Today, the number of elderly people and patients with reduced autonomy or with chronic
diseases are steadily increasing. In addition, a stay in hospital or nursing home is very …

Behavior support technology is increasingly used to assist people in daily life activities. To
do this properly, it is important that the technology understands what really motivates people …

Virtual coaching has emerged as a promising solution to extend independent living for older
adults. A virtual coach system is an always-attentive personalized system that continuously …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects large numbers of elderly people worldwide and represents
a significant social and economic burden on society, particularly in relation to the need for …

To provide timely and appropriate assistance, robots must have the capability of proactively
understanding a user's personal needs, the so-called human intention inference. In human …

In this paper, we propose the notification optimization method by providing multiple
alternative times as a reminder for a forecasted activity with and without probabilistic …

To provide the elderly with appropriate and timely caregiving in activities of daily life (ADL), it
is desired for robots to have the capability of intention awareness (IA). Different from existing …

Dementia affects a proportionally large number of the older population, presenting a set of
symptoms that cause cognitive decline and negatively affect quality of life. Technology offers …

For an assistive robot, accurately understanding the user's intention with minimal user
involvement is critical in human-robot interaction. Especially for the elderly in their Activities …

Forgetfulness is one of the main causes of unintentional non-adherence. While different
types of adherence technologies exist that aim to address this issue, people still forget to …