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SOPRANO – An Ambient Assisted Living System for Supporting Older People at Home

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SOPRANO (Service-oriented programmable smart environments for Older Europeans) is a EU-funded project to develop an ambient assisted living (AAL) system to enhance the lives of frail and disabled older people. SOPRANO uses pervasive technologies such as sensors, actuators, smart interfaces, and artificial intelligence to create a more supportive home environment. SOPRANO provides additional safety and security, supporting independent living and social participation and improving quality of life. The paper describes the user-driven approach to research and development within the SOPRANO project and presents results that have emerged from this iterative process. The paper concludes by discussing benefits of the user-driven approach and future plans for system demonstration and large-scale field trials.

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  1. Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, #2800 – 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 5K3

    Andrew Sixsmith, Sonja Meuller, Felicitas Lull, Michael Klein, Ilse Bierhoff, Sarah Delaney & Robert Savage

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  1. Institut TELECOM/TELECOM SudParis, Handicom Lab., 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex, France

    Mounir Mokhtari  & Jérémy Bauchet  & 

  2. Institute of Telecooperation, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Ismail Khalil

  3. Telecommunication Network and Services Department, HANDICOM Lab., Institut TELECOM & Management SudParis, 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex, France

    Daqing Zhang

  4. School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB, Co. Antrim, UK

    Chris Nugent

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Sixsmith, A. et al. (2009). SOPRANO – An Ambient Assisted Living System for Supporting Older People at Home. In: Mokhtari, M., Khalil, I., Bauchet, J., Zhang, D., Nugent, C. (eds) Ambient Assistive Health and Wellness Management in the Heart of the City. ICOST 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5597. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02868-7_30

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