Computer Modeling calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of the Digital Human: Digital Human Devices – What They Can Do and How They Can Do It

Guest Editor: Dr. Shana Smith, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

The goal of this special issue is to present a comprehensive multi-disciplinary view of digital human devices – of what they can do and how they can do it.

The emphasis of the special issue will be on digital human devices with novel and exceptional abilities, and on both hardware and software elements. Manuscripts must therefore contain appropriate and interesting theoretical, experiential and application single-views and comparative-views of novel and exceptional digital human devices.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

• The state of the art in digital human devices

• Novel and exceptional visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory and gustatory sensing abilities

• Novel and exceptional information integration and perception abilities

• Novel and exceptional higher-level cognition and decision-making abilities

• Novel and exceptional activation, action, response, feedback and adaptation abilities

• Trends in digital human devices

• Future trends in digital human devices

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All submissions should begin with a letter of intent (100-200 words) that describes the goals, content and results of the study (to be emailed to the Guest Editor at ssmith@ntu.edu.tw).

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our information on preparing and submitting articles.

Important Dates

Deadline for letter of intent (100-200 words): 31 August, 2013 (email submission)

Deadline for full paper: 30 November, 2013 (online submission)

First review completed: 31 January, 2014

Deadline for revised paper: 31 March, 2014 (online submission)

Second review completed: 31 May, 2014

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of the Digital Human:Digital Human Models – What They Can Do and How They Can Do It

Guest Editor:

Dr. Shana Smith, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

The goal of this special issue is to present a comprehensive multi-disciplinary view of digital human models – of what they can do and how they can do it.

The emphasis of the special issue will be on digital human models with novel and exceptional abilities, and on only software elements. Manuscripts must therefore contain appropriate and interesting theoretical, experiential and application single-views and comparative-views of novel and exceptional digital human models.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

• The state of the art in digital human models

• Novel and exceptional visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory and gustatory sensing abilities

• Novel and exceptional information integration and perception abilities

• Novel and exceptional higher-level cognition and decision-making abilities

• Novel and exceptional activation, action, response, feedback and adaptation abilities

• Trends in digital human models

• Future trends in digital human models

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All submissions should begin with a letter of intent (100-200 words) that describes the goals, content and results of the study (to be emailed to the Guest Editor at ssmith@ntu.edu.tw).

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our information on preparing and submitting articles.

Important Dates

Deadline for letter of intent (100-200 words): 31 August, 2013 (email submission)

Deadline for full paper: 30 November, 2013 (online submission)

First review completed: 31 January, 2014

Deadline for revised paper: 31 March, 2014 (online submission)

Second review completed: 31 May, 2014

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology: Medical Informatics and Technology

Guest Editors:

Dr. D. Jude Hemanth, Karunya University, India

Dr. Vania Vieira Estrela, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

Medical applications such as medical image analysis are becoming increasingly important in everyday life. But the success of these methodologies is still in doubt due to the human intervention in their systems. This indirectly highlights the necessity for automation techniques for these applications, which can improve the performance to higher extent. The major problem however is that the level of usage of automation techniques is very low in these applications.

This special issue will focus on exploring the applicability of various automation techniques for medical applications. The issue will also give emphasis to innovative methodologies for applications in medical informatics. This issue will thus serve as a platform for researchers to share their ideas and present solutions for human problems in the area of medical informatics.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

• Medical image processing

• Biomedical signal analysis

• Information security

• Telemedicine

• Data mining

• Medical image compression

• De-noising in medical images

• Soft computing approaches

• Animation and 3-D analysis

• Medical image understanding

• Bio-sensors

• Data transmission

• Modelling and statistical analysis

• Medical image classification and segmentation

• Hardware, medical equipment

• Any other topics related to medical informatics

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online.

Important Dates

Full paper submission: 22 July, 2013

Notification to authors: 22 August, 2013

Final version submission: 30 September, 2013

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Simulation: Simulation for Sustainable Healthcare

Guest Editors:

Navonil Mustafee, University of Exeter (UK)

Korina Katsaliaki, International Hellenic University (Greece)

The Journal of Simulation (JOS), an official journal of The UK Operational Research Society, aims to publish methodological and technological advances in the application of simulation modelling-related theory and practice. JOS publishes material in a wide range of domains, including manufacturing, service, defence and healthcare, as it seeks to interest and provoke discussion within the wider simulation community. JOS has recently been accepted by Thomson Reuters for indexing and inclusion in the Science Citation Index (SCI). JOS will publish a special issue on simulation for achieving sustainable development in healthcare. The call for paper follows:

The World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission) defines sustainable development as the “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (WCED, 1987). In the context of sustainable development, the concept of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) of sustainability is important. TBL refers to the consideration of economic, social and environmental responsibilities with respect to decision making and setting strategic priorities. The focus of this special issue is on simulation for sustainable healthcare.

