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Council of Coaches

Descrizione del progetto

Allenatori virtuali per gli anziani

Con l’invecchiamento della società, cresce l’esigenza di una guida personalizzata relativa a stili di vita sani e assistenza sanitaria, che dovrebbe avvalersi delle moderne tecnologie dell’informazione e della comunicazione. Tuttavia, i pazienti adulti più anziani spesso non hanno familiarità con queste tecnologie e richiedono approcci alla comunicazione uomo-macchina più naturali e orientati al cliente. Il progetto COUCH, finanziato dall’UE, propone il concetto di un «comitato degli allenatori». Ciò prevede un dialogo aperto in cui i clienti collaborano con gli allenatori virtuali, che rappresentano personaggi informali della società, per creare il proprio stile di vita ideale attraverso il rilevamento e il dialogo. Sfruttando la tecnologia dell’argomentazione di alto livello nell’interazione uomo-computer, il progetto fornirà un livello di servizi di allenamento senza precedenti.

Obiettivo

Despite the proliferation of ICT solutions for personalized healthcare, there is still no easy way to provide older adults with integrated coaching services. Council of Coaches (COUCH) introduces a radically new virtual coaching concept based on multiple autonomous, embodied virtual coaches, which form together a personal council that fulfills the needs of older adults in an integrated way. Each Coach has his own expertise, personality and style of coaching; they might not always agree with each other, but they all share a single goal: to support you across every aspect of well-being, including physical, social, cognitive and mental support. The Council members listen to you, inform you, help you to set personal goals and inspire you to take control of your health. Give the council your thoughts, or listen and observe how the individual Coaches exchange their views on numerous issues. Apply your new skills in daily life and if the need arises, contact any of the coaches anytime, anywhere.
COUCH will be empowered by a novel Open Agent Platform, providing core functionalities for the development and deployment of Coaches, including technologies for non-obtrusive interactions between the user and the Coaches. To this end, leading edge spoken dialogue interaction technologies will be provided as embodied conversational agents that will join in conversations with the user. The platform will not be confined to a constrained number of Coaches – rather it will enable developers and innovators to introduce new Coaches that provide additional knowhow and services. Hence, COUCH will enable a new virtual coaching ecosystem, bringing together healthcare services providers with innovators to implement novel ideas. Plans for the sustainability and wider use of its paradigm will be based on the expansion and support of this ecosystem at EU scale, including linking with the partners’ business networks and the FIWARE & universAAL communities.

Invito a presentare proposte

H2020-SC1-2016-2017

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Bando secondario

H2020-SC1-2017-CNECT-1

Meccanismo di finanziamento

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinatore

UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 777 375,00
Indirizzo
DRIENERLOLAAN 5
7522 NB Enschede
Paesi Bassi

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Regione
Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 777 375,00

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