device Plug-and-Play

SPECIAL ISSUE
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Selected papers will be recommended for publication in special issues of
International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNET), which is SCI-indexed.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
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Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 7 pages and short papers up
to 4 pages in ACM Proceedings format (7"x9" print area, single spaced, double
column, 9-pt font size).
Please see http://bodynets.org/submission for details.

Sponsoring Technical Committees
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BodyNets 2011 is technically co-sponsored by IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society (IEEE EMBS), and is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI.
The conference proceedings will be archived in the ACM Digital Library.

IMPORTANT DATES:
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Full & Short Paper Due: June 15, 2011
Notification of Acceptance: July 31, 2011
Camera-ready Manuscript: August 31, 2011
Conference Dates: November 7-10, 2011

BodyNets 2011 Organization Chairs:
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General Chairs:
Yunhao Liu, Tsinghua Univ., China
Ivan Stojmenovic, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada

Technical Program Chairs:
Roozbeh Jafari, UT Dallas, USA
Chenyang Lu, Washington Univ., USA

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