Hossein S. Zadeh

Hossein S. Zadeh, Ph.D. was a senior IT manager and management consultant, before he turned to research. He currently holds the position of a Science Team Leader at the Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) of the Australian Governmnent. His research interests include multidimensional optimization, decision support, healthcare, and evolutionary algorithms. Throughout his career, he has held several teaching and research requests in Hongkong, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden. Hossein is the recipient of the University Team Teaching Award and the University Certificate of Achievement in Innovative. In 2010, he was awarded the prestigious IBM Faculty Award. He is reviewer of several prominent journals and conferences.

Many developed societies are confronting significant social and economic implications due to rapidly ageing populations and related health issues. Pervasive technology offers the potential to significantly optimise decision making in the healthcare system and enhance the responsiveness of care for the elderly particularly for early intervention. The Schoeller project can potentially revolutionise critical care systems by integrating intelligent systems with new developments in smart fabrics. These can bring about significant transformation of healthcare paradigms and enhance preventative and on-time healthcare services, which can have a radical and positive effect for the society and businesses.