Ambient assisted living (AAL) is focused on providing assistance to people primarily in their
natural environment. Over the past decade, the AAL domain has evolved at a fast pace in …

This article presents the development of a robot-integrated smart home (RiSH) which can be
used for research in assistive technologies for elderly care. The RiSH integrates a home …

Assisted living systems can help support elderly persons with their daily activities in order to
help them maintain healthy and safety while living independently. However, most current …

In-home health care services based on the Internet-of-Things are promising to resolve the
challenges caused by the ageing of population. But the existing research is rather scattered …

This paper introduces an architecture as a proof-of-concept for emotion detection and
regulation in smart health environments. The aim of the proposal is to detect the patient's …

This article is based on the assumption of musical power to change the listener's mood. The
paper studies the outcome of two experiments on the regulation of emotional states in a …

While the proportion of the Older Adults (OAs) population is growing, this shift raises a
challenging question:“How can we support OAs to lead independent and healthy lifestyle?” …

The development of robots that are truly sociable requires understanding how human
interactions can be applied to the interaction between humans and robots. A sociable robot …

While progress on assistive technologies have been made, some blind users still face
several problems opening and using basic functionalities when interacting with touch …

In developed country such as Japan, aging has become a serious issue, as there is a
disproportionate increasing of elderly population who are no longer able to look after …