In regards to HORIZON 2020, each year, ICOST has a specific theme. The theme chosen for 2018 will focus on Urban Living Environment and inclusion of frail people in our societies. ICOST 2018 is especially interested in receiving submissions, focused on IoT and AI technologies intergration and application in the urban environment for Enhanced Wellbeing and Health. Design and evaluation of social impact will also be covered during this edition. Topics will include but are not limited to:

    Intelligent Environments: Smart Urban Spaces and new Assistive Living Space Concepts in the Smart City
    Internet of Things for smart environments and e-Health
    Technology design in the Smart City
    Public health and urban Data Collection and Processing
    Artificial Intelligent for Participatory and Personalized Health
    Urban design for wellbeing and e-health
    Participatory Telehealth in the Smart City
    Future Smart Cities for wellbeing
    Translational medicine for Wellbeing
    Persuasive and Supportive Mobile and e-Health
    E-Health and Chronic Diseases Management
    Assistive Technology for ageing and dependent people
    E-Health and Therapeutic Education
    Coaching and Serious Gaming for e-Health
    Virtual personal assistant for e-Health
    Personal Robotics and Smart Wheelchairs
    Human Factors, Ethics and Usability for Persons with Cognitive Impairments, including seniors and persons with disabilities of all ages
    Modeling of Physical and Conceptual Information in Intelligent Environments
    Cognitive technologies across the lifespan and functional abilities
    Tele-Assistance and Tele-Rehabilitation
    Protective systems/devices against common and emerging infectious diseases.
    Smart Homes / Home Networks / Residential Gateways
    Middleware Support for Smart Home and Health Telematic Services
    Wearable Sensors / Integrated Micro/Nano Systems / Home Health Monitoring
    Context Awareness / Autonomous Computing
    Human-Machine Interface / Ambient Intelligence
    Social acceptance / Privacy / Security Issues
    Health Technology Assessment and Impact Analysis
    Policy and Guidelines for Public Health 2.0 and Quality of Life in Smart City
    Health in All Policies (HiAP)

ICOST 2018 invites participants to present and discuss their experiences in the design, development, deployment and evaluation of technologies that demonstrate significant contributions in the areas of smart cities, smart homes, health telematics, chronic disease management and assistive technologies focused on indoor living spaces (e.g., homes, nursing homes and assistive living facilities) as well as the outdoors (e.g., urban smart spaces or the entire smart city). ICOST 2018 will provide a dynamic program which will incorporate a range of technical, clinical and industrial related international keynote speeches, panels, and oral and poster presentations along with demonstrations and technical exhibits.

Proposals for special sessions or plenary panels addressing any of the following specific topics are especially welcome:

    Studies detailing large-scale service deployment and impact evaluation
    The application of cost-effective and readily available ‘everyday’ technologies to support elders, people with chronic conditions and others with cognitive disabilities at home, school, work or play
    Health economic evaluation of technology based solutions
    Challenges for truly ‘smart living environments and inclusive communities
    Societal impact and policy formulation
    Technology solutions to inspire policy makers