Metrology for Sustainability

The concept of Sustainability, which entails the conscious and careful management of available resources, has emerged as a necessity to ensure that future generations can meet their needs as people do today. In particular, Sustainability has gained significant relevance across various spheres of human activity, including Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). However, ICTs are a double-edge sword for sustainability: they are fundamental tools for developing and implementing more sustainable processes and products; nevertheless, the very use of ICTs has its own environmental impact. Measurement systems are relevant manifestations of ICTs; hence, it becomes crucial for the Scientific Community to address the sustainability of measurement systems and their impact on the environment.

The balance between sustainability and measurement becomes a multifaceted issue especially when it comes to healthcare. In fact, in biomedical engineering and in medicine in general, the importance of the objective (i.e. patient care) generally overshadows other issues, including the sustainability of the biomedical monitoring solutions that are being employed. For example, this applies to solutions such as telemedicine and remote monitoring, whose advantages are indisputable, but at the same time the pervasiveness of the required ICTs raises concerns about the environmental impact of new solutions in medicine. Similarly, the accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI)-based diagnostic and monitoring tools in biomedical applications is extremely important; still, from a sustainability-wise point of view, it is necessary to weigh the pros of obtaining accurate measurement results against the cost of the extensive computation required for training AI systems.

Starting from these considerations, the 1^st edition of the IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Sustainability represents an international meeting place in the world of research in the field of metrology for sustainability involving a discussion on the state-of-the-art issues that require a joint approach by experts, researchers, operators, and decision-makers by presenting the most innovative solutions in the fields of metrology and sustainability from a scientific and technological point of view. While particular focus is given to the sustainability in biomedical applications and monitoring systems, the Workshop covers all aspects of sustainability measurement concerning but not limited to energy, climate change, pollution, resource depletion, regulatory compliance, and policy implementation.

The Program Committee is inviting Extended Abstracts (from 4 to 5 pages) for the IEEE MetroSustainability 2025 Workshop.

Interested researchers, academics, practitioners and industry partners are invited to submit extended abstracts for the Workshop. Papers that involve joint authorship with students, industry and community partners are encouraged. Early career researchers and research students are also encouraged to contribute papers.

All contributions will be peer-reviewed and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

Extended versions of presented papers are eligible for post publication.