Aim and scope
The confluence of two converging phenomena is set to dramatically transform the society in the next decades. The first is the ageing of the world population, which is reaching unprecedented levels. The second is the accelerated development of advanced technologies, from assistive robotics to breakthrough genetic therapies, that are revolutionizing healthcare, and that offer promises in assistance to elders, and cures for previously incurable diseases. This is the dawn of a new age in using advanced technologies to dramatically enhance quality of life.
AT-EQUAL 2009 will be the first event in a series that aims to foster scientific exchange within this confluence field. Intended as a yearly set of international meetings, it proposes to bring together technical scientists, life scientists and medical doctors to share latest knowledge, present new techniques, and discuss future avenues in using technology to enhance quality of life.
AT-EQUAL 2009 will take place in Iasi , Romania . The capital of the medieval Principality of Moldavia , Iasi is a city immersed in history and culture, yet trendy and vibrant due to the tens of thousands of university students that live in Romania's oldest (and second largest) university city. The social program will include Iasi sightseeing as well as a tour to the famous painted monasteries of Northern Moldavia.
AT-EQUAL 2009 events:
LAB-RS July 22-24, 20092nd ECSIS Symposium on Learning and Adaptive Behaviours in Robotic Systems .
An important theme in 2009 will be Learning and adaptation in robots working within environments in close proximity to other robots and humans
ARTIPED July 23-25, 2009
The International Symposium on Assistive and Recuperative Technologies for Injured, ill, Pregnant, Elderly and people with Disabilities
ISRIS July 22-26, 2009 The International School on Robotics and Intelligent Systems , with the theme: Assistive robots and systems for healthcare and rehabilitation
ISRIS will take place over the entire duration of the two events (LAB-RS and ARTIPED). This will provide a great opportunity to engage ISRIS lectures from the specialists who will attend the two conferences.
Contact: adrian.stoica@jpl.nasa.gov
Steering Committee
Adrian Stoica, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA (Chair)
Paul Botez, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Gr. T. Popa Lasi,Romania (Co-chair)
Tughrul Arslan, The University of Edinburgh, UK (Co-chair)
Dragos Arotaritei, UMF, Iasi
Ioan Doroftei, Technical Univ. Iasi (TUI)
Ahmet T. Erdogan, the University of Edinburgh, UK
Mircea Slanina, ECSIS, Romania
Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu, TUI
Advisory Committee
Vasile Astarastoae, UMF, Iasi, Romania
Kayoko Ishii, NISTEP, Japan
Neville Marzwell, NASA, USA
Stan Smits, Philips Healthcare, The Netherlands
Publicity Chair:
Adriana Tapus, Univ of South California, USA
Finance Chair:
Mircea Slanina, Romania
Sponsorship Chair:
Gheorghe Plesu, Romania
Local Organizing Committee
Mircea Slanina, ECSIS, Romania (Chair)
Constantin Barbarosie, UMF, Iasi, Romania
Raluca Ganea, EPFL, Switzerland
Marius Hagan, TUI, Romania
Ahmed O. El-Rayis, University of Edinburgh, UK
Didier Keymeulen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
Nakul Haridas, University of Edinburgh, UK
Ionut Olaru, ECSIS, France