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1. AI and robotics to help older adults: Revisiting projects in search of lessons learned

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Cortellessa Gabriella, De Benedictis Riccardo, Fracasso Francesca, Orlandini Andrea, Umbrico Alessandro, and Cesta Amedeo

Subjects
assistive technologies, intelligent artefacts, robotics, artificial intelligence, Technology
Abstract

This article is a retrospective overview of work performed in the domain of Active Assisted Living over a span of almost 18 years. The authors have been creating and refining artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics solutions to support older adults in maintaining their independence and improving their quality of life. The goal of this article is to identify strong features and general lessons learned from those experiences and conceive guidelines and new research directions for future deployment, also relying on an analysis of similar research efforts. The work considers key points that have contributed to increase the success of the innovative solutions grounding them on known technology acceptance models. The analysis is presented with a threefold perspective: A Technological vision illustrates the characteristics of the support systems to operate in a real environment with continuity, robustness, and safety; a Socio-Health perspective highlights the role of experts in the socio-assistance domain to provide contextualized and personalized help based on actual people’s needs; finally, a Human dimension takes into account the personal aspects that influence the interaction with technology in the long term experience. The article promotes the crucial role of AI and robotics in ensuring intelligent and situated assistive behaviours. Finally, considering that the produced solutions are socio-technical systems, the article suggests a transdisciplinary approach in which different relevant disciplines merge together to have a complete, coordinated, and more informed vision of the problem.

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2021
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3. Planning and Reacting in an Active Assisted Living Environment

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De Benedictis, Riccardo, Beraldo, Gloria, Fracasso, Francesca, De Robertis, Alessandro, Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Lovell, Nigel H., Advisory Editor, Oneto, Luca, Advisory Editor, Piotto, Stefano, Advisory Editor, Rossi, Federico, Advisory Editor, Samsonovich, Alexei V., Advisory Editor, Babiloni, Fabio, Advisory Editor, Liwo, Adam, Advisory Editor, Magjarevic, Ratko, Advisory Editor, Bochicchio, Mario, editor, Siciliano, Pietro, editor, Monteriù, Andrea, editor, Bettelli, Alice, editor, and De Fano, Domenico, editor

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2024
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7. A Transformer-Based Approach for Choosing Actions in Social Robotics

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De Benedictis, Riccardo, Beraldo, Gloria, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, Cesta, Amedeo, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Cavallo, Filippo, editor, Cabibihan, John-John, editor, Fiorini, Laura, editor, Sorrentino, Alessandra, editor, He, Hongsheng, editor, Liu, Xiaorui, editor, Matsumoto, Yoshio, editor, and Ge, Shuzhi Sam, editor

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2022
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10. MAESTRO, an Integrated Quality Assurance Framework for Seniors

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Watrinet, Marie-Laure, Fracasso, Francesca, Angrisani, Leopoldo, Series Editor, Arteaga, Marco, Series Editor, Panigrahi, Bijaya Ketan, Series Editor, Chakraborty, Samarjit, Series Editor, Chen, Jiming, Series Editor, Chen, Shanben, Series Editor, Chen, Tan Kay, Series Editor, Dillmann, Rüdiger, Series Editor, Duan, Haibin, Series Editor, Ferrari, Gianluigi, Series Editor, Ferre, Manuel, Series Editor, Hirche, Sandra, Series Editor, Jabbari, Faryar, Series Editor, Jia, Limin, Series Editor, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Khamis, Alaa, Series Editor, Kroeger, Torsten, Series Editor, Liang, Qilian, Series Editor, Martín, Ferran, Series Editor, Ming, Tan Cher, Series Editor, Minker, Wolfgang, Series Editor, Misra, Pradeep, Series Editor, Möller, Sebastian, Series Editor, Mukhopadhyay, Subhas, Series Editor, Ning, Cun-Zheng, Series Editor, Nishida, Toyoaki, Series Editor, Pascucci, Federica, Series Editor, Qin, Yong, Series Editor, Seng, Gan Woon, Series Editor, Speidel, Joachim, Series Editor, Veiga, Germano, Series Editor, Wu, Haitao, Series Editor, Zhang, Junjie James, Series Editor, Monteriù, Andrea, editor, Freddi, Alessandro, editor, and Longhi, Sauro, editor

