2nd International Symposium on
Ubiquitous Computing Technologies for Nutrition Monitoring and Public Health
(UbiNutrition 2009)
September 30th, 2009 – Orlando, Florida, USA
http://www.ubinutrition.org
In conjunction with Ubicomp 2009 (www.ubicomp.org).
Deadlines
Paper submission due *June 25, 2009*
Notification of acceptance July 20, 2009
Final manuscript due August 1, 2009
Synopsis
The worldwide surge of overweight, obesity, and related cardiovascular diseases
has been associated to calorie-rich diets, lack of dieting awareness, food
quality, and sedentary lifestyle. Hence, dietary behavior has a critical impact
on various health risks. Most importantly, overweight and obesity are not just
limited to Western countries, but similarly affecting developing regions.
Growing health and economic concerns have prompted public bodies to promote
diet-related health policies.
The development of intelligent assistant technologies that support healthy
dieting and lifestyle is a promising research topic in Ambient Intelligence and
Ubiquitous Computing. Various systems have been proposed to aid users in
balancing their diet and controlling calorie intake. Approaches range from
PDA-based diaries, Internet community platforms, to sensor-based automatic
dietary monitoring. Besides acquiring dietary and lifestyle information,
intelligent assistant systems can provide personalized feedback and behavior
coaching. Eventually, such systems could complement existing diet and weight
management programs. Nevertheless, designing effective dietary monitoring
solutions and ubiquitously implementing intelligent assistants remain open
research challenges.
Organization
The aim of the UbiNutrition symposium series is to provide a platform for
presentation and discussion of ubiquitous computing technologies and intelligent
assistant applications related to nutrition and dietary behavior. UbiNutrition
specifically emphasizes multi-disciplinary interaction between nutritionists,
practitioners interested in the area of nutrition and diet, and ICT
researchers. After the first successful event in 2007, UbiNutrition 2009 shall
broaden the symposium's scope, provide a platform for preparing new research
proposals, and continue to stimulate discussion of attendants from different
backgrounds. Specifically the following topics are addressed:
* Strategies to use diet monitoring information in the context of individual's
overall health situation, including integration with electronic health records
and use by nutritionists.
* Progress in monitoring technology, including sensors, sensor fusion,
recognition methods, and new experimental results.
* Use of monitoring data for/in epidemiological studies, as well as new study
methodologies adapted to ubiquitous computing technologies.
* Coaching concepts and persuasion techniques using ubiquitous computing
technologies for sustained behavioral changes related to dietary intake and
weight management.
The symposium is organized as a one-day event of invited talks, paper
presentations, as well as discussion rounds to stimulate the interaction of
participants from various backgrounds. Please visit www.ubinutrition.org for
updates and the final program.
UbiNutrition solicits original research contributions. Submissions will be
evaluated by an international scientific committee of nutritionists,
practitioners, and ICT experts. Accepted papers will be published in the Ubicomp
2009 Supplemental Proceedings. The abstract of accepted papers will be
published at www.ubinutrition.org. Copyright of accepted and published papers
will remain with the authors. Papers must be no longer than 4 pages and shall
be prepared using the Ubicomp 2009 workshop templates available at
http://www.ubicomp.org/ubicomp2009/templates.shtml.
Inquiries and submissions shall be directed to Dr. Oliver Amft,
email: amft [AT] tue [DOT] nl.
Scientific Committee
Oliver Amft, TU Eindhoven, NL and ETH Zurich, CH
Dieneke van Asselt, Medical Center Leeuwarden, NL
Gaetano Borriello, University of Washington, USA
Kees de Graaf, Wageningen University, NL
Nori Geary, ETH Zurich, CH
Wolfgang Langhans, ETH Zurich, CH
Paul Lukowicz, University Passau, D
Joe Paradiso, MIT, USA
Robert Pinter, Philips Research Labs, D
Paolo Suter, University Medical Center Zurich, CH
Jeanne de Vries, Wageningen University, NL
Rene de Wijk, Wageningen University, NL
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