Overview

Addresses an Emerging Shift in Developing Countries The authors and contributors of Ambient Assisted Living have recognized that the demographic profile is changing in many developing countries and have factored in an inversion of the demographic pyramid. The technology of ambient assisted living (AAL), supports the elderly and disabled in their daily routines to allow for safe and independent living for as long as possible. Dedicated to ambient intelligence-electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people-Ambient Assisted Living highlights the technologies that center on the needs of these special interest groups, such as the elderly or people with disabilities. Beneficial to students, practitioners, and users of ambient assisted living (AAL), this text compiles scattered information on the subject, outlines the most important and significant work in related literature, and covers the latest hardware and software for ergonomic design pertaining to AAL. From inception to implementation, the text assesses what has been produced and researched so far and looks for trends and clues for the future. It reviews literature on AAL published since 2007 and describes the main features and areas of products or systems that interlink and improve new or existing technologies and systems. This text: * Provides extensive coverage of the applications, software, and information management for AAL * Contains an overview of the concepts related to AAL * Includes a comprehensive review of the state of the art on pervasive and mobile health (m-health) applications * Describes a set of projects and work with scientific relevance in AAL * Introduces a framework focused on the monitoring and assistance of elderly persons living alone * Discusses a prospective study on technological systems for people with cognitive disabilities Ambient Assisted Living highlights technologies that adapt to the user rather than the user adapting to the technology. This text proposes technologies that can enable assisted persons to live independently for longer and reduce the need for long-term care.

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Author:   Nuno M. Garcia ,  Joel Jose P.C Rodrigues ,  Dirk Christian Elias ,  Miguel Sales Dias
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
ISBN:  

9781439869857

ISBN 10:   1439869855
Pages:   777
Publication Date:   11 May 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Electronic book text
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Table of Contents

Ambient Assisted Living-From Technology to Intervention Nuno M Garcia, Paula Sousa, and Virginie Felizardo Section I Review, State of the Art, and AAL Concepts Characterization and Classification of Existing Ambient Assisted Living Systems: A Systematic Literature Review Alexandra Queiros, Anabela G Silva, Joaquim Alvarelhao, Antonio Teixeira, and Nelson Pacheco Rocha Pervasive and Mobile Health Care Applications Bruno M C Silva, Joel J P C Rodrigues, and Ivo M C de M Lopes A Review of Monitoring and Assisted Therapeutic Technology for AAL Applications Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Virginie Felizardo, and Nuno M Garcia Implementing Best Evidence-Based Practice into Ambient Assisted Living Solutions: From User Outcome Research to Best Social Practices Gerard Nguyen, Bruno Colin, Dominique Lemoult, Francois Sigwald, Daniel Thiollier, and Alain Krivitzky A Demonstration Case on the Derivation of Process-Level Logical Architectures for Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystems Nuno Santos, Juliana Teixeira, Antonio Pereira, Nuno Ferreira, Ana Lima, Ricardo Simoes, and Ricardo J Machado Section II Communications in AAL Enabling AAL Wireless Data Transmission in Home Automation Networks Nils Langhammer and Rudiger Kays Mobility and Multihoming Data Transmission Protocols Joao C Silva, Artur Arsenio, and Nuno M Garcia Power-Aware Communication in Body Area Networks Hassan Ghasemzadeh and Roozbeh Jafari Wireless Systems Applied to e-Health: Radio-Planning, Energy Efficiency, and System Integration Francisco Falcone, Antonio Lopez-Martin, Carlos Fernandez-Valdivielso, Luis Serrano, Santiago Led, and Miguel Martinez Espronceda Section III AAL Applications to Specific Areas Video Care Services: AAL Solution for Dementia Support-State of the Art of Research and Intervention Jorge Nunes Monteiro, Liliana Dias, and Susana Espadaneira Telemedicine Scenario for Elderly People with Comorbidity Cesar P Galvez-Barron, Maged N Kamel Boulos, Sandra Prescher, Carlos Abellan Cano, Emilio Suarez Ortega, Ada Font Tio, Jordi Morales Gras, Karol O'Donovan, Marta Diaz Boladeras, Friedrich Kohler, and Alejandro Rodriguez-Molinero A Framework for Monitoring and Assisting Seniors with Memory Disabilities Paulo Novais, Davide Carneiro, Angelo Costa, and Ricardo Costa Ambient Assisted Living-From Technology to Intervention Paulo Freitas, Paulo Menezes, and Jorge Dias Innovative Solutions for Inclusion of Totally Blind People Michal Choras, Rafal Kozik, Salvatore D'Antonio, Giulio Iannello, Andreas Jedlitschka, Klaus Miesenberger, Luca Vollero, and Adam Woloszczuk Section IV Business Models and Study Cases A Business Model for Ambient Assisted Living Solutions Henrique O'Neill and Jose Duarte Realinho Social Innovations and Emerging Business Models in the Field of Ambient Assisted Living: Reflection on a Pilot Project Katrin Schneiders and Ralf Lindert The Living Usability Lab Architecture: Support for the Development and Evaluation of New Ambient Assisted Living Services for the Elderly Antonio Teixeira, Nelson Pacheco Rocha, Carlos Pereira, Joaquim Sousa Pinto, Miguel Sales Dias, Claudio Teixeira, Miguel Oliveira e Silva, Alexandra Queiros, Flavio Ferreira, and Andre Oliveira Promoting Independent Living and Recreation in Life through Ambient Assisted Living Technology Angelo Costa, Juliana Teixeira, Nuno Santos, Ricardo Vardasca, Jose Eduardo Fernandes, Ricardo J Machado, Paulo Novais, and Ricardo Simoes Section V AAL Research Topics From Data to Knowledge: Towards Clinical Machine Learning Automation Nuno Pombo, Kouamana Bousson, and Pedro Araujo Soft Computing Drug Administration in the Ambient Assisted Living Environment Filipe Quinaz, Paulo Fazendeiro, Miguel Castelo-Branco, and Pedro Araujo Semantic Framework for Context-Aware Monitoring of Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystems Lyazid Sabri, Abdelghani Chibani, Yacine Amirat, Gian Piero Zarri, and Patrick Gatellier Collaborative Ecosystem Architecture for Ambient Assisted Living Luis M Camarinha-Matos, Joao Rosas, Ana Ines Oliveira, and Filipa Ferrada Social Ambient Intelligence for Assisted Living: Social Context, Networking, and Privacy Antonio Sapuppo and Boon-Chong Seet WeCare: Cooperating with Older People in the Design and Evaluation of Online Social Networking Services Marc Steen, Mari Ervasti, Marja Harjumaa, Sarah Bourke, Victor Hernandez, Marlou Min, and Sharon Prins Ergonomics and Sustainable Engineering: Important Features to Develop Human Sensitivity-Based Projects Oscar Alejandro Vasquez Bernal Index

