We have now met and are working with 5 pilot participants, to map their circles of support networks and identify ways to strengthen them through social, technical, and socio-technical means. The information we gather here is helping to build “archetypes” of care-recipients, and to identify…
To conduct the Exeter and Milton Keynes pilot studies. To develop “archetypes” of care-recipients and circles of support networks. These can be used as a starting point when working with individuals, and to assist with decisions about what technological solutions are appropriate. To pre-emptively develop…
Akshika Wijesundara has just joined the STRETCH project as a PhD student where his research will focus on some of the instrumentation of participant homes. Akshika is a graduate from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. His research interests…
In the last blog we announced that Mohamed Bennasar will be joining us- this is some more background about his research experience and how he hopes to apply it to STRETCH. I have been in the area of machine learning, and signal and image processing…
At the OU we will soon commence conducting an elicitation study to understand privacy concerns of older adults (age 60+ without any serious mobility conditions or severe cognitive impairment) in Milton Keynes. This will involve 5 focus group studies with groups of 4-5 participants who…
We now have ethical approval to commence working with 3-5 older people who have a variety of care needs and circles of support networks. With Age UK Exeter, we will work with these volunteers over several months, to understand their personal needs and to suggest…
We had our regular project team meeting in London on the 28th of July. We have started a pilot study in Exeter. A privacy elicitation study is being planned for Milton Keynes. Mohammed Bennasar has formally joined the project full-time. Akshika Wijesundara has also joined the STRETCH…
We will continue scoping the project by reviewing existing healthcare technologies, literature on the requirements and needs of older people when engaging with new technology, and contacting other researchers who are engaging in similar research. We will have more direct talks with key stakeholders from our research partners to follow…
Dr Mohamed Bennasar will be joining The Open University research group in Milton Keynes in July. Mohamed’s background is in signal processing and machine learning techniques for clinical diagnostic tools, and most recently he has been working on applying this work in the context of…
Jessica Cohen from Age UK Exeter has commenced working with us. Jessica will be responsible for Exeter client engagement and support throughout the project, as well as contributing her own experience and knowledge of working with older people.