Reshaping the e-health landscape: how interdisciplinary research drives innovation in broadband applications

High-speed broadband provides a platform for a wide range of applications, including ehealth. The development of e-health applications has to take into account diverse bodies of knowledge, from the appropriate configuration of network technologies through to the clinical deployment of new treatments. Thus, interdisciplinary research is central to e-health. The Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) was established at the University of Melbourne to support interdisciplinary research that leverages the benefits of ubiquitous highspeed broadband networks, such as the emerging National Broadband Network. Research into health and wellbeing is central to the Institute. This paper discusses how interdisciplinary research drives the development of e-health solutions focusing specifically on three case studies - stroke rehabilitation, mental health, and education and training.