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2021
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11. ICF-Based Classification to Bridge the Gap Between End-Users and AAL Solutions

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Fracasso, Francesca, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Coan, Karen, Regan, Gilbert, Rossel, Pierre, Umbrico, Alessandro, Cesta, Amedeo, Angrisani, Leopoldo, Series Editor, Arteaga, Marco, Series Editor, Panigrahi, Bijaya Ketan, Series Editor, Chakraborty, Samarjit, Series Editor, Chen, Jiming, Series Editor, Chen, Shanben, Series Editor, Chen, Tan Kay, Series Editor, Dillmann, Rüdiger, Series Editor, Duan, Haibin, Series Editor, Ferrari, Gianluigi, Series Editor, Ferre, Manuel, Series Editor, Hirche, Sandra, Series Editor, Jabbari, Faryar, Series Editor, Jia, Limin, Series Editor, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Khamis, Alaa, Series Editor, Kroeger, Torsten, Series Editor, Liang, Qilian, Series Editor, Martín, Ferran, Series Editor, Ming, Tan Cher, Series Editor, Minker, Wolfgang, Series Editor, Misra, Pradeep, Series Editor, Möller, Sebastian, Series Editor, Mukhopadhyay, Subhas, Series Editor, Ning, Cun-Zheng, Series Editor, Nishida, Toyoaki, Series Editor, Pascucci, Federica, Series Editor, Qin, Yong, Series Editor, Seng, Gan Woon, Series Editor, Speidel, Joachim, Series Editor, Veiga, Germano, Series Editor, Wu, Haitao, Series Editor, Zhang, Junjie James, Series Editor, Monteriù, Andrea, editor, Freddi, Alessandro, editor, and Longhi, Sauro, editor

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2021
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13. Co-design of a TV-based home support for early stage of dementia

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Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, Umbrico, Alessandro, Cesta, Amedeo, Dionisio, Pietro, Ciucci, Lorenzo, Di Guardo, Fabrizio, Tamburini, Elena, Pérez, Miguel Ángel, Herrero, Javier, Triantafyllidou, Valentina, Dewarrat, Rodolphe, Boghiu, Flavia, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, Goodman-Casanova, Jessica Marian, and Mayoral, Fermin

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2021
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14. The TV-AssistDem Project: A TV-Based Platform for Coping with Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, Umbrico, Alessandro, Cesta, Amedeo, Mayoral, Fermin, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, García, Elisa Vera, Toma, Diana, Boghiu, Flavia, Dewarrat, Rodolphe, Triantafyllidou, Valentina, Herrero, Javier, Pérez, Miguel Ángel, Tamburini, Elena, Dionisio, Pietro, Ciucci, Lorenzo, Di Guardo, Fabrizio, Angrisani, Leopoldo, Series Editor, Arteaga, Marco, Series Editor, Panigrahi, Bijaya Ketan, Series Editor, Chakraborty, Samarjit, Series Editor, Chen, Jiming, Series Editor, Chen, Shanben, Series Editor, Chen, Tan Kay, Series Editor, Dillmann, Ruediger, Series Editor, Duan, Haibin, Series Editor, Ferrari, Gianluigi, Series Editor, Ferre, Manuel, Series Editor, Hirche, Sandra, Series Editor, Jabbari, Faryar, Series Editor, Jia, Limin, Series Editor, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Khamis, Alaa, Series Editor, Kroeger, Torsten, Series Editor, Liang, Qilian, Series Editor, Ming, Tan Cher, Series Editor, Minker, Wolfgang, Series Editor, Misra, Pradeep, Series Editor, Möller, Sebastian, Series Editor, Mukhopadhyay, Subhas, Series Editor, Ning, Cun-Zheng, Series Editor, Nishida, Toyoaki, Series Editor, Pascucci, Federica, Series Editor, Qin, Yong, Series Editor, Seng, Gan Woon, Series Editor, Veiga, Germano, Series Editor, Wu, Haitao, Series Editor, Zhang, Junjie James, Series Editor, Leone, Alessandro, editor, Caroppo, Andrea, editor, Rescio, Gabriele, editor, Diraco, Giovanni, editor, and Siciliano, Pietro, editor