Reviews

One of the most informative books, that includes almost all recent advances and technologies as well as aspects of AAL, in smart environments of today. The book, drives the readers' minds for more scientific inspirations in the era of Peta, within AAL context. -Dr. Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis the book seeks to show AAL technologies from its inception to implementation. It can help to disseminate them. The book will be an important way to communicate important AAL concepts. This book is an important contribution in the field of AAL. The contents and structure are adequate for its publication. -Miguel Lopez-Coronado, Department of Signal Theory and Communications The main strengths of the book are that it covers the latest development of AAL and the comprehensive review on AAL including the concept, application, software, system, services, and many others. The text is easy for the readers to follow. It is valuable material for students, developers and researchers that are interested in working on AAL to gain a good overview and insights, thereby to quickly identify the opportunities where they can make novel contributions. -Qi Zhang, Department of Engineering, Aarhus University

Author Information

Nuno M. Garcia holds a PhD in computer science engineering from the University of Beira Interior (UBI, Covilha, Portugal) (2008). He is assistant professor at UBI and invited associate professor at the Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Lisbon, Portugal). He was founder and is coordinator of the Assisted Living Computing and Telecommunications Laboratory (ALLab), a research group within the Instituto de Telecomunicacoes at UBI. He was also co-founder and is coordinator of the BSAFE LAB - Law enforcement, Justice and Public Safety Research and Technology Transfer Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory in UBI. He is the coordinator of the Cisco Academy at UBI and head of EyeSeeLab in EyeSee Lda. (Lisbon, Portugal). He is also chair of the COST Action IC1303 AAPELE - Architectures, Algorithms and Platforms for Enhanced Living Environments. Joel J.P.C. Rodrigues is a professor in the Department of Informatics of the University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal, and senior researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal. He received the habilitation in computer science and engineering from the University of Haute Alsace, France; a PhD in informatics engineering; an MSc from the University of Beira Interior; and a five-year BSc (licentiate) in informatics engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His main research interests include sensor networks, e-health, e-learning, vehicular delay-tolerant networks, and mobile and ubiquitous computing. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal on E-Health and Medical Communications, the editor-in-chief of the Recent Advances on Communications and Networking Technology, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Multimedia Information Systems, and editorial board member of several journals.

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