Project description ICT for smart and personalised inclusion Show the project objective Hide the project objective Research efforts have improved Brain-Neural Computer Interface (BNCI) technology in many ways and numerous applications have been prototyped. Until recently, these BNCI systems have been researched almost exclusively in laboratories. Home usage has been demonstrated, though only with on-going expert supervision. A significant advance on BNCI research and its implementation as a feasible assistive technology is therefore the migration of BNCIs into people's homes to provide new options for communication and control that increase independence and reduce social exclusion. The goal of BackHome is to move BNCIs from laboratory devices for healthy users toward practical devices used at home by people in need. This implies a system which is easy to set up, portable, and straightforward. Thus, BackHome will (1) develop BNCI systems into practical multimodal assistive technologies that will provide useful solutions for communication, web-surfing, and environmental control, and (2) provide this technology for home usage with minimal support. These goals will be attained through three key developments: practical electrodes; telemonitoring with home software support; and easy-to-use applications tailored to people's needs. BackHome will build on on-going projects in the FP7 BNCI cluster that laid the foundations for this project and provide us with a network of connections and resources that will be valuable in the project. The consortium combines extensive experience with software development, definition of standards, neuroscience and psychology research methods, user-centred approaches and training users in their homes. We will leverage this experience to get BackHome started quickly, maintain solid interactions with end users, and interact effectively with other key research groups. We will evaluate, disseminate and plan future exploitation of the BackHome scientific and technical results in close interaction with end-users. BackHome will thus have a strong impact on European dominance in the field, in the short and longer term, and could make a real difference not only for the end-users targeted but also for caregivers, support personnel, and medical professionals. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware developmentsocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiessocial sciencespsychology Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.5.5 - ICT for smart and personalised inclusion Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-7 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator FUNDACIO EURECAT Address Avenida universitat autonoma 23 08290 Cerdanyola del valles (barcelona) Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jesus Fernandez Olive (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 666 132,00 Address Rechbauerstrasse 12 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gernot Müller-Putz (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data GUGER TECHNOLOGIES OG Austria EU contribution € 491 212,00 Address Herbersteinstrasse 60 8020 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christoph Guger (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG Germany EU contribution € 614 730,00 Address Sanderring 2 97070 Wuerzburg See on map Region Bayern Unterfranken Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christian Gloggengießer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data FUNDACIO PRIVADA BARCELONA DIGITAL CENTRE TECNOLOGIC Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 790 696,00 Address Carrer roc boronat 117, 5 planta 08018 Barcelona See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jesus Fernandez Olive (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE CEDAR FOUNDATION United Kingdom EU contribution € 249 560,00 Address 31 ulsterville avenue BT9 7AS Belfast See on map Region Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Eileen Thomson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data TELEHEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 233 330,00 Address Tonbridge road, oakhill house 130 TN11 9DZ Tonbridge hildenborough See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Chris McMail (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data
