Despite its proven potential for systemic change, large-scale investment (both public and private) in sustainable homes still faces barriers, often caused by insecurity about personal, societal and financial returns on investment and a lack of clarity about concrete elements of sustainable age-friendly living environments and...
Activity Recognition is an active research topic focused on detecting human actions and behaviours in smart environments. In most cases, the use of data-driven models aim to relate data from sensors to an activity through a model developed by a supervised approach. In this work,...
Newsletter in English (click here) La newsletter in italiano (clicca qui) Third Italian pilot site newsletter PHARAON CELEBRATES ONE YEAR One year has just passed from the beginning of the Project and considering what happened during 2020 it has been very hard and challenging. Nevertheless, we never stopped working...
On December 1st 2020, the Italian pilot was presented at the XI Forum Italiano of Ambient Assisted Living (ForItAAL) by Laura Fiorini, the Italian pilot coordinator. The forum aims to bring together active scholars and experts of Ambient Assisted Living representing a unique occasion to...
Pharaon Partner Carina Dantas was a keynote speaker at the DSAI 2020 online conference – the 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion on 4 December 2020. The Pharaon Ethics Chair presented “No excuses – keep investing in wellbeing...
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the important role that ICT plays during lockdowns and when restrictions are imposed on citizens. ICT are essential for working from home, serve to diminish social distance and avoid isolation. The pandemic has also exposed weaknesses in European health and...
The Italian pilot of the Pharaon project organised a second stakeholder webinar on 1st of December. The first webinar had focused on social sector representatives, whereas the latest edition engaged stakeholders from universities and the research world. It was another important opportunity to discuss and grow because a...
Technological innovations have the potential to support the ageing society, by providing tools to improve quality of life, overall health, preserving independence and reducing loneliness. Acceptance of such innovations and long-term user engagement, however, depends highly on a proper fit between the technology and different...
Pharaon Coordinator Filippo Cavallo, BioRobotics Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy, and Cáritas Coimbra, represented by its Innovation Director, Carina Dantas participated in the Sustainable Housing Supporting Health and Well-being Workshop on the 4th day of the “Sustainable Places 2020” digital conference. The workshop brought together...
Longer life expectancies in Europe present a clear success of our society, but also requires addressing the associated care needs of a rapidly ageing population with limited resources. This demographic trend has intensified in recent decades, forcing adjustments to the traditional human-intensive approach to assistance...