Smart Homes and Health Telematics 6th International Conference, ICOST 2008 Ames, IA, USA, June 28th July 2, 2008, Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference On Smart Homes and and Health Telematics, ICOST 2008, held in Ames, IA, USA, in June/July 2008. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized i...

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Other Authors: Helal, Abdelsalam (Sumi) (Editor), Mitra, Simanta (Editor), Wong, Johnny (Editor), Chang, Carl K. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Series:Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference On Smart Homes and and Health Telematics, ICOST 2008, held in Ames, IA, USA, in June/July 2008. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on assistive technology to improve quality of life for older adults and their caregivers; context awareness/autonomous computing; devices, systems and algorithms for vision/hearing/cognitive/communication impairments; home health monitoring and intervention; human-machine interface and ambient intelligence; modeling of physical and conceptual information in intelligent environments; real world deployments and experiences in smart homes, hospitals, and living communities; and social/privacy/security issues
Physical Description:XV, 220 p online resource
ISBN:9783540699163