The Fifth International Conference on Smart Portable, Wearable, Implantable and Disability-oriented Devices and Systems

SPWID 2019

July 28, 2019 to August 02, 2019 - Nice, France

Deadlines

Submission

Apr 26, 2019

Notification

May 26, 2019

Registration

Jun 09, 2019

Camera ready

Jun 20, 2019

Deadlines differ for special tracks. Please consult the conference home page for special tracks Call for Papers (if any).

Publication

Published by IARIA Press (operated by Xpert Publishing Services)

Archived in the Open Access IARIA ThinkMind Digital Library

Prints available at Curran Associates, Inc.

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions to a IARIA Journal

Indexing Procedure

Affiliated Journals

SPWID 2019 - The Fifth International Conference on Smart Portable, Wearable, Implantable and Disability-oriented Devices and Systems

July 28, 2019 - August 02, 2019

SPWID 2019: Tutorials

Tutorial 1: Open Discussion
Theme:  Digital Society: Dealing with Downsides of the Progress

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Petre Dini, IARIA, USA

List of themes under discussion

  • Smart-phones as a Linear Adoption: Our Near-by IoT Spies
  • Pollution via Electric Cars: Migrating the Source
  • Drones Dynasty: Pros and Cons of Flying Engines
  • Robots, you are Welcome! Not quite! Unplug them, if Nasty!
  • Digital Waste Management; Batteries, as a Case Study
  • Social/Society Issues: Aloofness and Loss of Personality
  • Information/knowledge: Artificial Intelligence versus Natural Stupidity
  • Fake or True News: Education and Awareness
  • Digital Assistants:  Liability/Rights/Ethics/Empathy/Trust

 

Tutorial 2
Theme: Blockchain Definition, Implications, and Potentials: A Hands-on Approach

Tutorial Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ahmed Gomaa, University of Scranton, USA

The Tutorial presents an overview of blockchain technology and why it is viewed as an important shift in the digital economy.  With a hands-on approach, It presents how to install a digital wallet, interact on the blockchain, create digital currencies, and validate transactions. It then addresses when should a blockchain solution be considered when considering business models and the supply chain value creation. A number of use cases are presented to show the potentials of Blockchain in different domains. The tutorial agenda is below. it takes 1:30 hours.

  • Outlook
  • What does a blockchain solve?
  • When to use it?
  • How does it work?
  • Tutorial: Install a wallet, interact with the blockchain, Create a currency, Validate transactions
  • How the industry defines it?
  • Showcases : The University of Scranton cryptocurrency experiment for Students Engagement
  • Food Supply Chain
  • Existing Challenges
  • Wrap-up