ICDVRAT 2022 – 14th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality & Associated Technologies

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Conference topics

In addition to ICDVRAT’s usual topics listed below this edition will have an additional focus on AI applications of immersive technologies.

Virtual, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality environments | Physical rehabilitation | Cognitive rehabilitation | Clinical assessment | Clinical intervention | AI | Machine learning | Affective computing | Synthetic Agents | Input devices | Remote/Telecare | Game Based Learning | Serious Games | VR for Health | Sensory impairment | Mobile health applications | Robotics and education  | Rehabilitation robotics | Communications aids | Communication and language 

A selection of best abstracts will be submitted to Virtual Reality Journal (IF=5.095) special issue on New Trends on Immersive Healthcare

Registration is now open here

Papers accepted for the conference require the registration of at least one of the authors as a Full Delegate or Full Student Delegate to the conference.

Important dates

  • 03/01/2022 – Call for ‘2 pages’ Abstracts opens.
  • 31/03/2022 – Call for ‘2 pages’ Abstracts closes.
  • 16/05/2022 – Notification Acceptance/Rejection of Abstract.
  • 13/06/2022 – Revised Abstracts Submission.
  • 16/05/2022 – 29/06/2022: Early Registration – 400€, 380€ (ISVR member), 250€ (student), 200€ (ISVR member student).
  • 30/06/2022 – 01/09/2022: Regular Registration – 450€, 430€ (ISVR member), 300€ (student), 250€ (ISVR member student).

Registration for authors closes on June 29, 2022.

  • 07/09/2022 – Social dinner – TBA
  • Note: All authors are required to submit a 2 pages abstract (abstract – introduction – methods – results – discussion – references). All accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts.

 

ISVR

International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation

ISVR members receive discounted registration for ICDVRAT, as an ISVR sponsored conference

 

 

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Location and date

Date:
06/09/2022 – 08/09/2022

Address:
Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional de Ponta Delgada
Av. Gaspar Frutuoso, 9500-054 Ponta Delgada

Language:
English

Keynote speakers

Sophia RekersSpatial navigation and XR in cognitive assessments and rehabilitation

Sophia is a researcher at Department of Neurology, in the Cognitive Neurology Lab, Charité-University Medicine Berlin & PhD candidate at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain. She is currently working developing XR paradigms for cognitive assessments and rehabilitation in clinical settings with a focus on spatial navigation. Sophia is a Bachelor of Science in Psychology
from the Freie Universität Berlin and Master of Science in Clinical and Health Psychology. She was awarded with the ICDVRAT 2021 Standen Award (early career researcher with interdisciplinary focus).

Sophia RekersSpatial navigation and XR in cognitive assessments and rehabilitation

Sophia is a researcher at Department of Neurology, in the Cognitive Neurology Lab, Charité-University Medicine Berlin & PhD candidate at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain. She is currently working developing XR paradigms for cognitive assessments and rehabilitation in clinical settings with a focus on spatial navigation. Sophia is a Bachelor of Science in Psychology
from the Freie Universität Berlin and Master of Science in Clinical and Health Psychology. She was awarded with the ICDVRAT 2021 Standen Award (early career researcher with interdisciplinary focus).

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Rosa BañosMixed Realities and Mental Health: from casual dating to a relationship?

Prof. Dr. Rosa M. Baños is Clinical Psychologist, and currently Full Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Valencia, Director of the Labpsitec research group, and President of the National Positive Psychology Association Her research activity has focused on the study and
application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in clinical and health psychology, lifestyles, quality of life and wellbeing, as well as on the development and validation of effective and efficient therapeutic programmes. Dr. Baños has participated in more than 70 research projects financed by regional, national and European funds, and has published more than 300 papers.

Rosa BañosMixed Realities and Mental Health: from casual dating to a relationship?

Prof. Dr. Rosa M. Baños is Clinical Psychologist, and currently Full Professor of Psychopathology at the University of Valencia, Director of the Labpsitec research group, and President of the National Positive Psychology Association Her research activity has focused on the study and
application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in clinical and health psychology, lifestyles, quality of life and wellbeing, as well as on the development and validation of effective and efficient therapeutic programmes. Dr. Baños has participated in more than 70 research projects financed by regional, national and European funds, and has published more than 300 papers.

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Programme Schedule

Scientific programme (GMT)

ICDVRAT 2022 PROGRAMME

a-STEP AGENDA

Abstract submission

    • 03/01/2022– Call for Abstracts opens
    • 28/02/2022 – Call for Abstracts closes.
    • 16/05/2022 – Notification Acceptance/Rejection of Abstract
    • 13/06/2022 –  Submission of Revised Abstracts.
Abstract submission CLOSED

Travel Information

Direct flights from several countries to João Paulo II Airport.

