Virtual Center for the Elderly: Lessons Learned

Authors:
Laura M. Roa;Javier Reina-Tosina;Miguel A. Estudillo
Affiliations:
Biomedical Engineering Group, University of Seville, and Network Center of Biomedical Research in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN),;Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications, University of Seville, Seville, Spain 41092 and Network Center of Biomedical Research in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN),;Network Center of Biomedical Research in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), and Biomedical Engineering Group, University of Seville,
Venue:
IWANN '09 Proceedings of the 10th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks: Part II: Distributed Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Soft Computing, and Ambient Assisted Living
Year:
2009

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Abstract

We present the main methodological guidelines followed during the Virtual Center for Elderly People project. This is a pilot experience of a telehealthcare platform for the elderly, capable of providing personalized medical care through the use of ambient intelligence. The focus of the project was the personalization of the service and the real-time knowledge generation from a distributed architecture including a sensor layer and computational models. The applied methodology is based on design-for-all philosophy, which we consider a successful approach to optimize cost-effectiveness, when the personalization is a requirement.