Objective
Smart Home (SH) provides a promising approach to assisted living for the ageing population. Yet it still remains a challenge to develop and deploy such solutions in a large scale due to the lack of an easy-to-use technology infrastructure and application exemplars. This problem arises from the nature of the SH field: multidisciplinary, diverse in its applications, and with multiple stakeholders. Whilst a one-size-fits-all technology infrastructure seems unlikely, alternatives are still missing. In addition, an effective approach to cross-discipline, cross-sector understanding for best practices has so far not been seen.
ACROSSING addresses this problem by implementing a multidisciplinary cross-sector pan-European training network to knock down barriers between disciplines and sectors and providing the ESRs with a broad training experience. ACROSSING develops 15 topically complementary research projects covering four core research themes, and four main application categories. By multidisciplinary collaborations and cross-sector interactions, the ESRs will develop flexible, interoperable underlying technologies which are then applied to and evaluated in multiple real application scenarios, leading to four specialised technology infrastructures and four best-practice application demonstrators. ACROSSING also deliver comprehensive blended training by combining campus-based and industrial practice training, and perspectives on personal development and social issues by well-established researchers and practitioners from academic, industry and user organisations. Whilst the scientific focus is to challenge the traditional way of SH research to develop advanced technologies and platforms, the training will train ESRs to establish links between research, real-world problems, innovation and personal career. ACROSSING will share software and datasets using open source technologies, and promote findings and impact through a number of measures, e.g. online, outreach events.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessociologysocial issues
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemshome automation
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MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
LE1 9BH Leicester
United Kingdom
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94032 Passau
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28040 Madrid
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1210 Wien
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6709 PA Wageningen
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GU2 8XH Guildford
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1040 Wien
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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41015 Sevilla
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BT52 1SA Coleraine
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91054 Erlangen
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5656 AG Eindhoven
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60124 Ancona
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A91 Dundalk
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15341 Athina
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00185 Roma
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4310 Rheinfelden
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98693 Ilmenau
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B70 6QG West Midlands
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971 87 Lulea
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54033 Carrara Ms
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710072 XI AN
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1150 Bruxelles / Brussel
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04109 Leipzig
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6162 BG GELEEN
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1160 WIEN
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28014 Madrid
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UB2 4SA London
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