A review of body worn fall detection sensors recently published by members of the FARSEEING project is now available. This article identifies the main drawbacks associated with previous research in this area and recommends future courses of action. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00391-013-0559-8
Older people test mobile phone apps to encourage physical activity
An article reporting on older people’s involvement of the design, development and feasibility testing of mobile phone apps to encourage people to be more physically active has been published.
FARSEEING Partners present at the Oregon Chapter of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Professor Lorenzo Chiari and Dr Sabato Malone gave a presentation at the Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital in Portland, OR, USA, spreading the news about the FARSEEING project internationally! They gave a talk on the 6th November, 2013 titled “An holistic approach to fall prevention based on engineering methods- the FARSEEING project”. Keep your […]
FARSEEING at the EU Clustering Event
On 26-27th September the EU Clustering Event “Ambient Intelligence Advanced Technologies in Support of Healthcare and Assisted Living” was held in Heraklion (Crete) at the Foundation for Research & Technology. https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/eipaha/evnts/index/show/id/445 The aim of the clustering event was to bring together European projects for demonstrations, presentations of innovative solutions, and discussions of potential synergies and […]
