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• A Mobile Cloud Collaboration Fall Detection System Based on Ensemble Learning

  Tong Wu, Yang Gu, Yiqiang Chen, Jiwei Wang, Siyu Zhang · 2020 · Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper addresses fall detection for older adults, which the WHO identifies as the second leading cause of accidental injury death worldwide. Roughly 28-35% of people over 65 experience falls each year, with the rate increasing to 32-42% for those over 70. The authors propose…

  fall detection · machine learning · wearable technology · aging · health monitoring

• Making Emergency Calls More Accessible to Older Adults Through a Hands-free Speech Interface in the House

  Michel Vacher, Frédéric Aman, Solange Rossato, François Portet, Benjamin Lecouteux · 2019 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents CirdoX, a hands-free voice user interface system designed to detect emergency calls for help from older adults living alone at home. Wearable personal emergency response (PER) systems — typically pendant buttons worn on the neck or wrist — are the mainstream…

  speech recognition · aging · emergency response · ambient assisted living · smart home

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