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2019
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15. Active Aging by Continuous Learning: A Training Environment for Cultural Visits

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Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, De Benedictis, Riccardo, Fracasso, Francesca, Angrisani, Leopoldo, Series Editor, Arteaga, Marco, Series Editor, Panigrahi, Bijaya Ketan, Series Editor, Chakraborty, Samarjit, Series Editor, Chen, Jiming, Series Editor, Chen, Shanben, Series Editor, Chen, Tan Kay, Series Editor, Dillmann, Ruediger, Series Editor, Duan, Haibin, Series Editor, Ferrari, Gianluigi, Series Editor, Ferre, Manuel, Series Editor, Hirche, Sandra, Series Editor, Jabbari, Faryar, Series Editor, Jia, Limin, Series Editor, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Khamis, Alaa, Series Editor, Kroeger, Torsten, Series Editor, Liang, Qilian, Series Editor, Ming, Tan Cher, Series Editor, Minker, Wolfgang, Series Editor, Misra, Pradeep, Series Editor, Möller, Sebastian, Series Editor, Mukhopadhyay, Subhas, Series Editor, Ning, Cun-Zheng, Series Editor, Nishida, Toyoaki, Series Editor, Pascucci, Federica, Series Editor, Qin, Yong, Series Editor, Seng, Gan Woon, Series Editor, Veiga, Germano, Series Editor, Wu, Haitao, Series Editor, Zhang, Junjie James, Series Editor, Leone, Alessandro, editor, Caroppo, Andrea, editor, Rescio, Gabriele, editor, Diraco, Giovanni, editor, and Siciliano, Pietro, editor

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2019
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16. Do the Right Task! Supporting Volunteers Timetabling with Preferences Through the Sponsor Platform

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Cesta, Amedeo, Coraci, Luca, Cortellessa, Gabriella, De Benedictis, Riccardo, Fracasso, Francesca, Angrisani, Leopoldo, Series Editor, Arteaga, Marco, Series Editor, Panigrahi, Bijaya Ketan, Series Editor, Chakraborty, Samarjit, Series Editor, Chen, Jiming, Series Editor, Chen, Shanben, Series Editor, Chen, Tan Kay, Series Editor, Dillmann, Ruediger, Series Editor, Duan, Haibin, Series Editor, Ferrari, Gianluigi, Series Editor, Ferre, Manuel, Series Editor, Hirche, Sandra, Series Editor, Jabbari, Faryar, Series Editor, Jia, Limin, Series Editor, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Khamis, Alaa, Series Editor, Kroeger, Torsten, Series Editor, Liang, Qilian, Series Editor, Ming, Tan Cher, Series Editor, Minker, Wolfgang, Series Editor, Misra, Pradeep, Series Editor, Möller, Sebastian, Series Editor, Mukhopadhyay, Subhas, Series Editor, Ning, Cun-Zheng, Series Editor, Nishida, Toyoaki, Series Editor, Pascucci, Federica, Series Editor, Qin, Yong, Series Editor, Seng, Gan Woon, Series Editor, Veiga, Germano, Series Editor, Wu, Haitao, Series Editor, Zhang, Junjie James, Series Editor, Casiddu, Niccolò, editor, Porfirione, Claudia, editor, Monteriù, Andrea, editor, and Cavallo, Filippo, editor

