We are arranging a special issue in FGCS: Special Issue on Internet-of-Things and Big Data for Smarter Healthcare: From Device to Architecture, Applications and Analytics http://www.journals.elsevier.com/future-generation-computer-systems/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-internet-of-things-and-big-data-for-smarter/   The interaction between technology and healthcare has a long history. However, the rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data, as well as the public embracement […]

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Available maternity care in hospitals not only does not provide continues monitoring for women during the pregnancy but also causes inconvenience for families by increasing the pregnancy costs and forcing them to visit medical experts frequently. Therefore, there exists a need to establish a feasible remote monitoring to collect adequate information from the mothers and […]

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This project is funded by Academy of Finland from 1st Jan. 2016. (http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/) Cyber-physical systems are promising approaches for human beings to reach out to the physical world through digital components. It enables the transformation of our lives in many aspects. One of the benefits is in healthcare domain; various sensors connected to a patient […]

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The annual IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing conference is a major forum for the discussion of innovations and recent advances related to smart computing. The International Workshop on the IoT for Healthcare 2016 is a workshop, co-located with SMARTCOMP’16, that focus on the design, implementation, deployment, evaluation of distributed system platforms, algorithms for enhanced […]

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Vector ry has joined forces with the University of Turku to throw an IT-oriented seminar about all the things you can connect to the Internet! Our first annual seminar will take place on 16th of December at ICT-City. All of the presentations will be held in English. This Internet of Things -seminar is all about […]

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DELTA is a national doctoral training network, with distributed funding by the participating universities. The network organizes student workshops, summer and winter schools, visiting lectures, and supports its students in participating such events and conferences. This year, Department of Information Technology is organizing 2 days’ workshop on themes provided on the workshop flyer. Department of […]

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Internet-of-Things for Healthcare: Smart Architectures, Applications, and Microsystems Aim and objectives: The emerging field of internet of things holds a great potential to meet unmet needs of healthcare. However, to become applicable in clinical practice, IoT technologies demand research, development, testing, and trials, since these systems are intended to be a part of both hospitals […]

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Department of Information Technology, University of Turku is organizing a DELTA 2015 Summer School on Internet of Things for Health. This event will be carried out in collaboration with International Institute for Advanced Nursing Research, while one session on “Scientific Writing” (4th of June), both Nursing Science and Engineering students will be together in multidisciplinary research environment. VENUES 1. […]

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1) TRAINEE (1 student) Smart Pain Assessment Tool Based on Internet of Things Duties: In the near future, it is predictable that any gadget will be identified by a unique address. This will lead to an addressable sequence of computers, sensors, actuators, PDAs and mobile phones. As defined by European Commission Information Society, the Internet […]

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This project is funded by Academy of Finland from 1st Jan. 2015. (http://www.aka.fi/en-GB/A/) Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage (IASP 2015). It is a subjective sensation and patients self-report is considered the most reliable indicator of pain. However, assessment […]

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There have been significant advances in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) recently. At the same time there exists an ever-growing demand for ubiquitous healthcare systems to improve human health and well-being. In most of IoTbased patient monitoring systems, especially at smart homes or hospitals, there exists a bridging point (i.e., gateway) between a […]

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