Marcelino Cabrera

Personal Information

Information Society
eApplications
eHealth, eInclusion, Active Ageing, Social Computing
Scientific Officer. Senior Researcher
marcelino.cabrera@ec.europa.eu
+34 954 488 362 - 284
+34 954 488 208
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Job description at IPTS

Senior Researcher - Project management

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Fields of Competence

  • eHealth
  • The Ageing Society
  • eInclusion
  • Social Computing
  • eLearning
  • Cybersecurity
  • Informatics management, Web technologies, Databases, Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
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    Selected Publications

    Recent Publications

    Technical Reports, Articles and Book chapters
     
    • 2009, M. Cabrera and N. Malanowski (editors) et al. Information and Communication Technologies for Active Ageing. Challenges and Opportunities. Book.
    • 2008, From Applications to Policies: ICT-based independent living services in the EU. Article in Electronic Markets 
    • 2008, Active Ageing and the Potential of ICT for Learning. Technical Report.
    • 2007, Public Procurement for the Promotion of R&D and Innovation in ICT (co-author). Technical Report.
    • 2007, User Needs in ICT Research for Independent Living, with a Focus on Health Aspects. Technical Report.
    • 2007, The Future of ICT and Learning in the Knowledge Society. Technical Report.
    • 2006, Converging Applications for Active Ageing Policy (co-author). Article.
    • 2006, TIC y Discapacidad: Dependencia y Diversidad (co-author). Book.
    • 2006, Revisiting eInclusion from Vision to Action (co-author). Technical Report.
    • 2005, Towards Virtual Physiological Human. Multilevel Model and Simulation of the Hman Anatomy and Physiology (co-editor). White Paper.
    • 2005, The Contribution of Converging Applications for Active Ageing, in Report of the Conference and Roundtable of EPTA on Converging Technologies.
    • 2005, Biometrics at the Frontiers: Assessing the Impact on Society (co-author). Technical Report.
    • 2005, eHealth in 2010: Realising a Knowledge-based Approach to Healthcare in the EU – Challenges for the Ambient Care System. Technical Report.
    • 2005, Sociability versus Individualism in the Ageing Society (co-author). Book chapter in 'Ambient Intelligence. The evolution of technology, communication and cognition towards the future of human-computer interaction'.
    • 2004, The Thematic Cluster's oucomes, base on the eEurope Expert Section Meeting in Seville, October 2004
    • 2004, Location-based Healthcare Services (co-author). Article.
    • 2004, IPTS Report special issue Aspects of eHealth. Editorial: eHealth and the Ageing Society (editor)
    • 2003, Chronic diseases and the use of Information Society Technologies: The case of HIV/Aids. Article.
    • 2003, HIV+ women and the Information Society. Article.
    • 2002, HIV/Aids in the Information Society, PhD Paper.
    • 2001, Adoption of Knowledge Management in Europe: the Challenge for Research & Technological Development. Article.
    • 2001, Future Bottlenecks in the Information Society (co-author). Technical Report.