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2019
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17. Toward Automated Courseware Production for the ExPLoRAA Learning Environment

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Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, De Benedictis, Riccardo, De Medio, Carlo, Fracasso, Francesca, Limongelli, Carla, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Alviano, Mario, editor, Greco, Gianluigi, editor, and Scarcello, Francesco, editor

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2019
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19. A Tool for Managing Elderly Volunteering Activities in Small Organizations

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Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, De Benedictis, Riccardo, Fracasso, Francesca, Hutchison, David, Series editor, Kanade, Takeo, Series editor, Kittler, Josef, Series editor, Kleinberg, Jon M., Series editor, Mattern, Friedemann, Series editor, Mitchell, John C., Series editor, Naor, Moni, Series editor, Pandu Rangan, C., Series editor, Steffen, Bernhard, Series editor, Terzopoulos, Demetri, Series editor, Tygar, Doug, Series editor, Weikum, Gerhard, Series editor, Esposito, Floriana, editor, Basili, Roberto, editor, Ferilli, Stefano, editor, and Lisi, Francesca A., editor

Published
2017
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22. "Ick bin een Berlina": dialect proficiency impacts a robot's trustworthiness and competence evaluation.

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Kühne, Katharina, Herbold, Erika, Bendel, Oliver, Yuefang Zhou, Fischer, Martin H., Fracasso, Francesca, and Bing Li

Subjects
TRUST, ROBOTS, DIALECTS, HUMAN-robot interaction, SOCIAL robots
Abstract

Background: Robots are increasingly used as interaction partners with humans. Social robots are designed to follow expected behavioral norms when engaging with humans and are available with different voices and even accents. Some studies suggest that people prefer robots to speak in the user's dialect, while others indicate a preference for different dialects. Methods: Our study examined the impact of the Berlin dialect on perceived trustworthiness and competence of a robot. One hundred and twenty German native speakers (Mage = 32 years, SD = 12 years) watched an online video featuring a NAO robot speaking either in the Berlin dialect or standard German and assessed its trustworthiness and competence. Results: We found a positive relationship between participants' self-reported Berlin dialect proficiency and trustworthiness in the dialect-speaking robot. Only when controlled for demographic factors, there was a positive association between participants' dialect proficiency, dialect performance and their assessment of robot's competence for the standard German-speaking robot. Participants' age, gender, length of residency in Berlin, and device used to respond also influenced assessments. Finally, the robot's competence positively predicted its trustworthiness. Discussion: Our results inform the design of social robots and emphasize the importance of device control in online experiments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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23. Co-design of a TV-based home support for early stage of dementia

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Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, Umbrico, Alessandro, Cesta, Amedeo, Dionisio, Pietro, Ciucci, Lorenzo, Di Guardo, Fabrizio, Tamburini, Elena, Pérez, Miguel Ángel, Herrero, Javier, Triantafyllidou, Valentina, Dewarrat, Rodolphe, Boghiu, Flavia, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, Goodman-Casanova, Jessica Marian, and Mayoral, Fermin

Abstract

This article describes the work done to create an innovative system to support people with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Dementia. The basic idea of the system is to exploit an extremely simple and familiar technology for older people, namely television (TV). In fact, the TV-AssistDemsystem exploits the smart-TV technology to provide a series of support services, among which the connection via video conference with healthcare professional or with relatives and friends; monitoring of vital parameters; cognitive stimulation and reminders of important medicines and appointments. The article describes the co-design approach of the prototype pursued during the project which involves a constant and repeated involvement of potential users of the system over time. The refined prototype of TV-AssistDemwent under an ecological test in the homes of representative users to assess its robustness and compliance to users needs. The additional objective of the work is to carry out a long-term study that involves the realisation of a clinical trial in two European countries (Spain and Romania) aimed at showing the validity of the proposed solution on the patient’s quality of life but also on caregivers and socio-healthcare systems.

