Utilizing Lifelogging technologies to support elderly people and people with dementia

Speaker: Basel Kikhia

Affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Time: Monday 04/05/2015 from 14:00 to 15:00

Venue: Access Grid UWS. Presented from Campbelltown (26.1.50), accessible from Parramatta (EB.1.32) and Penrith (Y239).

Abstract:

The number of persons suffering from dementia is increasing, and there is significant human and economic value to gain by supporting them. Lifelogging technologies can be utilized to help people with mild dementia stay social and active at their homes, and to provide better care at home when the disease progresses, or if they move to Nursing Homes.

The research discusses the aspect of using lifelogging technologies to meet the top priority unmet need for people with mild dementia, memory support. The presented system captures the life of people and it helps them discuss and share their daily life experiences based on auto-captured images. The solution builds upon a recognized methodology for managing symptoms of cognitive decline: reminiscence therapy, where pictures and other prompts are used to facilitate the remembrance of events.

The presentation also presents an implementation of a multi-parametric closed-loop remote management solution that affords adaptive feedback to the person with dementia, while at the same time including clinicians into the remote follow-up, enabling them to maintain a comprehensive view of the health status and progress.

Biography: Dr. Basel Kikhia is a researcher in the Health Science department in Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. He holds a PhD in pervasive and mobile computing from the department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. His research interests include Lifelogging, Activity Recognition, wearable sensors, and Health Informatics.