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Smart Environments and Ambient Assisted Living
Smart Environments Research GroupComputer Science Research Institute
Prof. Chris [email protected]
Overview
Who we are and what do we do.
What resources do we have.
What experience
have we had in AAL.
What is our short-medium term strategy.
The Smart Home Paradigm
CD Nugent, ICT in the elderly and dementia, Aging and Mental Health, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 473-476, 2007.
Research Areas
Smart Environments
Information Visualisation & Management
AssistiveTechnologies
Mobile Applications
Activity/Behaviour
Recognition
MathematicalModelling
AutonomicComputing
Wearable Assistive Robotics
Clinical Research Areas
Clinical Domain Areas of Research Clinical Partner
Dementia Technologies to support remembering,
social contact, activities of pleasure and
safety.
Belfast City Hospital
Alzheimer’s Society (Northern Ireland),
Northern Trust, Utah State University,
University of Utah
Chronic Pain, Stroke,
CHF and COPD
Home based self reporting and self-
management
Bath Pain Management Unit
Sheffield University
Ageing Technologies to support independent living Belfast City Hospital
Northern Trust, South Eastern Health
and Social Care Trust
Autism Home based assessment of autistic children Fondazione Stella Maris, PEAT
Cardiology 12-lead ECG analysis, body surface potential
mapping and smart garments
Royal Victoria Hospital
Erasmus Medical Centre
Cardiovascular Research Institute (Utah)
EEG Analysis ABR processing Cedar Foundation
Parkinson’s Disease Monitoring of tremors Belfast City Hospital
Parkinson’s Walk in Clinic
Sensorised Kitchen Environment
Assistive Technologies Everyday Technologies
Support for Carers
Self-Management
Exemplar Research Projects
TAUT
Ambient Assisted Living
PIA
Core Research Themes
Data visualisation
and rule creation
Usability testing
Data
collection
and analysis
Healthcare apps
Impact of Group
Gained experience in broad range of Connected Health areas which are transferable.
Established technical roadmap based on findings from evaluations.
Self-management
Technology adoption models
Behavioural Analysis
Transferred knowledge into health and social care domain.
Transferred results into commercial sector.
Established network of Regional, National and International collaborators (industrial, healthcare and academic).
Summary
Research agenda from a technical perspective:
• Activity recognition in intelligent environments.
• Mobile based applications.
Research agenda from an applied perspective:
• Self management of long term chronic conditions.
• Technology adoption models.
Align with Connected Health Innovation Centre (CHIC).
Embed strategies for impact within research.
Increase stakeholder involvement.
www.serg.ulster.ac.uk
@SERG_UU
Thank you.
