As people grow older, they are often faced with some degree of decreasing cognitive
abilities or physical strength. Isolation from social life, poor quality of life, and increased risk …

In this work, novel contributions towards the emerging field of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)
are introduced. AAL is a concept envisioned in the early 2000s by the European …

This volume contains the works presented at the 6th International Work-Conference on
Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL 2014) held in Belfast during December 2–5, 2014. This …

Behavior recognition through ambient assisted living solutions for elderly people represents
an ambitious challenge for actimetry. Numerous and versatile solutions have been …

In many societies, the age profile of the population is increasing, posing many challenges for
societies, health services and carers. One response to this unfolding situation has been to …

Ambient-Assisted Living (AAL) technologies can enable the elderly people to live a self-
determined life in their own home environment instead of hospitals and retirement homes for …

The importance of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) systems as a new paradigm to provide
assistance to independent older adults at home is constantly growing. In this context, one of …

There have been several breakthroughs in AAL monitoring over the years, especially for
continu-data about home care recipients' life habits, such as daily patterns related to eating …

Monitoring the activities of daily living (ADLs) and detection of deviations from previous
patterns is crucial to assessing the ability of an elderly person to live independently in their …

This volume contains the work presented at the 5th International Work Conference on
Ambient Assisted Living (IWAAL 2013) held in Costa Rica during the 2nd–6th December …