Sessions on potential future call topics

One objective of this track is to offer the AAL Community andvarious groups of stakeholders at the AAL Forum an opportunity totake part in the preparation of future call topics. The mostimportant core elements of the AAL Joint Programme, starting fromspecific user needs, will be discussed. The results of the sessionsin track C will serve as input to the further development of theAAL Joint Programme.

Practical sessions

Two sessions in track C will be dedicated to obtaining verypractical information, with the aim of enhancing the quality ofproposals in the future. Experience from the first two calls showsthat several aspects of proposals need to be improved, inparticular the presentation of a business plan, end-userinvolvement as well as ethical issues.

The idea is to organise a kind of speed dating event.

5 possible future call themes are “dated” by the participants. Foreach theme a moderator and a notetakerare responsible. They shortly present the theme and subsequentlythe participants may ask questions as well as discuss the topic.After 15 minutes the participants will move to the nexttheme.

Moderators are NCPs or selected personsout of the call for contributions for the corresponding thematicsession.

• Theme1 Information/Learning/UserInterfaces (Moderator:Gerda Geyer.pdf, Dr., FFG Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft, Notetaker: Maud Pasquier, Ambient Assisted LivingAssociation)
• Theme2 Supply withgoods and chores – home centred everyday services (Moderator:Pekka Kahri, Tekes – FinnishFunding Agency for Technology and Innovation, Notetaker: PekkaKahri, Tekes – Finnish Funding Agency for Technology andInnovation)
• Theme3 Safety andsecurity/privacy (Moderator:Péter Hanák, Dr., Budapest University of Technology andEconomics)
• Theme4 Home Care(informal and professional care) (Moderator:Walter Aigner, HiTec Marketing, Notetaker: Christian Wehrmann, VDI/VDE-IT)
• Theme5 Mobility(moderator AxelSigmund, VDI/VDE-IT)

Chair: Maja Arnestad, AAL NCP Norway, ResearchCouncil of Norway

Pekka Kahri.pdf, Tekes – FinnishFunding Agency for Technology and Innovation: Business modelsand end-user involvement in AAL Joint Programme

Flemming Hegerstrøm.pdf, Hospital ITAS

Verena Moser-Siegmeth.pdf, Forschungsinstitut RotesKreuz: End-userinvolvement in the HERA project

ØysteinJohnsen.pdf

The session will start with an analysis of SME participation in thefirst two calls by the AAL Central Management Unit.

The following discussion will address questions such as:

How to increase SME participation in the AAL JP?

Why should an SME act as a coordinator?

How can the SMEs’ contributions to aproject be effectively evaluated?

How and why do SMEs join AALprojects?

How do SMEs innovate?

What kinds of call topics are favourable to SMEs (broad vs. narrow)?

Chair: Uli Waibel,Innovendo – Innovation meetsmarket

Round Table

• Silas Olsson, Acting Head of Unit, Ambient Assisted LivingAssociation
• Harald Korb, Prof., Vitaphone GmbH:
• Michael Brandstötter, CogVis
• Mario Hernandez, PLANET MEDIA:
• Christian Schoen, Dr., GTN
• Robbert Smit, CEO, Presence displaysbv

• Moving insidethe apartment, especially getting up from the bed, or achair,
• Personalhygiene
• Daily meals /sufficient nutrition
• Access totoilet / incontinence
• Gettingdressed, especially putting on socks and shoes

The session willstart with 3 brief invited presentations (15 min each), coveringexpertise from end-users, business and research.

Speakers arechallenged to consider the issue from

• end-users,
• businessand
• technology/research perspectives.

Note: Speakersmust not present their work and their institutions, but give inputto the session to facilitate the following discussion. Arapporteur summarises the outcomes of the open sessionregarding the topic to be discussed.

The remaining 30minutes are reserved for discussion with audience and speakers. Foreach session a notetaker will documentthe discussion as a basis for later publication of the results. Theresults of the session are supposed to be an essential input forthe development of the programme.

