The 4th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments is organized by the University of Texas at Arlington, USA.

Announcement

• PETRA 2011 Camera Ready submission deadline is extended to April. 22, 2011
• Selected paper will be invited for publication in special issues of International Journal Universal Access in the Information Society and special issue of the Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Journal (Springer) (UAIS CFP, UbiCom CFP )

Workshops Affiliated With the Conference

1. ABRA: Affect and Behaviour Related Assistance in Support For the Elderly
   (Deadline: March 01, 2011)
2. AlzAACFAM: Alzheimer's Disease - Computer-assisted Early Diagnosis and the Use of Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) for Families and Patients
   (Deadline: March 25, 2011)
3. EVENTANALYSIS: Workflow and Event Analysis for Assistive Environments
   (Deadline: March 25, 2011)
4. Mob-AE: Mobility Data Management & Mining in Assistive Environments Workshop
   (Deadline: March 27, 2011)
5. PSPAE: Privacy and Security in Pervasive e-Health and Assistive Environments Workshop
   (Deadline: March 10, 2011)
6. APOTRE: Assistive Technologies For Physical, Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation
   (Deadline: Feb. 15, 2011)
7. RasEnv: Workshop on Robotics in Assistive Environments
   (Deadline: March 15, 2011)

Conference Theme

The PETRA Conference brings together different types of technology to address an important social and healthcare issue: as the world's population ages, there is growing interest in solutions for the in- home care of the elderly as well as for the care of people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other disabilities or traumas. PETRA (which means "stone" in Greek) reflects the needs of the domestic environment, or "Oikos" as it was known in ancient Greece, but from a technological perspective. People's living environments are particularly important in an increasingly crowded and complex world where the need for inclusiveness and connectivity with the rest of the world is key. PETRA addresses the fact that, as people grow older, they will increasingly rely on technology to be able to stay in their homes.

Sponsors

• College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
• The National Science Foundation (NSF)
• HERACLEIA Human Centered Computing Laboratory at UTA.
• University of Central Greece, Department of Informatics with Appliances in Biomedicine
• Technological Educational Institution of Athens (Department of Informatics),
• Demokritos National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR),
• Ionian University
• University of the Aegean
• Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology
• Fullbright Foundation, Greece

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