The interdisciplinary Workshop aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences gained while developing and testing elements of Virtual Reality Environments for Medicine. The general objective of the VRRM 2007 is the promotion of international collaboration in the field of medicine, technology, engineering and computer science/IT&C. The Workshop VRRM provides an International Forum for researchers, engineers, professors, medical scientists and technologists in the areas of Medicine, Science and Technology. It will be an excellent opportunity to present, demonstrate and discuss research, development, applications, and the latest innovations and results in the field of Health, Rehabilitation Medicine and IT Industry.
VIRTUAL REALITY IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE
– International Workshop –
URL: www.icvl.eu/2007/vrrm, September 24-25, Bucharest , ROMANIA
Course Title: Development and Evaluation of Virtual Reality Environments and Rehabilitation Medicine
Host: University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, Romania, Europe, www.univermed-cdgm.ro
Organizers
This Workshop will be organized by University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest in cooperation with:
- University of Bucharest
- University “Ovidius” Constanta
- SIVECO Romania SA
- European INTUITION Consortium
Workshop Chair
Prof. A. Nica Sarah, Ph.D., University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, Head of Rehabilitation Department, Romania, www.univermed-cdgm.ro
Technical Program Chairs
Ass. Prof. M. Vlada, Ph.D., University of Bucharest, European INTUITION Consortium member, www.intuition-eunetwork.net, www.unibuc.ro/en
Prof. V. Mărăcine, Ph.D., Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, www.ase.ro
Invited Speakers
Prof. Grigore Burdea, Ph.D., Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey, USA; Director, Human-Machine Interface Laboratory, CAIP Center, Web: www.caip.rutgers.edu/vrlab, e-mail: burdea@caip.rutgers.edu
Ass. Prof. Albert "Skip" Rizzo, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology; Director Virtual Environments Lab, Integrated Media Systems Center, USC Viterbi School of Engineering , Web: www.usc.edu/projects/rehab, e-mail: arizzo@usc.edu
Ass. Prof. M. Popovici, Ph.D., University Ovidius Constanta, European INTUITION Consortium member, Web: www.enib.fr/~popovici, e-mail: dmpopovici@univ-ovidius.ro
Prof. Radu Jugureanu, eContent Manager, e-Learning platform, Siveco Romania SA, Bucharest, Romania , Web: www.siveco.ro, e-mail: radu.jugureanu@siveco.ro
Topics of interest
- The scope of the Workshop includes, but is not limited to the following topics:
- Virtual Reality Input/Output Interfaces
- Virtual Reality Hardware and Modeling
- Real-time Programming, Telerehabilitation
- VR Assets for Mental Health and Rehabilitation
- Virtual Rehabilitation Post-Stroke, VR Neuropsychology
- Virtual Rehabilitation for Phobias/PTSD/Addictions
- AeL, e-Learning platform and Academic platform AeL LMS (Learning Management System)
- INTUITION Project – INTUITION is Network Of Excellence focused on virtual reality and virtual environments applications for future workspaces
Types of sessions
- Tutorials session
- Interactive demonstrations (on-line demonstrations)
- Posters sessions
Important dates
- July 30, 2007 – Proposals for tutorials, demos, posters
- August 30, 2007 – Submissions (Registration fees
- September 1, 2007 – Notification of acceptance
- September 24-25, 2007 – Workshop VRRM 2007
Registration fees
- 150 Euros (standard participants- research, academics, specialists) / 200 Euros after July 1, 2007
- 75 Euros (students, residents) / 100 Euros after July 1
Contact | More information
Prof. A. Nica Sarah, Ph.D., University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, e-mail: adisarahnica@yahoo.com