A motivation behind much UbiComp research has been to make our lives convenient,
comfortable and informed, following in the footsteps of Weiser's calm computing vision …

We are develo** a personal activity recognition system that is practical, reliable, and can
be incorporated into a variety of health-care related applications ranging from personal …

This article offers an exploration of home care work and the design of computational devices
in support of such work. We present findings from a field study and four participatory design …

Recognition of everyday physical activities is difficult due to the challenges of building
informative, yet unobtrusive sensors. The most widely deployed and used mobile computing …

The Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform (WISP) project explores an approach to
provide power for sensor networks, based on passive radio-frequency-identification …

Health and wellness have drawn significant attention in the HCI and CSCW communities.
Many prior studies have focused on designing technologies that are patient-centric, allowing …

In this paper we present a context-aware RBAC (CARBAC) model for pervasive computing
applications. The design of this model has been guided by the context-based access control …

This paper focuses on the complex and intimate setting of domestic home care. The majority
of care for chronically ill people is realized by non-professionals, the relatives, who are often …

A growing social problem in the US, and elsewhere, is enabling older adults to continue
living independently, as opposed to moving to an institutional care setting. One key part of …

This paper addresses users' experiences with an ambient display for the home. We present
the design and in situ evaluation of the CareNet Display, an ambient display that helps the …