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2024
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24. TV-based assistive integrated service to support European adults living with mild dementia or mild cognitive impairment (TV-AssistDem): study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial

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Goodman-Casanova, Jessica Marian, Guzmán-Parra, José, Guerrero, Gloria, Vera, Elisa, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, Umbrico, Alessandro, Cesta, Amedeo, Toma, Diana, Boghiu, Flavia, Dewarrat, Rodolphe, Triantafyllidou, Valentina, Tamburini, Elena, Dionisio, Pietro, and Mayoral, Fermín

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2019
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31. Dancing With Parkinson's Disease: The SI-ROBOTICS Study Protocol

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Bevilacqua, Roberta, primary, Benadduci, Marco, additional, Bonfigli, Anna Rita, additional, Riccardi, Giovanni Renato, additional, Melone, Giovanni, additional, La Forgia, Angela, additional, Macchiarulo, Nicola, additional, Rossetti, Luca, additional, Marzorati, Mauro, additional, Rizzo, Giovanna, additional, Di Bitonto, Pierpaolo, additional, Potenza, Ada, additional, Fiorini, Laura, additional, Cortellessa Loizzo, Federica Gabriella, additional, La Viola, Carlo, additional, Cavallo, Filippo, additional, Leone, Alessandro, additional, Rescio, Gabriele, additional, Caroppo, Andrea, additional, Manni, Andrea, additional, Cesta, Amedeo, additional, Cortellessa, Gabriella, additional, Fracasso, Francesca, additional, Orlandini, Andrea, additional, Umbrico, Alessandro, additional, Rossi, Lorena, additional, and Maranesi, Elvira, additional

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2021
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32. Automated Planning to Support Physical Rehabilitation

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Umbrico, Alessandro, Bevilacqua, Roberta, Benadduci, Marco, Cesta, Amedeo, Fracasso, Francesca, Leone, Alessandro, Maranesi, Elvira, Marzorati, Mauro, Orlandini, Andrea, Rizzo, Giovanna, and Cortellessa, Gabriella

Subjects
Planning, Temporal Planning, Timeline-baed Planning, Scheduling, Heuristic Search, Multi-objective Search
Abstract

This work presents a contribution about the use of a temporal planning framework for the synthesis of a personalized rehabilitation exercise program in the shape of dancing sessions. A first part of the paper focuses on the modeling workflow to encode/represent all the technical and clinical information necessary to the planner. A second part describes the temporal planning framework and the multi-objective reasoning approach adopted to support the desired (clinical) objectives. An experimental evaluation then assesses the technical feasibility of planning framework and its capability of reasoning on different features to support (clinical) objectives.

Published
2021

33. Feasibility of a user and caregiver centered telehealth technology to support community-dwelling older adults with dementia: TV-AssistDem (Preprint)

Author

Goodman-Casanova, Jessica Marian, primary, Guzman-Parra, José, additional, Dura-Perez, Elena, additional, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, additional, Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio, additional, Cortellesa, Gabriella, additional, Fracasso, Francesca, additional, Umbrico, Alessandro, additional, Cesta, Amedeo, additional, Boghiu, Flavia, additional, Dewarrat, Rodolphe, additional, Dionisio, Pietro, additional, and Mayoral-Cleries, Fermin, additional

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2021
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35. Co-design of a TV-based home support for early stage of dementia

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Cortellessa, Gabriella, primary, Fracasso, Francesca, additional, Umbrico, Alessandro, additional, Cesta, Amedeo, additional, Dionisio, Pietro, additional, Ciucci, Lorenzo, additional, Di Guardo, Fabrizio, additional, Tamburini, Elena, additional, Pérez, Miguel Ángel, additional, Herrero, Javier, additional, Triantafyllidou, Valentina, additional, Dewarrat, Rodolphe, additional, Boghiu, Flavia, additional, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, additional, Goodman-Casanova, Jessica Marian, additional, and Mayoral, Fermin, additional

