[socios-spr] CLAWAR 2017 Special Session onWearable Robotics for Assistance and Rehabilitation (WRAR)

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Call for Papers

Special Session on *Wearable Robotics for Assistance and Rehabilitation 
(WRAR)*

within the coming *CLAWAR 2017* - 20th International Conference on 
Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile 
Machines
Oporto, Portugal, September 11-13, 2017

https://clawar.org/clawar2017/

*Theme*: Rehabilitation and assistive robotics

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ABOUT THE SPECIAL SESSION:

*Abstract*: The adoption of novel active wearable devices, either for 
daily assistance or clinical rehabilitation, requires new approaches to 
ultimately enable efficient treatments and better facilitation of 
movement for individuals who present loss of motor abilities. In 
particular, since these devices interact directly with humans there are 
major challenges that still need to be addressed such as acceptance, 
effectiveness, safety and functionality. Thus, there is a need to 
consider further the knowledge from complementary disciplines such as 
neuronal sciences, human-centered design, computer science, 
biomechanics, neuroscience, and psychology. This will enable to design 
the wearable devices as a natural extension of the human body, a 
fundamental feature for sustainability of such system.

The proposed session will bring talks to provide insights on these 
multiple challenges with perspectives from engineers and medical doctors 
while focusing on aspects of human-robot interaction and interface 
technologies. It will gather knowledge from these disciplines focusing 
on the development of human-oriented approaches to assist and 
rehabilitation gait function after neurological injuries. The intended 
list of speakers is expected to cover the above-mentioned fields.

This session is primarily addressed to young researchers (PhD and 
advanced Master students), researchers and professionals interested in 
Medical Robotics such as Assistive and Rehabilitation and in the new 
perspectives in this field. The workshop provides a unique opportunity 
for faculty, students, industry and the general public to come together 
and learn about the latest advances in these fields of medical robotics. 
The idea is to discuss current needs and future directions of 
human-robot interactive and rehabilitation systems from both the 
clinical and industrial point of view. The participants will get in 
touch with other colleagues in the field and they will have the 
opportunity to improve their knowledge through the presented talks.

Invited speakers will be announced soon

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*SUBMISSION:*

We invite submission of full draft papers to this Special Session, in 
PDF format and up to a maximum of 8 pages, using the URL 
(https://www.softconf.com/g/clawar2017). Authors should follow the 
guidelines of the template available at the paper submission page of the 
conference web-site by the indicated deadline.

All contributions will be refereed and accepted papers will appear in 
the Conference Proceedings, which will be published by World Scientific 
Publishing Company. A selection of presented papers will also be 
recommended for possible publication in reputable international journals.

*Important dates:*

Submission of full draft Papers / Posters 01 February 2017

Notification of Paper / Poster Acceptance 15 March 2017

Submission of Final (accepted) Papers / Posters 12 April 2017

Conference 11 – 13 September 2017

*Organizers*:

Cristina P Santos, PhD-IEEE Member, cristina  dei.uminho.pt

Juan C Moreno, PhD-IEEE Member, JC.MORENO  CSIC.ES


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