There is potential for huge efficiency savings in healthcare through use of computer simulation (Dowler, 2011). However, the scope of systems’ modelling and simulation (M&S), which hitherto focussed predominantly on productivity-related measures, will need to be extended to incorporate sustainability-related criterion since there is a growing awareness among the organisational stakeholders that their success is profoundly dependent on creating a harmony among the TBL of sustainability.

A cross-industry review of literature on "modelling for sustainability" suggests that there has been an unequal treatment of economic, social and the environmental factors in studies employing computer simulation. For example, M&S studies in nonhealthcare topics such as sustainable manufacturing and green supply chain have mostly neglected the social factors pertaining to sustainability. However, healthcare is a welfare-oriented citizen-centric service and therefore healthcare modelling cannot ignore the social factors pertaining to sustainability. Further, a review of literature has shown that although the application of simulation in healthcare has dramatically increased over the years, there is arguably a dearth of studies which have considered the TBL of sustainability.

Thus, the aim of this special issue is to solicit high quality papers that focus on the holistic and long term view of modelling healthcare systems, with particular emphasis on establishing a harmony between the economic, social and environmental objectives of sustainability.

The special issue editors invite contributions in conceptual, methodological and technical advances to modelling for sustainability in healthcare. Studies that have applied M&S for practical problem solving and have considered the TBL of
sustainability are also welcome. The review process will be the same as that used by the journal. Topics suitable for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Cross-domain review of literature pertaining to M&S for sustainability, with the objective of furthering sustainable healthcare simulation.

• Conceptual models and frameworks to guide the development of models for sustainable healthcare. Empirical validation of the same.

• Methodological aspects pertaining to modelling for sustainability, for example, the use of hybrid simulation models that incorporate both productivity and sustainability–related criterion.

• Studies that report on the application of simulation for sustainable dementia care, sustainable care for the elderly, among others.

• Sustainable healthcare supply chains.

• Studies that increase awareness of sustainable healthcare through use of Serious Games in a teaching environment.

All manuscripts should be submitted using the JOS online paper submission system (selecting “Sustainable Healthcare” in the special issue drop down box) at http://jos.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex.

Please check and follow the JOS formatting guidelines carefully before submitting: http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jos/author_instructions.html

The submission deadline is 1st July, 2013 and the plan is to publish the special issue in 2014.

Enquiries about the special issue should be directed to the guest editors:

Navonil Mustafee: n.mustafee@exeter.ac.uk

Korina Katsaliaki: k.katsaliaki@ihu.edu.gr

References:

Dowler, C. (2011). "Computer models could help NHS save £20bn". Health Service Journal, 121, no. 6238.

(WCED) World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future. Oxford University Press, New York.

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Vehicle Safety: Human/Animal Body Modelling in Biomechanics Research

Guest Editor:

Haojie Mao, Wayne State University, USA

This special issue aims to present first-rate work on human body modelling, with a broad coverage of component or whole body model development, verification and validation, application and material characterisation. Research papers on animal body modelling and numerical robustness/accuracy analysis are also very welcome.

Impact injury biomechanics studies carried out with the aim of manufacturing safer cars for over half a century have with the growth of computational power endorsed computational modelling, especially in the last two decades. Computer human models have been largely improved in terms of biofidelity and robustness, and have been applied in areas beyond vehicle safety, such as in the space and medical device industries.

Despite the traditional focus of IJVS on vehicle safety, this special issue welcomes research work on human or animal body modelling, with the aim of promoting the understanding of how biological tissues respond to mechanical stimuli from well-controlled laboratory conditions to complex crash or surgical scenarios.

Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Biomechanical modelling

Biological material characterisation

Numerical analysis

Combined computational and experimental work related to vehicle safety, sports safety, forensic investigation, blast mechanics and clinical biomechanics

Laboratory-controlled trauma and simulation

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process.

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our information on preparing and submitting articles. http://www.inderscience.com/info/inauthors/author_submit.php

Important Dates

Submission of manuscripts: 16 August, 2013

Notification to authors: 11 October, 2013

Final versions due: 6 December, 2013