Wednesday 8, November
12:00 PM Chamber Hall
Smart Homes Solutions to the benefit of the elderly – what are the challenges?
About the talk
The first domotics projects were introduced approximately 3 decades ago. Some of the lessons learned were as follows:
- Each home must easily adapt to the personal (changing) needs of the user.
- Economic user-friendly solutions are crucial for success.
- In recent years smart homes have become much “smarter” thanks to care solutions based on data analysis.
But this also ushers in concerns: can elderly people safely keep their own homes under control? How can we guarantee the security of data or actual intrusions in a smart home? This presentation will outline the benefits and the concerns in relation to the provision of smart homes for the elderly.
Bio
Ad van Berlo is a mechanical engineer (1980) and a psychogerontologist (1997). He also has a doctorate in biomedical technology (1985). He worked in industry in R+D and marketing, in the field of biomedical technology.
Since 1991 he has worked in Smart Homes and e-Health, at present as CEO and Director of R+D at “Smart Homes”. This organisation was set up by Ad van Berlo in 1998, and has become the Netherlands’ national centre of experts in Smart Houses and Smart Living. Smart Homes is currently involved in several projects focusing on eHealth and Ambient Assisted Living financed by the EU. On these projects, Smart Homes is involved in research into the needs of users, design of processes, technical integration, validation and assessment in tests with smart technology for the home, robotics and telemonitoring for people with chronic illnesses.
Ad van Berlo has 32 years’ experience in “S” technologies, smart homes, care-related technologies, digital health and telemedicine, with a focus on ageing and care for the elderly.During his professional career, Ad van Berlo has given more than 400 talks around the world, and has published more than 100 articles in specialist journals.
