This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Goods, GOODTECHS 2023, held in Leiria, Portugal, during October 18-20, 2023. The 13 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: designing, implementing, deploying, operating, and evaluating smart objects and technologies for social benefit.

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Computer Science and Information Technology.- Zero Configuration Comfort and Accessibility in Smart Environments.- The impact of the evolution of Operating Systems on older Web Applications.- Method for Evaluating the Performance of Web-Based APIs.- Application of Traditional and Deep Learning Algorithms for Sentiment Analysis of Global Warming Tweets.- 3D Simulation and Comparative Analysis of Immune System Cell Micro-Level Responses in Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality Environments.- Developing a 3D Laparoscopy Training Application to Assess the Eicacy in Virtual Reality Environments.- Collaborating with Agents in Architectural Design and Decision-Making Process: Top-down and Bottom-up Case Studies Using Reinforcement Learning.- Health Technology and Medicine.- 5G and IoT for Intelligent Healthcare: AI and Machine Learning Approaches A review.- Experience of Visually-Impaired Children in the Enjoyment of Cartoons.- A review of wearable sensor patches for patientmonitoring.- Enhancing Student Well-being: the Impact of a Mindful-ness-Based Program (Mind7+) on Stress, Anxiety, Sleep Quality, and Social Interactions in a sample of Portuguese University Students.- Algorithm for Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Failure using CPET Biosignals via SVM and Wavelet Transforms.- Meal Suggestions for Caregivers and Indecisive Individuals Without a Set Food Plan.