International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems
(IJAACS)
http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1254
Special Issue on:
"Ubiquitous Deployments of Body Sensor Networks"
The rapid growth in medical sensing technologies with low power requirements
and wireless data transmission has led to ubiquitous deployments of body
sensor networks (BSNs), i.e. networks of sensors worn on or implanted in
a person, sensing vital readings and transmitting these (wirelessly) to a
base station. Applications are often in the healthcare domain, for keeping
an eye on one's health status or for monitoring chronic conditions (diabetes,
asthma, cardiovascular issues). This data can then be forwarded to clinicians,
carers or hospitals in real time (especially important for alerts).
In the past, existing wireless sensor networks (WSN) have been modified as
BSNs for usage in biomedical applications. However, traditional WSNs suffer
from various limitations when they are deployed in such applications, including
restricted bandwidth capabilities and limits in terms of computational power
(especially considering the amount of data that is being read, processed and
streamed or transmitted). Therefore, modified WSN frameworks alone are often
deemed to be infeasible for BSN applications, and substantial research is required
to overcome these and other limitations by taking into account the requirements
for biomedical sensing applications. As these BSNs become ubiquitous - monitoring
not just chronic conditions but a person's everyday health - new challenges in
terms of secure communications, interoperability and device size become evident.
This special issue will publish high-quality papers that describe how various issues
in the deployment of ubiquitous body sensor networks have been addressed by
researchers and practitioners in this domain. Distinguished papers accepted and
presented at UBSN 2010, after further revisions, will also be included in the issue.
Subject Coverage:
Some of the topics that may be described include but are not limited to:
* Interoperability
o BSN systems must ensure seamless data transfer across standards such as Bluetooth
or ZigBee to encourage information exchange, plug-and-play device interaction, etc.
The definition of standards for data exchange may be required.
* Scalability
o Systems should be scalable, ensuring efficient migration for a patient or person
across networks and offering uninterrupted connectivity for those both wearing and
monitoring UBSNs.
* Privacy
o Transmission of data within UBSNs and between UBSNs and other networks must be both
secure and precise, e.g. to avoid a patient's data being corrupted or accidentally
including another patient's readings.
* Security
o Some consider BSN technologies as a potential threat to their privacy (or even safety),
if applications could be tampered with beyond their intended exclusive medical usage.
Social acceptance is key to UBSNs finding wider application, but extensive testing and
reviews can aid with such reassurances.
* Devices
o The sensors used in UBSNs should be light, low in complexity, have reduced form factors,
and be easily reconfigurable.
* Storage
o Storage devices are needed to facilitate remote storage and viewing of patient data via
the Internet, as well as allowing access to background processing algorithms and analysis
tools.
Important Dates
Manuscript submission deadline: 20 November, 2009
Notification of acceptance: 20 January, 2010
Submission of final revised paper: 20 March 2010
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under
consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers
are available on the Author Guidelines page.
All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to Online Submissions of
Papers. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact
submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include
in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the
Guest Editor).
Guest Editors:
John Breslin,
Digital Enterprise Research Institute, Ireland
E-mail: john.breslin@nuigalway.ie
Min Chen,
Seoul National University, Korea
E-mail: minchen@ece.ubc.ca
Wen Ji,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Lei Shu,
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
E-mail: lei.shu@ieee.org
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