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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Please consider submit your latest work to the Special Session on Advances in the Internet of Medical Things (SS17), to be held within IEEE Melecon 2024, in Porto-Portugal</span><span style='color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>For submission: <a href="https://edas.info/N32048" target="_blank">https://edas.info/N32048</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#ED5C57;background:white'>FINAL EXTENDED Deadline: 25 February</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://2024.ieee-melecon.org/special-sessions/" target="_blank">https://2024.ieee-melecon.org/special-sessions/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:3.3pt;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Description of the Special Session</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) takes a step further from conventional internet of things by integrating the IoT technologies with medical devices, such as wearable sensors, implantable devices, and medical instruments, from which, several technical IoMT innovations arise, such as smart implants, nanobots, personalized medicine, augmented reality, and data analytics, just to name a few.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:.05pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Within the Special Session on the <i>Advances on the internet of medical things</i> (SS-IoMT), innovation will be sought in different fields of IoMT architectures, with a particular focus on the integration of IoT with technologies such artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), digital twin, security and privacy, sensing advances and interoperability, energy efficiency, human computer interaction and human centered designs and clinical validation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:.05pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Overall, the SS - IoMT will seek to showcase the latest innovations and technical advancements in the field of IoT and its applications in the medical domains, leading to improved healthcare outcomes and quality of life for patients.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:.05pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The SS-IoMT will bring together researchers, practitioners, and experts from various fields to share their knowledge and insights on the latest advances and trends in the field of medical IoT. It will act as a platform for participants to share their experiences and expertise in the field of IoT and its applications in healthcare scenarios, discussing the relevant challenges in the implementation of IoT technologies in the medical domains and contributing to find the necessary solutions to overcome such challenges. At the same time, the discussions foreseen within SS- IoMT will help identify new opportunities and emerging trends in this field, while providing the necessary stage for participants to network and join forces with other experts in the field, leading to potential collaborations on future research projects or initiatives.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>To ensure a wide coverage of the advances in the IoMT fields, the special session will cover the following topical areas (but not limited to):</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='text-align:justify;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Telemedicine and mobile telemedicine</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Advanced signal processing for e-Health</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Big data analytics for healthcare</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Biomedical and biosensors engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Sensing of vital signs and signatures Human-computer interaction</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Serious Game-based applications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Digital technology</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Digital assessments and assistive technology</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Analysis and management of electronic health records</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Wearable medical wireless sensors</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Wireless coverage and interference issues in e-Health applications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Artificial intelligence and machine learning for healthcare</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Digital Twin for Healthcare applications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Energy saving for long time monitoring</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• In-body medical sensor communications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Communication protocols and algorithms for e-Health</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Molecular sensor communications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• e-Health-oriented software architectures</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Context awareness and autonomous computing for AAL (Ambient Assisted Living)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Autonomic diagnosis and situation awareness (Fall, Activity, etc.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Health and wellness measurement, monitoring and intervention</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Security, trust and privacy in e-Health</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Future mobile networks for healthcare (beyond 5G networks)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Emerging e-Health applications</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Future technologies for digital medicine</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Mobile and cloud computing for e-Health</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Health information systems and interoperability</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Context and content aware based e-Health systems</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• e-Health systems based on social technologies</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Health grid and health cloud</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• ICT-enabled healthcare system</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• Internet of Things (IoT) for e-Health</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>• e-Health systems for integrated care</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span 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