The 6th Workshop on Emerging Applications and Research in IoT and Human-Technology Convergence (WeaRIoT’2024) brings together international experts, researchers and practitioners, to present original work on various aspects related to the rapidly evolving intersection of Wearables, IoT, Human-Machine Convergence, and Human-Technology Interaction (HTI). As the lines between physical and digital worlds blur, the workshop is focusing on different aspects of how people, technology, AI and ML merge to create future systems including immersive virtual realities, transforming entertainment, greener societies, gaming, and human experiences. The workshop will also address the ethical questions this transformation raises, focusing on emerging technologies like wireless artificial sensing frameworks and socially-aware robots and systems, examining their potential to support lifelong wellness and improve quality of life. By addressing these interconnected themes, WEARIoT aims to deepen our understanding of how technology integrates into and enhances human life while addressing ethical, social, sustainable, and technical challenges.
For this reason, the workshop provides a forum to discuss the various issues, trade-offs, methods, and practical experiences related to the current state and the further improvement of communications, ML, AI, security, reliability, and dependability of HTI in general, and the personal devices as data provides, as an essential part of modern IoT ecosystem. The Workshop is targeted to bring together top specialists and stimulate cutting-edge research discussions among academic researchers and industry from all around the world. Work-in-progress papers from Doctoral Researchers working in related fields will also be considered (technical content expected).
Call for Papers
Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length original and previously unpublished papers. Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Scientific Programme Committee. The congress organizers reserve the right to not include a paper to the Proceedings if the congress registration fee is not paid or if the paper is not presented on the ICUMT 2024 congress.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Submission Instructions
Authors should prepare a PDF file following the IEEE single-space, two-column format using at least 10-point size type. The paper must be correctly formatted to fit on A4. The paper should not exceed 6 pages including figures, tables & references. Maximum 4 additional pages are allowed. Additional pages will be overcharged. The papers cannot exceed 10 pages, otherwise they will be automatically rejected. The cost of overcharge per page is indicated in the Registration Fees. The paper must be submitted in PDF format via the EDAS System. The list of authors in the submitted manuscript should correspond to the list of the authors in EDAS. The WEARIoT’2024 workshop proceedings will be included into the ICUMT proceedings and will be together submitted for indexing in IEEE, Scopus and Web of Science databases.
General Co-chairs
Aleksandr Ometov, Tampere Universiry, Finland (aleksandr.ometov@tuni.fi)
Konstantin Mikhaylov, University of Oulu, Finland (konstantin.mikhaylov@oulu.fi)
Pavel Masek, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic (masekpavel@vutbr.cz)
Radek Fujdiak, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic (fujdiak@vutbr.cz)
Technical Program Committee
Krystof Zeman, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Milan Simek, Sewio Networks, Czech Republic
Otto Zeman, Vodafone Czech Republic, Czech Republic
Zhaleh Sadreddini, Giresun University, Turkey
Elena-Simona Lohan, Tampere University, Finland
Organizers
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Tampere University, Finland
University of Oulu, Finland