The sessionwill be supported with a voting system that allows for specificquestions to the whole audience. A bulletin board placed outsidethe session room will allow the audience to “post” theirstatements, hints and questions regarding a specific topic alreadybefore the session starts. Those inputs can be integrated in thedis­cussion.

Chair: HartmutStrese, Dr., VDI/VDE Innovation +Technik GmbH

Francois Pastol.pdf, ALYACOM: Smartphones benefits for psychics diseases

Riitta Vesterinen.pdf, City of Helsinki, Kustaankartano centre for elderly:Telerehabilitation for elderly clients discharged from a rehabilitationunit

Manfred Wojciechowski.pdf, Dipl.-Inf., FraunhoferInstitute for Software and SystemsEngineering: AAL Support forHome CareNetworks

ResultsC6.pdf

Life-longlearning is a requirement in a rapidly changing environment, notonly to keep up with technological developments. Therefore, olderadults should be supported in keeping up to date with developmentsin order to remain included in society. Interfaces play a majorrole in accessing new solutions.

Importantaspects are:

• Mobilizing,maintaining and sharing resources that older people master in termsof competences, experiences and knowledge
• Contributionsof older people to society – across generations as well as to theirpeers (teach, inform, help, supportothers).
• Enrichingtheir own daily life.

The session willstart with 3 brief invited presentations (15 min each), coveringexpertise from end-users, businesses andresearch.

Speakers arechallenged to consider the issue from

• anend-users,
• businessand
• technology/research perspectives.

Note: Speakersmust not present their work and their institutions, but give inputto the session to facilitate the ensuingdiscussion.

A rapporteur summarisesthe outcomes of the open session regarding the topic to bediscussed.

The remaining 30minutes are reserved for discussion with audience and speakers. Foreach session a notetaker will documentthe discussion as a basis for the later publication of the results.The results of the session are supposed to be an essential inputfor the further development of the Joint Programme.

The sessionwill be supported by a voting system that allows for specificquestions to the whole audience. A bulletin board placed outsidethe session room will allow the audience to “post” theirstatements, hints and questions regarding a specific topic alreadybefore the session starts. Those inputs can be integrated in thediscussion.

Chair: GerdaGeyer, Dr., FFG Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft

Maud Pasquier, Ambient Assisted LivingAssociation (Notetaker)

Fabio Pianesi.pdf, Dr., FBK-irst: MOBITABLE:Design and evaluation of a familiar interface fore-inclusion

Johan E Bengtsson.pdf, EhealthInnovation Centre at Luleå Universityof Technology: People withDementia as Lead Users for Easy Interaction

Franz Stieger.pdf, simon listensnon profit research organization: simon – natural language interface between end-users IKT- use cases,assistant robots and control

InstrumentalActivities of Daily Living (IADL) are, for example, mealpreparation, shopping, house cleaning, financial activities andmedication. Over the last 100 years, technical aids for homeworkhave seen significant progress: electrical devices like dishwashers, washing machines, fridges, dryers, irons, etc. have becomeavailable. For other strenuous chores like window cleaning orhanging up curtains there are so far no technological solutions onthe market. It is important to mention that impaired people havestronger needs for better household equipment. They often need moredevices, which are easier to handle, with good support and light.Problems include, for example, lifting and carrying loads (startingfrom 5 kg). The daily supply with goods is also important for olderpeople which can be a business opportunity for different serviceproviders.

The session willstart with 3 brief invited presentations (15min each), coveringexpertise from end-users, business and research.

Speakers arechallenged to consider the issue from

• end-users,
• businessand
• technology/research perspectives.

Note: Speakersmust not present their work and their institutions, but give inputto the session to facilitate the following discussion. Arapporteur summarises the outcomes of the open sessionregarding the topic to be discussed.

The remaining 30minutes are reserved for discussion with audience and speakers. Foreach session a notetaker will documentthe discussion as a basis for later publication of the results. Theresults of the session are supposed to be an essential input forthe development of the programme.

