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Enhancing Unobtrusive Home Technology Systems with a Virtual Assistant for Mood and Social Monitoring

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Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing & Ambient Intelligence (UCAmI 2023) (UCAmI 2023)

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As the global population ages, there is a growing need for support in daily activities among older individuals. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have the potential to ease caregiver responsibilities and worries and enhance the independence of older individuals. The objective of this study is to enrich traditional indoor monitoring systems, which mainly focus on safety and functional aspects, with features that consider both the needs of the caregivers and those of the monitored person. A triangulation of methods approach is employed, utilizing personas, surveys, and interviews to identify both parties’ specific needs and preferences and guide the selection of suitable technologies. Results recognize the importance of addressing the mood and social needs of the monitored persons and consider the barriers that hinder the installation of such systems due to privacy and independence concerns. A general framework is presented, which extends traditional monitoring systems to incorporate these additional needs.

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  1. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Giovanna Viana Mundstock Freitas, Kelly Xu, Marta Conte, Anita Colombo, Senja Pöyhönen & Marco Ajovalasit

  2. TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kelly Xu

  3. South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences - Xamk, Tampere, Finland

    Senja Pöyhönen

  4. Department of Electronics Information and Bioengineering, Politenico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Sara Comai & Fabio Salice

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Comai, S. et al. (2023). Enhancing Unobtrusive Home Technology Systems with a Virtual Assistant for Mood and Social Monitoring. In: Bravo, J., Urzáiz, G. (eds) Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing & Ambient Intelligence (UCAmI 2023). UCAmI 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 835. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48306-6_8

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