Registration

    • 16/05/2022 – 29/06/2022: Early Registration:  400€, 380€ (ISVR member), 250€ (student), 200€ (ISVR member student).
    • 30/06/2022–01/09/2022:  Regular Registration: 450€, 430€ (ISVR member), 300€ (student), 250€ (ISVR member student).

Registration is now open here

Registration for authors closes on June 29, 2022.
Cancellation policy: Registrations are only refundable after 25% administrative deduction and no refunds will be made if within 4 weeks of the conference. Delinquent payment will result in cancelling registration. In the case of natural events that may cause mass cancellation, registration fees will not be refunded.

1 registration = up to 2 oral/poster presentations

Being register at the ICDVRAT allows attendance to all presentations, conference program, coffee breaks and lunch.

Hotels

Hotel e Apartamentos Gaivota

Av. Infante Dom Henrique 103, 9500-764 Ponta Delgada

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Hotel Marina Atlântico

Av. João Bosco Mota Amaral 1, 767

9500-767 Ponta Delgada

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NEAT Hotel Avenida

Dr. José Bruno Tavares Carreiro

9500-119 Ponta Delgada

 

Contacts

ICDVRAT@ulusofona.pt

Honorary President

Paul Sharkey

General Conference Chairs

Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona. Lisbon, Portugal.
David Brown, Nottingham Trent University. Nottingham, UK.
Sebastian König. Katana Simulations. Adelaide. Australia.

Local Organizing Committee

Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona. Lisbon, Portugal
Jorge Oliveira, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona. Lisbon, Portugal
Rita Pereira, University Lusófona. Lisbon, Portugal
Rita Florindo, University Lusófona. Lisbon, Portugal

Steering Committee

Paul Sharkey
Cecilia Sik-Lanyi
David Brown
Evelyn Klinger
Jaime Sanchez
Jurgen Broeren
Lena Pareto
Luigi Pugnetti
Martin Rydmark
Pedro Gamito
Rachel McCrindle
Skip Rizzo
Sue Cobb

Programme Committee

Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Chair)
Mahmud Mufti, Nottingham Trent University
Nicholas Shopland, Nottingham Trent University
Sebastian König, Katana Simulations Pty Ltd Mel Krokos, University of Portsmouth
Orly Lahav, School of Education, Tel Aviv University
Teresa Souto, Universidade Lusófona do Porto
Rita Conde, Universidade Lusófona do Porto
João Sousa, Universidade Lusófona do Porto
Jorge Oliveira, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Mohammad Al-Amri, Cardiff University
Tomohiro Kuroda, Kyoto University
Dido Green, Jönköping University
Penny Standen, University of Nottingham
Alessio Murgia, University of Groningen
Jean Detheux, Vudici
Bonnie Connor, bonnieconnor.com
Patrice Weiss, University of Haifa
David Brown, Nottingham Trent University
Sergi Bermudez, Universidade da Madeira
Sandeep Subramanian, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, UT Health San Antonio
James Lewis, Nottingham Trent University
Will Farr, Sussex Community NHS Trust
Mindy Levin, McGill University
Michael Elboim, Haifa University
Darryl Charles, University of Ulster
Henry Moller, University of Toronto, PRAXIS Holistic Health
Skip Rizzo, Institute of Creative Technologies
Liliane S Machado, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Markos Markou, P.A. College
Peter Wilson, Australian Catholic University
Andreas Duenser, CSIRO
Rosa Costa, UERJ
Imre Cikajlo, University Rehabilitation Institute
Jose-Antonio Gil-Gomez, Universitat Politècnica de València
Elahe Kani, University of West London
Mónica Cameirão, Madeira-ITI, Universidade da Madeira
Wendy Keay-Bright, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Anouk Lamontagne, McGill University
Alma Merians, Rutgers University
Christos, Bouras, University of Patras
Philip Breedon, Nottingham Trent university
Philippe Archambault, McGill University
Sarah Howes, Ulster University
Roberto Llorens, Universitat Politècnica de València
Angelica Gortari, University of Liege
Robert Astur, University of Connecticut
Francesca Morganti, University of Bergamo
Isabelle Delmon, IRCAM – CNRS
Michael Gaebler, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Felix Klotzsche, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Jaime Sanchez, Universidad de Chile

ISVR Prize Committee

Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Universidade da Madeira
Jorge Oliveira, Universidade Lusófona
Sara Ventura, Università di Bologna

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CYBER Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Best Paper Award
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TangiBall: Development of a Prototype Tangible User Interface for Detection of Speed and Accuracy Variation in Pre-School Autistic Children
Will Farr

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Penny Standen Best Early Career Paper Award  

Feasibility of an Augmented Reality customized cognitive stimulation program for individuals with dementia: a clinical study with the Musiquence platform
Mónica Paula Spínola

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