Objective The EMPATHIC Research & Innovation project will research, innovate, explore and validate new paradigms and platforms, laying the foundation for future generations of Personalised Virtual Coaches to assist elderly people living independently at and around their home. Innovative multimodal face analytics, adaptive spoken dialogue systems and natural language interfaces are part of what the project will research and innovate, in order to help dependent aging persons and their carers. The project will use remote non-intrusive technologies to extract physiological markers of emotional states in real-time for online adaptive responses of the coach, and advance holistic modelling of behavioural, computational, physical and social aspects of a personalised expressive virtual coach. It will develop causal models of coach-user interactional exchanges that engage elders in emotionally believable interactions keeping off loneliness, sustaining health status, enhancing quality of life and simplifying access to future telecare services.The project will include a demonstration and validation phase with clearly-defined realistic use cases. It will focus on evidence-based, user-validated research and integration of intelligent user and context sensing methods through voice, eye and facial analysis, intelligent heuristics (complex interaction, user intention detection, distraction estimation, system decision), visual and spoken dialogue system, and system reaction capabilities.Through measurable end-user validation, to be performed in 3 different countries (Spain, Norway and France) with 3 distinct languages and cultures (plus English for R&D), the proposed methods and solutions will ensure usefulness, reliability, flexibility and robustness.The project partners include health-maintenance end-user organisations, technology developers, academic / research institutes and system integrators.The project, planned for a 36-month duration, is estimated to require total funding of 4 M€ Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth scienceshealth care serviceseHealthsocial sciencessociologygovernancepublic servicessocial sciencessociologydemographysocial sciencespsychologysocial sciencessociologysocial work Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.1. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Health, demographic change and well-being Main Programme H2020-EU.3.1.4. - Active ageing and self-management of health Topic(s) SC1-PM-15-2017 - Personalised coaching for well-being and care of people as they age Call for proposal H2020-SC1-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SC1-2017-CNECT-1 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA Net EU contribution € 856 800,00 Address BARRIO SARRIENA S N 48940 Leioa Spain See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 856 800,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all OSATEK SA Spain Net EU contribution € 438 525,00 Address ALAMEDA DE URQUIJO 36 5 PLANTA 48902 BILBAO See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 561 800,00 Third-party Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure. Servicio Vasco de Salud Osakidetza Spain Net EU contribution € 123 275,00 Address Alava 45 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Araba/Álava Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 123 275,00 OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF Norway Net EU contribution € 437 500,00 Address KIRKEVEIEN 166 TARNBYGGET 0450 Oslo See on map Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 437 500,00 E-SENIORS: INITIATION DES SENIORS AUX NTIC ASSOCIATION France Net EU contribution € 166 750,00 Address CITE PHALSBOURG 19 75011 Paris See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 166 750,00 TUNSTALL HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 86 699,99 Address WHITLEY LODGE WHITLEY BRIDGE DN14 0HR GOOLE See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire North Yorkshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 86 699,99 TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Participation ended Israel Net EU contribution € 6 023,66 Address SENATE BUILDING TECHNION CITY 32000 Haifa See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 6 023,66 INTELLIGENT VOICE LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 655 000,00 Address ST CLARE HOUSE 30 33 EC3N 1BP London See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 655 000,00 ACAPELA GROUP BABEL TECHNOLOGIES SA Belgium Net EU contribution € 308 500,00 Address BOULEVARD DOLEZ 33 7000 MONS See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Région wallonne Prov. Hainaut Arr. Mons Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 308 500,00 INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM France Net EU contribution € 418 500,00 Address 19 PLACE MARGUERITE PEREY 91120 Palaiseau See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 418 500,00 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA CAMPANIA LUIGI VANVITELLI Italy Net EU contribution € 316 782,50 Address VIALE ABRAMO LINCOLN 5 81100 Caserta See on map Region Sud Campania Caserta Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 316 782,50 UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain Net EU contribution € 185 443,85 Address GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 08007 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 185 443,85