Ambient Assisted Living

Herausgeber: Garcia, Nuno M; Rodrigues, Joel Jose P C

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written for students, practitioners and users of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), this comprehensive reference covers methods, concepts, systems, devices, and services that provide unobtrusive support for the daily needs of an assisted person. The reference also provides extensive coverage of applications, software, and information management for AAL, as well as coverage of the latest hardware and software for ergonomic design pertaining to AAL. A key concept covered within the reference is ambient intelligence, which refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people. References are provided at the end of each chapter for additional study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 777
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1551g
• ISBN-13: 9781439869840
• ISBN-10: 1439869847
• Artikelnr.: 32845834

Autorenporträt

Nuno M. Garcia holds a PhD in computer science engineering from the University of Beira Interior (UBI, Covilhã, Portugal) (2008). He is assistant professor at UBI and invited associate professor at the Universidade Lusófona 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 Telecomunicações 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, Covilhã, Portugal, and senior researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Ambient Assisted Living-From Technology to Intervention. Section I Review,
State of the Art, and AAL Concepts. Characterization and Classification of
Existing Ambient Assisted Living Systems: A Systematic Literature Review.
Pervasive and Mobile Health Care Applications. A Review of Monitoring and
Assisted Therapeutic Technology for AAL Applications. Implementing Best
Evidence-Based Practice into Ambient Assisted Living Solutions: From User
Outcome Research to Best Social Practices. A Demonstration Case on the
Derivation of Process-Level Logical Architectures for Ambient Assisted
Living Ecosystems. Section II Communications in AAL. Enabling AAL Wireless
Data Transmission in Home Automation Networks. Mobility and Multihoming
Data Transmission Protocols. Power-Aware Communication in Body Area
Networks. Wireless Systems Applied to e-Health: Radio-Planning, Energy
Efficiency, and System Integration. Section III AAL Applications to
Specific Areas. Video Care Services: AAL Solution for Dementia
Support-State of the Art of Research and Intervention. Telemedicine
Scenario for Elderly People with Comorbidity. A Framework for Monitoring
and Assisting Seniors with Memory Disabilities. Ambient Assisted
Living-From Technology to Intervention. Innovative Solutions for Inclusion
of Totally Blind People. Section IV Business Models and Study Cases. A
Business Model for Ambient Assisted Living Solutions. Social Innovations
and Emerging Business Models in the Field of Ambient Assisted Living:
Reflection on a Pilot Project. The Living Usability Lab Architecture:
Support for the Development and Evaluation of New Ambient Assisted Living
Services for the Elderly. Promoting Independent Living and Recreation in
Life through Ambient Assisted Living Technology. Section V AAL Research
Topics. From Data to Knowledge: Towards Clinical Machine Learning
Automation. Soft Computing Drug Administration in the Ambient Assisted
Living Environment. Semantic Framework for Context-Aware Monitoring of
Ambient Assisted Living Ecosystems. Collaborative Ecosystem Architecture
for Ambient Assisted Living. Social Ambient Intelligence for Assisted
Living: Social Context, Networking, and Privacy. WeCare: Cooperating with
Older People in the Design and Evaluation of Online Social Networking
Services. Ergonomics and Sustainable Engineering: Important Features to
Develop Human Sensitivity-Based Projects. Index.