Smart Systems for Healthcare

Dear Colleagues,

Health automation systems are emerging as a new and interdisciplinary research field, in two different ways: medical smart assistance and the use of biomedical and/or bioinformatics approaches. We are witnessing a rapid development of advanced applications (by using information, communications, automation, and networking technologies) to realize smart and autonomous control systems in several systems regarding healthcare. Smart systems are critical in driving innovations in the field of medical technology, as they provide the basis for information-based health maintenance, and guarantee an efficient management of medical data and information processes (i.e., big data management in smart systems and smart networks).

Moreover, the integration of micro-sensors and micro-actuators will provide a technological healthcare for better treating and taking care of patients in the hospital and at home. The linking of micro-systems to telemetric and telediagnostic infrastructure significantly increases the effectiveness of treatments and simultaneously contributes to reducing public healthcare costs. Further applications regard professional sport and amatorial fitness areas, where such systems are applied for performance monitoring and body development. However, investigation of the communication techniques, computational models, and smart self-decisioning approaches are needed in terms of responsive time for automation systems. They will have a key role in the wireless or remote management of control applications, especially in the case of dynamic and shared environments with human beings. A variety of recent advanced technologies and approaches play important roles by exploiting innovative technologies and solutions that are applied to a variety of medical scenarios. They range from low-invasive solutions (e.g., the Fitbit) to implantable devices. Such technologies allow a wide spectrum of measurable evidence, from physiological events to micro-biological signals.

This special section solicits high-quality unpublished work on recent advances in smart systems in healthcare. The main topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsive architectures and technologies for medical automation systems
• Sustainable design and solutions for responsive automation systems for healthcare
• Efficient communications and management in medical automation application
• Big data and data management for medical automation scenarios
• Telemedicine and patients mobility management
• Authentication security and privacy in health

Dr. Vincenzo Bonnici
Prof. Mario Collotta
Prof. Xiangjie Kong
Guest Editors

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