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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Empowering Smart Aging: Insights into the Technical Architecture of the e-VITA Virtual Coaching System for Older Adults.

Riccardo Naccarelli, Francesca D'Agresti, Sonja Dana Roelen, Kristiina Jokinen, Sara Casaccia, Gian Marco Revel, Martino Maggio, Zohre Azimi, Mirza Mohtashim Alam, Qasid Saleem and 9 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Riccardo NaccarelliDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2031-1095
Francesca D'AgrestiEngineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA, 00144 Roma, Italy.
Sonja Dana RoelenInstitut für Experimentelle Psychophysiologie GmbH, 40215 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Kristiina JokinenArtificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIRC/AIST), Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1229-239X
Sara CasacciaDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.
Gian Marco RevelDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3372-7543
Martino MaggioEngineering Ingegneria Informatica SpA, 00144 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5889-6477
Zohre AzimiInstitut für Experimentelle Psychophysiologie GmbH, 40215 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Mirza Mohtashim AlamLeibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, FIZ Karlsruhe, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
Qasid SaleemInstitute for Applied Informatics (InfAI), 04109 Leipzig, Germany.
Abrar Hyder MohammedInstitute for Applied Informatics (InfAI), 04109 Leipzig, Germany.
Giulio NapolitanoInstitute for Applied Informatics (InfAI), 04109 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6842-7575
Florian SzczepaniakInstitut Mines-Télécom (IMT), 91120 Palaiseau, France.
Mossaab HarizInstitut Mines-Télécom (IMT), 91120 Palaiseau, France.
Gérard CholletInstitut Mines-Télécom (IMT), 91120 Palaiseau, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4245-146X
Christophe LohrInstitut Mines-Télécom (IMT), 91120 Palaiseau, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0655-2880
Jérôme BoudyInstitut Mines-Télécom (IMT), 91120 Palaiseau, France.
Rainer WiechingInstitute for Business Informatics & New Media, University Siegen, Kohlbettstr. 15, 57072 Siegen, Germany.
Toshimi OgawaSmart-Aging Research Center, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7852-2787

Funding

European Union 101016453Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication JPJ000595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With a substantial rise in life expectancy throughout the last century, society faces the imperative of seeking inventive approaches to foster active aging and provide adequate aging care. The e-VITA initiative, jointly funded by the European Union and Japan, centers on an advanced virtual coaching methodology designed to target essential aspects of promoting active and healthy aging. This paper describes the technical framework underlying the e-VITA virtual coaching system platform and presents preliminary feedback on its use. At its core is the e-VITA Manager, a pivotal component responsible for harmonizing the seamless integration of various specialized devices and modules. These modules include the Dialogue Manager, Data Fusion, and Emotional Detection, each making distinct contributions to enhance the platform's functionalities. The platform's design incorporates a multitude of devices and software components from Europe and Japan, each built upon diverse technologies and standards. This versatile platform facilitates communication and seamless integration among smart devices such as sensors and robots while efficiently managing data to provide comprehensive coaching functionalities.

Indexed as

MentoringPower, PsychologicalSoftwareUser-Computer Interfaceactive and healthy agingolder adultssensorssmart agingtechnical architecturevirtual coach

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PMID38276330
PMCPMC10818560

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