Recent advances in wireless technology, sensors and portable devices offer interesting
opportunities to enable ubiquitous assistance to individuals in need of prompt help …

We present a versatile personal system comprising wearable and portable devices
communicating via shortrange radio. The system can be composed in an ad-hoc fashion, by …

The development of middleware has emerged as an area of expanding research, focused
on the integration of services available for distributed applications. In this context, many …

We propose a distributed system that enables global and ubiquitous health monitoring of
patients. The biomedical data will be collected by wearable health diagnostic devices, which …

For an arbitrary event, a lack of the prevailing context compromises understanding. In health
monitoring services, this may have serious repercussions. Yet many biomedical devices …

The changes of medical environments such as the growth of a patient with a chronic disease
and the elderly, and the advance of the IT technology require highly qualified medical …

Abstract Integrated Ambient Systems provides multiple research opportunities for individuals
to apply their expertise in various contexts through a Cross Domain Collaborative …

The inclusion of remote monitoring as an element of care provision packages for older
adults (telecare) has the potential to significantly augment traditional social care. In this …

This paper introduces a new software development platform specifically designed for
wireless health applications. Wireless health applications follow a unique paradigm …