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2020
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36. Technology-enhanced learning to support active ageing

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De Benedictis, Riccardo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, and Cesta, Amedeo

Subjects
Active Ageing, invecchiamento attivo, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, lcsh:L, Automated Planning and Scheduling, lcsh:Education
Abstract

The increasing dynamism of contemporary society poses some challenges also to current learning processes that could benefit from new methods based upon intelligent technologies. The use of technology, in this context, can be an enabling factor. The Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), for example, are systems that, despite some limitations (for example, lack of dynamic adaptability and reduced innovation compared to classical learning environments), are able to support the acquisition of knowledge by their users through the use of modern Information and Communication Technologies. The experience of the authors in the field of education, coming from the development of crisis management training systems, has been renewed and enriched over the years, arriving to a new generation of ITSs. This latter one is able to support the dynamic adaptation of the lessons and to bring the educational processes out of the classrooms, overcoming the original limitations of the ITSs and pursuing the idea of a continuous learning both in time and in space. Tecnologie intelligenti per la formazione a supporto dell’invecchiamento attivo La crescente dinamicità della società contemporanea pone delle sfide anche agli attuali processi di apprendimento che potrebbero trarre beneficio da nuovi metodi basati su tecnologie intelligenti. L’utilizzo della tecnologia, in questo contesto, può risultare un fattore abilitante. Gli Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS), ad esempio, sono sistemi che nonostante alcune limitazioni (per es., scarse capacità di adattamento dinamico e ridotta innovazione rispetto agli ambienti di apprendimento classici), sono in grado di supportare l’acquisizione di conoscenze da parte dei loro utenti attraverso l’utilizzo di moderne tecnologie dell’informazione e della comunicazione. L’esperienza degli autori nel campo dell’educazione, generata prevalentemente durante lo sviluppo di sistemi di addestramento alla gestione delle crisi, si è rinnovata ed arricchita negli anni, fino ad andare verso una nuova generazione di ITS in grado di supportare l’adattamento dinamico delle lezioni e di portare i processi educativi fuori dalle aule, superando le originarie limitazioni degli ITS e perseguendo l’idea di un apprendimento continuo sia nel tempo che nello spazio., Form@re - Open Journal per la formazione in rete, Vol. 19 No. 1 (2019): Robotics, AR, virtual worlds, to support cognitive development, learning outcomes, social interaction, and inclusion

Published
2019

37. Development of an ai prediction model for arm lymphoedema following breast cancer surgery and radiotherapy.

Author

Rattay, Tim, Bologna, Guido, Bombezin-Domino, Alexis, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Dekker, Andre, Fracasso, Francesca, Joore, Manuela, Pannison, Andre, Perotti, Alan, Ramaekers, Bram L.T., Rivera, Sofia, Romita, Alessio, Roumen, Cheryl, van Soest, Johan, Stobart, Hilary, Tohidinezhad, Fariba, Traverso, Alberto, Verhoeven, Karolien, Webb, Adam J., and Koutsopoulos, Iordanis

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2024
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40. AI and robotics to help older adults: Revisiting projects in search of lessons learned

Author

Cortellessa, Gabriella, De Benedictis, Riccardo, Fracasso, Francesca, Orlandini, Andrea, Umbrico, Alessandro, and Cesta, Amedeo