    Recent oral presentations

    • The potential of Social Computing for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases, at the Medicine 2.0 Conference, Toronto, September 2008
    • Scenarios for ICT-enabled New Models of HealthCare, at the ePractice workshop on Health Management, June 2008
    • Active Ageing: ICT for Learning. In the ePractice workshop eInclusio: Ageing well in the Knowledge Society, April 2008
    • Social Computing for Health in an Ageing Context at the European Conference "Social Inclusion and Health Care Provisions in European Regions: Policies and Instruments for Socio-health Care Inclusion, Perugia (Italy), (co-author). December 2007
    • Computación Social y Aplicaciones en Salud, at InforSalud 2008, May 2008
    • Active Ageing: ICT for Learning, in 4th Meeting of the  i2010 eInclusion Sub-Group, April 2007, Istanbul (co-author)
    • Interview in DiarioMedico "La web 2.0 dotará de más valor a los usuarios". November 2007
    • Web 2.0: what’s in it for e-government and e-participation, in eParticipation consultation workshop, Feb 2007 Brussels (editor)
    • Outlook for ICT and Ageing, in The 3rd Experts Meeting of the i2010 eInclusion Subgroup ICT & Ageing, January 2007, Brussels (co-author)
    • Interview in Diario Médico El 'web 2.0' dotará de más valor a los usuarios, September 2007
    • Active Ageing: ICT for Learning. Results from an IPTS expert workshop held in Seville, 26-27 February 2007, in the 2nd E-Inclusion Partnership Meeting, March 2007, Brussels (co-author)
    • A vision for future learning with ICT and Web2.0, in EDEN Annual Conference: New Learning2.0, June 2007, Naples (co-author)
    • Mapping Key Concepts for Future eHealth Strategies in the Context of an Ageing Society, in eHealth 2006 Conference, May 2006, Malaga (co-author)
    • Current Research Challenges in Europe on eGovernment, eHealth and eLearning, Workshop on 'Next Steps in Developing IS Services in the New Member States: the cases of eGovernment, eHealth and eLearning', Seville, 23-24 January 2006 (co-author)
    • ICT for Health: Independent Living Services, in ICEG EC Growth and Jobs Conference, April 2006, Budapest (co-author)
    • Report on expert workshop 'Towards Virtual Physiological Human'. In: FIMH (Fucntional Imaging for Modelling the Heart) Conference, 01/06/2005
    • eHealth: a set of challenges and opportunities. In: ETNO markets and technologies trends meeting, 21/04/2005
    • Services for the public good: eHealth. In: FISTE days in DG Information Society and Media, 7/04/2005
    • Salud como Aplicación Emergente. In: Jornadas: Convergencia Ciencia-Tecnología. Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 01/03/2005
    • Servicios para la vida independiente - Aspectos socio-tecnológicos
      In: Seminario sobre Aspectos Tecnológicos en Servicios de Telemedicina para la Hospitalización Domiciliaria y Cuidado de Ancianos.
      Red Telemedicina and Public University of Navarra.
    • ICTs for Health in an Aging Society. In: Visionair seminarie 'Smart aging: uitdaging en opportuniteit voor nieuwe technologieën'. Leuven.
    • AmI for Independent Living. In: Ambient Intelligence: In the Service of Man?
      Societal aspects of AmI in the field of health and surveillance, Eusai 04 Conference, Eindhoven.
    • AmI@Life: Cartografía de tecnologías ambientales para la vida cotidiana - Salud
      Implicaciones del escenario 'Sunny retirement'. In 'Encuentro Telemedicina, salud y Futuro.
      Escuela de Verano de Salud Pública
    • eHealth in 2010: Meeting the Lisbon Objectives with AmI. In ICT for Health Unit Consultation meeting
    • 2004, eHealth in 2010: Meeting the Lisbon Objectives with AmI.
    • 2003, eHealth for an ageing society. Oral presentation.
    • 2003, Towards an Ambient Intelligence Healthcare System in Europe (co-author).

    Forthcoming

    • eHealth in the New Member States and Candidate Countries. Report.
    • Independent living services and Active Ageing. Report.

    To request copies, please contact Marcelino.Cabrera@ec.europa.eu

     

     

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    Previous Professional Experience

    • Scientific Officer, Information Society Unit - IPTS.
    • Joint Research Centre, IPTS - European Commission. Systems and Mail Administrator and Webmaster.
    • Directorate-General for Development - European Commission. Systems and Mail Administrator.
    • Translation Service, European Commission. Support and training, Informatics Unit. Local Systems Administrator.
    • El Pilar School, Madrid. Mathematics teacher.
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    Education

  • DEA - Information and Knowledge Society PhD Programme, Open University of Catalonia and Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. University of Seville
  • Master courses in International Relations. C.E.R.I.S. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • BA (Honours) in Mathematics and Computer Science. Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
  • Degree in Informatics. Chambre de Commerce - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Social Work: Institut des Sciences Humaines Appliquées, Brussels, Belgium
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (3 years).
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