TY  - CONF
T1  - GiraffPlus: Combining social interaction and long term monitoring for promoting independent living
A1  - Coradeschi, Silvia
A1  - Cesta, Amedeo
A1  - Cortellessa, Gabriella
A1  - Coraci, Luca
A1  - Gonzalez-Jimenez, Javier
A1  - Karlsson, Lars
A1  - Furfari, Francesco
A1  - Loufti, Amy
A1  - Orlandini, Andrea
A1  - Palumbo, Filippo
A1  - Pecora, Federico
A1  - Rump, Stephen Von
A1  - Stimec, Ales
A1  - Ulberg, Jonas
A1  - Otslund, B.
TI  - Human System Interaction (HSI)
Y1  - 2013
SP  - 578
EP  - 585
CY  - Gdansk, Poland
SN  - 978-1-4673-5635-0
SN  - 2158-2246
M2  - doi: 10.1109/HSI.2013.6577883
N2  - Early detection and adaptive support to changing individual needs related to ageing is an important challenge in today's society. In this paper we present a system called GiraffPlus that aims at addressing such a challenge and is developed in an on-going European project. The system consists of a network of home sensors that can be automatically configured to collect data for a range of monitoring services; a semi-autonomous telepresence robot; a sophisticated context recognition system that can give high-level and long term interpretations of the collected data and respond to certain events; and personalized services delivered through adaptive user interfaces for primary users. The system performs a range of services including data collection and analysis of long term trends in behaviors and physiological parameters (e.g. relating to sleep or daily activity); warnings, alarms and reminders; and social interaction through the telepresence robot. The latter is based on the Giraff telepresence robot, which is already in place in a number of homes. A distinctive aspect of the project is that the GiraffPlus system will be installed and evaluated in at least 15 homes of elderly people. This paper provides a general overview of the GiraffPlus system and its evaluation.
ER  -