The sessionwill be supported with a voting system that allows puttingfor specific questions to the wholeaudience. A bulletin board placed outside the session room willallow the audience to “post” their statements, hints and questionsregarding a specific topic already before the session starts. Thoseinputs can be integrated in the discussion.

Chair: Pekka Kahri, Tekes – Finnish Funding Agency for Technology andInnovation

Simone Schmelzenbach.pdf, Institut für Marketing,Strategieberatung GmbH: Understandingelderly people’s problems and needs in daily life and theirexpectations towards sheltered housing withAAL-Solutions

Frank Wallhoff.pdf, Prof., Jade University:The AdaptiveAmbient Living Assistant – Bringing the end-users into the loop

Marleen van Leengoed.pdf, van Berlo Design Strategy

Notetakers:nominated persons from the national programmes

ResultsC7.pdf

To increase autonomy of older individuals, AAL solutions need to bereliable (including technological and emotional aspects). Safetyand security are therefore important issues in all AALapplications.

Studies showed that people are especially concernedabout:

• Burglary
• Leaving the house at night
• Slipping in the bathroom
• Falling in the apartment
• Forgetting to lock up the door
• Forgetting to switch off the cooker
• Being alone at home
• Forgetting to close the windows
• Water leakage etc.

However, in the long run solutions will only be accepted if privacyissues are respected and end-users remainself-determining.

The session will start with 3 brief invited presentations (15 mineach), covering expertise from end-users, business andresearch.

Speakers are challenged to consider the issue from

• end-users,
• business and
• technology/researchperspectives.

Note: Speakers must not present their work and their institutions,but give input to the session to facilitate the followingdiscussion. A rapporteur summarises theoutcomes of the open session regarding the topic to bediscussed.

The remaining 30 minutes are reserved for discussion with audienceand speakers. For each session a notetaker will document the discussion as a basisfor later publication of the results. The results of the sessionare supposed to be an essential input for the development of theprogramme.

The session will be supported with a voting system that allows forspecific questions to the whole audience. A bulletin boardplaced outside the session room will allow theaudience to “post” their statements, hints and questions regardinga specific topic already before the session starts.Thoseinputscan beintegrated in the discussion.

Chair: Hartmut Strese.pdf, Dr., VDI/VDE Innovation +Technik GmbH

Paula Könninen, Costa del Sol LivingLab and Social Service for Research and Innovation

Walter Aigner.pdf, HiTecMarketing

To increaseautonomy of older individuals, AAL solutions need to be reliable(including technological and emotional aspects). Safety andsecurity are therefore important issues in all AALapplications.

Studies showedthat people are especially concerned about:

• Burglary
• Leaving thehouse at night
• Slipping inthe bathroom
• Falling in theapartment
• Forgetting tolock up the door
• Forgetting toswitch off the cooker
• Being alone athome
• Forgetting toclose the windows
• Water leakageetc.

However, in thelong run solutions will only be accepted if privacy issues arerespected and end-users remain self-determining.

The session willstart with 3 brief invited presentations (15 min each), coveringexpertise from end-users, business and research.

Speakers arechallenged to consider the issue from

• end-users,
• businessand
• technology/research perspectives.

Note: Speakersmust not present their work and their institutions, but give inputto the session to facilitate the ensuing discussion. A rapporteur summarisesthe outcomes of the open session regarding the topic to bediscussed.

The remaining 30minutes are reserved for discussion with audience and speakers. Foreach session a notetaker will documentthe discussion as a basis for the later publication of the results.The results of the session are supposed to be an essential inputfor the development of the programme.

The sessionwill be supported with a voting system that allows putting forspecific questions to the whole audience. A bulletin board placedoutside the session room will allow the audience to “post” theirstatements, hints and questions regarding a specific topic alreadybefore the session starts. Those inputs can be integrated in thediscussion.

Chair: Peter Hanak.pdf, Dr., Budapest University of Technology andEconomics

Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente.pdf, Andago: Open Health Assistant: Services Integration Framework for clinical practice and prevention

Marja Pijl.pdf, Age Platform Europe

WalterHlauschek.pdf Mario Hoffmann.pdf Results C8.pdf