Abstract

This article is a retrospective overview of work performed in the domain of Active Assisted Living over a span of almost 18 years. The authors have been creating and refining artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics solutions to support older adults in maintaining their independence and improving their quality of life. The goal of this article is to identify strong features and general lessons learned from those experiences and conceive guidelines and new research directions for future deployment, also relying on an analysis of similar research efforts. The work considers key points that have contributed to increase the success of the innovative solutions grounding them on known technology acceptance models. The analysis is presented with a threefold perspective: A Technologicalvision illustrates the characteristics of the support systems to operate in a real environment with continuity, robustness, and safety; a Socio-Healthperspective highlights the role of experts in the socio-assistance domain to provide contextualized and personalized help based on actual people’s needs; finally, a Humandimension takes into account the personal aspects that influence the interaction with technology in the long term experience. The article promotes the crucial role of AI and robotics in ensuring intelligent and situated assistive behaviours. Finally, considering that the produced solutions are socio-technical systems, the article suggests a transdisciplinaryapproach in which different relevant disciplines merge together to have a complete, coordinated, and more informed vision of the problem.

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2020
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42. Tecnologie intelligenti per la formazione a supporto dell'invecchiamento attivo.

Author

De Benedictis, Riccardo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, and Cesta, Amedeo

Subjects
INTELLIGENT tutoring systems, LEARNING, INFORMATION & communication technologies, CRISIS management, TRAINING of executives
Abstract

Copyright of Form@re is the property of Firenze University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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2019
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45. Monitoraggio ed Interazione per l'assistenza. Analisi dei requisiti utente nel progetto GiraffPlus

Author

Cesta, Amedeo, Cortellessa, Gabriella, Fracasso, Francesca, Orlandini, Andrea, and Turno, Marcello

Subjects
Customized continuous assistance, Intelligent sensor-enabled environment, Telepresence robotics
Abstract

Il progetto GiraffPlus ha l'obiettivo di creare un ambiente sensorizzato intelligente che integri servizi per utenti anziani basati su tecniche di ragionamento automatico e servizi di interazione basati sull'utilizzo di un robot di telepresenza. Un punto chiave nel progetto è quello di seguire un approccio "orientato all'utente", partendo dai bisogni reali degli utenti anziani e delle persone che si prendono cura di loro, e trasformando queste richieste in un oggetto tecnologico innovativo attraverso cui fornire modalità di cura ed assistenza innovative. In questo lavoro presentiamo un resoconto delle attività di user requirement analysis svolte in Italia nella prima parte del progetto.

Published
2012

47. ROBIN, a Telepresence Robot to Support Older Users Monitoring and Social Inclusion: Development and Evaluation.

Author

Cortellessa G, Fracasso F, Sorrentino A, Orlandini A, Bernardi G, Coraci L, De Benedictis R, and Cesta A

Subjects
Adult, Communication, Female, Gestures, Home Care Services, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Reminder Systems, Telemetry, User-Computer Interface, Monitoring, Ambulatory methods, Robotics, Self-Help Devices, Social Participation, Telemedicine methods
Abstract

Introduction: This article describes an enhanced telepresence robot named ROBIN, part of a telecare system derived from the GIRAFFPLUS project for supporting and monitoring older adults at home. ROBIN is integrated in a sensor-rich environment that aims to continuously monitor physical and psychological wellbeing of older persons living alone. The caregivers (formal/informal) can communicate through it with their assisted persons. Long-term trials in real houses highlighted several user requirements that inspired improvements on the robotic platform. The enhanced telepresence robot was assessed by users to test its suitability to support social interaction and provide motivational feedback on health-related aspects., Methods: Twenty-five users (n = 25) assessed the new multimodal interaction capabilities and new communication services. A psychophysiological approach was adopted to investigate aspects like engagement, usability, and affective impact, as well as the possible role of individual differences on the quality of human-robot interaction., Results: ROBIN was overall judged usable, the interaction with/through it resulted pleasant and the required workload was limited, thus supporting the idea of using it as a central component for remote assistance and social participation. Open-minded users tended to have a more positive interaction with it., Conclusions: This work describes an enabling technology for remote assistance and social communication. It highlights the importance of being compliant with users' needs to develop solutions easy to use and able to foster their social connections. The role of personality appeared to be relevant for the interaction, underscoring a clear role of the service personalization.

Published
2018
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