IEEE MHTC is a cross-discipline conference for presenting, discussing, and developing technological solutions to social challenges.
MHTC attracts presenters and attendees who work to satisfy the needs of populations affected by poverty, disaster, environmental change, and other impacts, resulting in unmet or underserved needs.
In order to create and promote sustainable, holistic humanitarian solutions, this conference focuses on technological solutions complemented by an integrated understanding of broader contexts such as economics, policy, culture, and the environment. MHTC welcomes participation from individuals and organizations from technical and non-technical backgrounds, including engineers, scientists, academics, small businesses, corporations, philanthropists, foundations, and government and non-government organizations.
The Conference is presented in the following tracks:
- Energy—infrastructure and off-grid power, renewable, transportation, energy harvesting, green technologies, smart grid lighting, cooking & heating.
- Health—medical technology, telemedicine, mobile care, primary care, Biomedical instrumentation, biotechnology, bioinformatics.
- Disaster technological assistance, connectivity, and communication—disaster warning and avoidance, disaster response, disaster management, networks, remote communication, and communication technologies.
- Humanitarian challenges and opportunities—education, housing, supply chain & distribution, business development, vulnerable groups.
- Environmental Monitoring—clean water, pollution, sanitation, irrigation, farming practices & agricultural technologies, climate change.
- E-Services for the masses—eGovernance, mGovernance, mobile banking, mobile microfinance, e-education, electronic personal security.
- Frugal innovation—Innovation in low-cost technology applications, low-cost development, low-cost manufacturing, open-source hardware and software, and crowdsourcing.
- Emerging technologies for humanitarian applications—ubiquitous computing, ubiquitous communication, Internet of things, wireless sensor networks, 3D printing, Big data, cloud computing, circuits, and systems.
While the main topics of the track are defined, submissions on related areas that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field are also welcome. We invite you to submit your proposal!
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