The Third IASTED International Conference on
Telehealth and Assistive Technology
TAT 2016

October 6 – 8, 2016
Zurich, Switzerland

Past Conference Information

The Telehealth and Assistive Technology 2016 conference in Zurich, Switzerland has ended.

Conference Proceedings

The Conference Proceedings are available for purchase on the ACTA Press website:

Advisors

Prof. Robert Riener
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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Prof. Roger Gassert
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Prof. C. W. de Silva
The University of British Columbia, Canada
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Scope

The topics of interest covered by TAT 2016 included, but were not limited to:

ASSISTIVE ERGONOMIC TECHNOLOGY

  • Accessibility
  • Ergonomic devices
  • Ergonomic furniture
  • Mobility and navigation aids
  • Smart homes
  • Sports equipment

ASSISTIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

  • Assistive robotics
  • Assistive surgery and diagnosis
  • Cognitive and sensory impairments
  • Eye tracking devices
  • Geriatric care
  • Hearing impairments
  • Machine vision
  • Memory aids
  • Personal emergency response systems
  • Sensors and monitoring systems
  • Visual impairments
  • Walkers and wheelchair systems
  • Wearable computers and devices

ASSISTIVE REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY

  • Artificial muscles
  • Assistive technology for learning disabilities
  • Bioelectric sensors
  • Biomechanics
  • Biomimetics
  • Cognitive retraining
  • Educational and vocational rehabilitation
  • Functional Electrical Stimulation
  • Haptic interfaces
  • Intelligent machines
  • Prosthetics
  • Stroke rehabilitation
  • Virtual reality

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

  • Braille translators
  • Character recognition software
  • Computer access and use
  • Facial recognition software
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Intelligent tutoring systems
  • Speech synthesis
  • Voice recognition software

TELEHEALTH

  • Clinical uses
  • Healthcare system integration
  • Nonclinical uses
  • Personalized telehealth
  • Security and reliability
  • Social impact
  • Software
  • Telehealth in sports
  • Telehealth technology
  • Telemedicine services