Authors:
Alex Conconi
1
;
Fabio Cattaneo
1
;
Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis
2
;
John Soldatos
2
;
Sebastian Prost
3
and
Manfred Tscheligi
3
Affiliations:
1
TXT e-solutions, Italy
;
2
AIT, Greece
;
3
CURE, Austria
Keyword(s):
Pervasive computing, Ubiquitous computing, Ambient assisted living, Ageing well, Middleware, Surface computing.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Agents
;
Applications
;
Artificial Intelligence
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Distributed and Mobile Software Systems
;
Distributed Architectures
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Health Information Systems
;
Human-Machine Cooperation
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Mobile Software and Services
;
Mobile Technologies
;
Mobile Technologies for Healthcare Applications
;
Natural Language Processing
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Pattern Recognition
;
Pervasive Computing
;
Software Engineering
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
As sensors and other pervasive computing technologies are increasingly penetrating ambient assisted living applications researchers, engineers and application architects are starving for tools, techniques and frameworks for building and integrating added-value applications. In this paper we present HERMES, the architecture and implementation of a pervasive computing platform, which supports the development of ambient assisted living applications for the ageing society, with a particular emphasis on memory aids and cognitive training. The platform is integrated in the sense that it enables combined support for memory aid and cognitive training applications. It is also accessible via ergonomic interfaces developed on top of multi-touch surface devices. Furthermore, the platform is modular and extensible since it provides Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the flexible development of additional applications. Along with the middleware architecture of the platform we also prese
nt representative trial deployments, which manifest that the presented platform is an attractive option for building pervasive applications for the ageing society.
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