Call for Special Session Proposal
An applicant for an ICCAT 2015 special session organizer must submit a proposal by e-mail iccat [at] e-activity.org before February 10, 2015. The proposal should include the following 6 items: Organizer’s Name, Organizer’s Email address, Organizer’s Affiliation, Country, Title of Special Session, Abstract of Special Session (up to 200 words). The ICCAT 2015 committee will review the proposal after receiving it, and notify the result to the applicant in about one week. If accepted, the applicant to the special session organizer is requested to submit the reviewer list to the special session chair in one week. Moreover, the special session organizer must pay attention to followings. The special session requires at least 4 papers. Please select the best paper of your special session. The best paper will be invited to submit special issues of post conference publications. All papers will be reviewed by special session organizer and accepted papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings to be published by CPS and Conference Proceedings will be submitted to be indexed by EI, INSPEC, DBLP and Thomson ISI. The special session organizer must register to the conference. Special session organizer chairs your special session in the conference. Please pick the “certificate of organizing special session” up at the reception desk of the conference venue. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to ask us.
Accepted Special Sessions
New technology achievements in biometric systems
Session Organizer: Prof. Martin Drahansky (drahan [at] fit.vutbr.cz), Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Abstract: This special session will be oriented on biometric systems, i.e. recognition of, e.g., fingerprints, face (2D/3D/thermo), hand (2D/3D), speech, gait, etc. Liveness detection and medical aspects of biometric systems are also highly welcomed. New technology (software or hardware) achievements could be presented in the scope of this special session.
Advancement and education in medical ICT
Session Organizer: Prof. Hidetsugu Kohzaki (kohzaki.iccat2015 [at] gmail.com), Kyoto University/Yamato University, Japan
Abstract: Due to a lack of physicians and the recent gradual increase in the number of medical services provided in clinical settings, the nurturing of paramedical professionals (the term used to describe healthcare providers other than physicians or dentists, such as nurses, medical technologists, pharmacists, dental hygienists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists) is an urgent issue. Especially in the medical field, it has extended to data such as electronic medical records, receipts, MCH handbook, medicine notebook, artificial dialysis, radiographs, blood test, vital sign, the 3D display technology of CT, MRI, genetic information and support system of surgery. In such a situation, paramedical professional training schools are required to provide education in a limited amount of time, help students pass the national exam, and contribute to the stable production of human resources.
ICT has been rapidly developing, and applied to medical settings. In these session, I would like to discuss not only the current status of ICT education in paramedical professionals training, especially “Data scientists” education, but also education programs necessary for paramedical professionals using wearable devices and establishment of their security using “Hackathon”.
The mathematics of information
Abstract: Information is playing a major role in today’s knowledge-driven society. Mathematics is the foundation of the theory of information- which deals with efficiency and integrity of the representation, transmission and storage of information. This special session will welcome papers on various aspects of the mathematics of information, with special focus on algebraic coding theory and cryptography.
