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International Conference on Aging, Innovation and Rehabilitation

Edited by:
Milos Popovic, PhD, KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Babak Taati, PhD, KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Submission Status: Closed | Submission deadline: Closed


This collection is no longer accepting submissions


Biomedical Engineering Online is happy to introduce our latest collection, in association with the International Conference on Aging, Innovation and Rehabilitation (ICAIR). ICAIR is an interdisciplinary event that brings together leading researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs who are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals who face challenges related to ageing and disability. The conference is jointly hosted by The KITE Research Institute | Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network and the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto, with contributions and participation from other clinical and research institutions and hospitals. 

Abstracts submitted to the conference undergo peer review and are selected for poster and/or podium presentations. A small subset of the abstracts, which receive the highest review scores, are invited to submit a full-length journal paper for publication at the BioMedical Engineering OnLine journal. These submissions will undergo standard peer-review process at the journal and, if accepted, will be published in a special issue of the journal co-edited by KITE Senior Scientist Dr. Babak Taati and KITE Senior Scientist and Institute Director Dr. Milos R. Popovic.   

KITE Research Institute

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute is Canada’s largest academic hospital dedicated to adult rehabilitation and complex continuing care and a member of the University Health Network, a network of research hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto. KITE Research Institute is the research arm of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network. KITE is a world leader in complex rehabilitation science and is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with the effects of disability, illness and ageing. KITE’s areas of focus include prevention, restoration, enhanced participation, and independent living. 

  1. Sleep apnea syndrome, characterized by recurrent cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) of breathing during sleep, is a major risk factor for postoperative respiratory depression. Challenges in sleep apnea ...

    Authors: Atousa Assadi, Frances Chung and Azadeh Yadollahi
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:63
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Persons with asthma may experience excessive airway narrowing due to exercise or exposure to cold air, worsening their daily functionality. Exercise has several benefits for asthma control, but it may induce a...

    Authors: Shaghayegh Chavoshian, Xiaoshu Cao, Anirudh Thommandram, Matthew B. Stanbrook, Susan M. Tarlo, Yan Fossat and Azadeh Yadollahi
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:28
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Human–robot walking with prosthetic legs and exoskeletons, especially over complex terrains, such as stairs, remains a significant challenge. Egocentric vision has the unique potential to detect the walking en...

    Authors: Andrew Garrett Kurbis, Dmytro Kuzmenko, Bogdan Ivanyuk-Skulskiy, Alex Mihailidis and Brokoslaw Laschowski
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Individuals with incomplete spinal-cord injury/disease are at an increased risk of falling due to their impaired ability to maintain balance. Our research group has developed a closed-loop visual-feedback bala...

    Authors: Derrick Lim, William Pei, Jae W. Lee, Kristin E. Musselman and Kei Masani
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:19
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Automatic speech assessments have the potential to dramatically improve ALS clinical practice and facilitate patient stratification for ALS clinical trials. Acoustic speech analysis has demonstrated the abilit...

    Authors: Leif E. R. Simmatis, Jessica Robin, Michael J. Spilka and Yana Yunusova
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:15
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. The escalating impact of diabetes and its complications, including diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), presents global challenges in quality of life, economics, and resources, affecting around half a billion people. ...

    Authors: Reza Basiri, Karim Manji, Philip M. LeLievre, John Toole, Faith Kim, Shehroz S. Khan and Milos R. Popovic
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:12
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) can be used in rehabilitation to aid or improve function in people with paralysis. In clinical settings, it is common practice to use transcutaneous electrodes to apply ...

    Authors: Melissa Marquez-Chin, Zia Saadatnia, Yu-Chen Sun, Hani E. Naguib and Milos R. Popovic
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2024 23:10
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Gait impairments in Parkinson’s disease (PD) are treated with dopaminergic medication or deep-brain stimulation (DBS), although the magnitude of the response is variable between individuals. Computer vision-ba...

    Authors: Andrea Sabo, Andrea Iaboni, Babak Taati, Alfonso Fasano and Carolina Gorodetsky
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:120
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. It is difficult to create intuitive methods of controlling prosthetic limbs, often resulting in abandonment. Peripheral nerve interfaces can be used to convert motor intent into commands to a prosthesis. The E...

    Authors: Taseen Jawad, Ryan G. L. Koh and José Zariffa
    Citation: BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2023 22:118
    Content type: Research Published on:

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. 

Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select "International Conference on Aging, Innovation and Rehabilitation (ICAIR)" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.