1. Smart Environments and Ambient
Assisted Living
Smart Environments Research Group
Computer Science Research Institute
Prof. Chris Nugent
cd.nugent@ulster.ac.uk

2. Overview
Who we are and
what do we do.
What resources
do we have.
What
experience
have we had in
AAL.
What is our
short-medium
term strategy.

3. The Smart Home Paradigm
CD Nugent, ICT in the elderly and dementia, Aging and Mental Health, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 473-476, 2007.

4. Research Areas
Smart Environments
Information
Visualisation &
Management
Assistive
Technologies
Mobile
Applications
Activity/
Behaviour
Recognition
Mathematical
Modelling
Autonomic
Computing
Wearable Assistive
Robotics

5. Clinical Research Areas
Clinical Domain Areas of Research Clinical Partner
Dementia Technologies to support remembering,
social contact, activities of pleasure and
safety.
Belfast City Hospital
Alzheimer’s Society (Northern Ireland),
Northern Trust, Utah State University,
University of Utah
Chronic Pain, Stroke,
CHF and COPD
Home based self reporting and self-
management
Bath Pain Management Unit
Sheffield University
Ageing Technologies to support independent living Belfast City Hospital
Northern Trust, South Eastern Health
and Social Care Trust
Autism Home based assessment of autistic children Fondazione Stella Maris, PEAT
Cardiology 12-lead ECG analysis, body surface potential
mapping and smart garments
Royal Victoria Hospital
Erasmus Medical Centre
Cardiovascular Research Institute (Utah)
EEG Analysis ABR processing Cedar Foundation
Parkinson’s Disease Monitoring of tremors Belfast City Hospital
Parkinson’s Walk in Clinic

8. Sensorised Kitchen Environment

9. Assistive Technologies Everyday Technologies
Support for Carers
Self-Management
Exemplar Research Projects
TAUT
Ambient Assisted Living
PIA

10. Core Research Themes
Data visualisation
and rule creation
Usability testing
Data
collection
and analysis
Healthcare apps

11. Impact of Group
 Gained experience in broad range of Connected
Health areas which are transferable.
 Established technical roadmap based on findings
from evaluations.
Self-management
Technology adoption models
Behavioural Analysis
 Transferred knowledge into health and social care
domain.
 Transferred results into commercial sector.
 Established network of Regional, National and
International collaborators (industrial, healthcare
and academic).

12. Summary
Research agenda from a technical perspective:
• Activity recognition in intelligent
environments.
• Mobile based applications.
Research agenda from an applied perspective:
• Self management of long term chronic
conditions.
• Technology adoption models.
Align with Connected Health Innovation Centre
(CHIC).
Embed strategies for impact within research.
Increase stakeholder involvement.
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13. Thank you.