| Biography | |
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 Prof. C. S. Chen National Tsing Hua University, Chinese Taipei |
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| Title: Some Smart Systems and Technologies for Healthy and Active Aging | |
| Abstract: Modern sciences have helped the increasing of human lifespan, but failed in slowing down the physical and mental deterioration during the aging of most of us. More and more elderly persons need helps physically and mentally to achieve the healthy and active aging. We have been exploring the application and development of more smart systems and technologies to help the elderly persons in having a healthy and active aging. As an over 80 years old retired physicist still active in teaching and research, I would like to offer some of my related experiences and thinking for discussion. We have taken a holistic approach to examine the aging issues. A top-down approach has been used to isolate the critical issues. We have got the help of modeling and simulation to examine the issues more rationally. Helpful public literatures and several thousands of students’ feedback about their grandparents and elderly relatives are used to guide our exploration also. We have made good progress in several aspects. The more promising interactive smart systems and technologies (ISST) have been chosen and examined for elderly welfare. More details for further development have been mapped out. We have also examined the acceptance and cognition issues towards the ISST among the elderly persons. We are exploring some improved augmented reality (AR) for helping the elderly persons in applying the modern technologies. We hope that our efforts will be helpful in promoting the healthy active and independent aging more successful physically and psychologically. Keywords: aging, healthy, holistic, interactive, technologies, augmented reality | |
