We have released the video above which demonstrates the practical applications of our research in emergency care situations. In this case study, nurses or student nurses wearing a Smart-Assistant (in this example Smart-Eye-Ware) are attempting to resuscitate a patient (doll). Besides offering information on demand in their HMD (e.g. instant feedback, regulations or quick-check information, hints), the Smart-Assistant also detects specific activities like performing chest compressions and provides feedback if the activity is not performed to required standards.

This research expands on work presented in the award winning papers: Smart-Watch Life Saver: Smart-Watch Interactive-Feedback System for Improving Bystander CPR and Recognizing Hospital Care Activities with a Pocket Worn Smartphone (award details here).

Imaginary has released a series of videos on our work here at SmartSociety. The videos offer an everyday-human perspective of the challenges faced by a society entering an era marked by an increased digital presence. As our 3 years FP7 EU project nears its end, we are reminded of the diverse and impactful work delivered by all SmartSociety members at the University of Trento, the University of Edinburgh, U-hopper s.r.l., the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, the University of Oxford, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Imaginary s.r.l., the University of Karlstad, the Vienna University of Technology, and the University of Southampton.

Dr. Rovatsos, begins by introducing us to his research, especially in what relates to systems with interacting intelligent agents, and technologies that support humans in designing such systems. He then proceeds to detail how this relates to the work done in SmartSociety, focussing mainly on the human aspect of this. Continuing, he explains how efficient task recommendation enables greater uptake and support of users. To accomplish this, we require systems that can adapt to the users’ needs and successfully integrate their individual contributions. These points are illustrated through a number of useful examples, leading to the concept of collectives. Finally, he discusses what SmartSociety means to him and the impact he expects the project will have.

You can watch the complete 10 minute interview below, or directly on Youtube, here.

Dr. Maltese, the Project Manager of SmartSociety, starts with a description of our project and goals, while giving a personal view on the most interesting aspects in this. When asked for an example, he points us to the everyday use of mobile devices, particularly when used to transmit location and activity data, as well as social networking. The interview ends with a brief discussion on the impact SmartSociety is expected to have in our lives, with particular mention to the need for raising people’s awareness on issues such as effective use, safety and privacy.

You can watch the complete 4 minute interview below, or directly on Youtube, here.

Prof. Moreau gives an overview of his current research interests, explaining the concepts of Reputation and Provenance and how their integration into applications can make the latter more trustworthy for the end user. He illustrates an example in the context of the SmartSociety project and talks about the integration of a Provenance Architecture into Collective Adaptive Systems, and designing a new Reputation System. The interview continues with the topic of how explanations to computations can be provided to users through these technologies, and ends with a discussion on his motivations and expected impact from joining SmartSociety.

You can watch the complete 7 minute interview below, or directly on Youtube, here.

Filmed at TEDxUniversityofEdinburgh at The Pleasance, Edinburgh on 21st February 2014.

Michael Rovatsos is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Informatics of the University of Edinburgh where he leads the Agents Group at the Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applications. His past research has been in multi-agent systems. Part of the SmartSociety project, his research now involves social computation systems where humans and artificial agents work together to solve hard societal problems.

We have released a video of our upcoming Ridesharing application named SmartShare! Watch it here!

From the FoCAS Inter-project meeting, Barcelona, June 2013.

Stuart Anderson is Deputy Head of School of Informatics at The University of Edinburgh and a member of the SmartSociety project. His research is in the area of safety, trust and the dependability of socio-technical systems. Current projects are looking at supporting training activities in radiology, the role of trust in health settings and joint work with the World Health Organisation on disease control systems.