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SUMMARY
Context awareness has the potential to revolutionise the way people interact with information technology. Whereas conventional computers merely interpret explicit user input, context-aware systems analyse and automatically respond to users’ behaviour and the situation he or she is in. This enables electronic systems to assist users in situations in which the use of conventional computers and or mobile devices is out of question. A particularly relevant field are is that of Healthcare, Wellness, and Assisted Living (HWA) applications, which is at the focus of the proposed network.
Research on context awareness has continued to intensify during the last decade due to the availability of cheap sensing technologies and mobile systems. Still, building reliable context-aware systems that can deal with complex real-life situations and environments remains an open research challenge and requires a multi-disciplinary effort. iCareNet aims to make a decisive contribution towards solutions in the area of human-computer interaction and in the area of the social factors involved in the deployment of context-aware applications.
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SOLUTIONS
- Developing robust and scalable system architectures and design methodologies for human-computer interaction systems
- iCareNet unites efforts of an interdisciplinary network of leading European research groups and a strong industrial participation.
- Establishing ERASMUS partnerships, formal recognition of lectures, and the design of long-term joint Ph.D. programs to ensure that the network leads to long-lasting collaborations and benefits for the involved institutions.
LINK: http://itu.dk/en/Research/~/link.aspx?_id=C7B852B27648458194AF6C02CE1D5D23&_z=z
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