Call for Papers

Scope

MindCare 2018 conference continues the tradition of being a place where technological, psychiatric and psychological disciplines meet. It hosts top researchers and practitioners focused on exploiting technological advancements to maintain and improve mental health. Technology is allowing the acquisition of unprecedented information related to individuals’ mental wellbeing as well as the provision of novel methods of treatment. The MindCare Community leverages the opportunities offered by the technological advancements to provide an improved diagnosis, a better support to both healthy subjects and patients, and also to extend the theoretical knowledge.

MindCare 2018 is part of the 4th annual Smart City 360˚Summit, promoting multidisciplinary scientific collaboration to solve complex societal, technological and economic problems of emerging Smart Cities.

Topics

We invite high-quality submissions in the areas and intersections of mental health, ubiquitous computing, human-centered design, privacy and security including (but not limited to):

Applications & interventions in mental health

  • Mental wellbeing support and disorders prevention
  • Smart City solutions for healthier citizens
  • Analysis of cognitive and emotional processes
  • Computational psychometrics
  • Psychotherapy
  • Neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation
  • Digital interventions and health behavior change
  • Big data and predictive analytics
  • Artificial intelligence and affective computing
  • Agent-based Interfaces
  • Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
  • Healthcare Robotics
  • Health Monitoring
  • Virtual and augmented reality
  • Serious games
  • Data interoperability and standardization

User experience in mental health

  • Usability and UX studies
  • User centered and inclusive design
  • Identifying and addressing stakeholders’ needs
  • Technology adoption: barriers and enablers
  • Social implications of pervasive health technology
  • Novel interfaces and visualizations
  • Personalized Interfaces
  • Web and Mobile Content Accessibility
  • Assistive Technology and Adaptive Systems

Security and privacy in mental health

  • Access and Usage Control
  • Identity, Privacy and Trust Management
  • Security and Privacy in Pervasive Computing
  • Security and Privacy of Electronic Health Records
  • Security Awareness and Education
  • Security Usability
  • Security issues in SmartHealth
  • Data quality and patient safety

Publication

All registered papers will be submiited for publication by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.

MindCare proceedings are indexed in leading indexing services, including Ei Compendex, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, CrossRef, Google Scholar, DBLP, as well as EAI’s own EU Digital Library (EUDL).

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

Paper submission

Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section).

Important dates

Full Paper Submission deadline
30 September 2018 FINAL EXTENSION

Notification deadline

15 October 2018

Camera-ready deadline
1 November 2018

Start of Conference
21 November 2018

End of Conference
23 November 2018