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UseofWirelessTechnologiesforAssistedLivingatHomeJenniferC.HouDepa[e-mail]TablecompiledbytheU.S.AdministrationonAgingbasedondatafromtheU.S.CensusBureau.Agingofthebabyboomerhasbecomeasocialandeconomicalissue.IntheUnitedStatesalone,thenumberofpeopleoverage65isexpectedtohit70millionby2030,almostdoublingfrom35millionin2000.PercentageofPeopleof65+and85+Peopleoverage65areexpectedtoconstitute20%ofthepopulationin2030.Similarincreasesareexpectedworldwide.TablecompiledbytheU.S.AdministrationonAgingbasedondatafromtheU.S.CensusBureau.SimilarExpensesWorldwideSOURCE:UnitedNations▪“PopulationAging▪2002”2002SimilarExpensesWorldwideSOURCE:UnitedNations▪“PopulationAging▪2002”2030ConsequencesAre…..Alongwiththeincreaseofelderlypeoplepopulation,theexpendituresoftheUnitedStatesforhealthcarewillprojecttoriseto15.9%oftheGDP($2.6trillion)by2010.--Healthcareindustrystudy,DigitalForesightManyelderlypeoplewillstayathome,ratherthanbeingconsignedtoexpensiveretirementhomes.Eventoday,only10%ofelderlypeopleofage65-85and25%ofthoseofage=85areinstitutionalized.Manyelderlypeoplechoosetostayathomealsoforprivacy/dignityissues.WhatDoesThisHavetoDowithUs?Oh,well,wearenext(ornexttonext)inlinetobeclassifiedaselderlypeople.Candowecreateawirelessenvironmentforelderlypeople(whoarecapableofindependentlivingwithmodestassistance)athome?HowCanWirelessTechnologyHelp?TimeDrivenRemindersofDailyActivitiesPCservingastheintelligence.Sendingremindermessagestowireless-enabledappliances.Closingtheloopwithmonitoring:Whetherornottheresidenthastakenthemedicinecanbemonitored.Takingactioninthelackofresponse:Aremindercangoon2moretimes,untiladesignatedhelperisnotified.Jennifer,Itis11:30am.TimetotakeyourInsulininjectionbeforemeal.TechnologiesNeededAsecureInternetchannelforsending/updatingtheprescriptionrecordto/atthehomePCElectronicappliancesequippedwithwirelesscapabilitiesRFIDtags(40ceach)onclothes,eyeglasses,shoes,medicalbottles,dinnerware,etc,andportable/fixedRFIDreaderswithwirelesscapabilityintheenvironment.HowCanWirelessTechnologyHelp?Roleandlocationbasedmemoryaids:RFIDreaderscanbeusedtolocatepersonalbelongingswithtags.Detectionofearlywarningsignsfordepressionand/orotherchronicdiseases:ThemotionofresidentsandtheirdailyroutinesareprofiledbyRFID-based(orUbisense-based)motionsensingandtrackingoverthetime.LoggeddataisanalyzedforEarlywarningsignsforseveredepression(e.g.,nottakingmedicine,noteating,stayinginbedforverylongtime)Preventivemeasures(behaviorchanges)forchronicdiseasescommonlyseeninelderlypeople(suchasParkinson’sdiseaseand/orAlzheimer’sdisease).Real-timewirelesschannelsfornotifyingon-sitecaregiversand/ordesignatedrelativesinthecaseofemergencysituations.WhatisMissing?Asoftwareinfrastructurethatintegratessensing,communication,andevent/informationmanagement.Understand,analyze,structureandcontrolthecomplexinteractionsacrossthelayersofIT,computing,communicationandsensingalongthedimensionsofrobustness,reliability,QoS,deviceco-existence,securityandprivacy.InterfacemgmtEvents/datamanagementCommunicationSensingDependabilityReal-timeSecurity&PrivacyEvolvabilityReminders/socialinteractionMonitoringEmergencyeventprocessingTelemedicineResearchfortheCISECommunityatLargeSoftwaresafety,robustnessandavailabilityManagementandcontrolofdependencyrelationsbetweensoftwarecomponentsEvolvabilityandinteroperabilityInterfaceengineeringSecurityandprivacySecurityforinformationstorageandwirelesscommunicationfacilitiesRole-basedtrustmanagement:whocangainaccesstowhatinformationQoSprovisioningBothsystem-wideQoSandwirelessQoSforawidevarietyofreminder,monitoring,localization,andtime-criticalemergencyservicesResearchfortheCISECommunityatLargeWirelessnetworkingMonitoringandlocalizationDeviceco-existenceandinterferencemitigationPowercontrolandmanagementforbattery-poweredwirelessdevicesHumancomputerinterfacesEaseofusefortechnologynaïveusersAccommodatingwithrespecttousermistakesDifferentcontrollevelsofinformationdisclosuresResearchSpecifictotheMobiquitousCommunityIPInfrared802.11ZigbeeBluetoothVirtualDeviceDriverLayerWirelessInterferencemitigationQoSprovisioningWirelessSecurityAvirtualdevisedriverlayerisneededtointegratevariouswirelessdevicesandprovidewirelessQoSControlledinformationsharingDatatransportPowermanagementResearchSpecifictotheMobiquitousCommunityQoSprovisioningeveninthepresenceofinterference.Allthebluetooth(IEEE802.15.1)devices,IEEE802.11devices,andcellphonesoperateinthe2.4GHzunlicensedfrequencyband.MACprotocolsinthesedevicesaredesignedonlytoyieldto(andcoordinatewith)theotherdevicesthatusethesameprotocol.Whendevicesthatusedifferentprotocolsuitesareintegrated,theyinterferewitheachother’stransmissionactivitiesandthethroughputperformancesignificantlydegrade.InterferenceMitigationIEEE802.11hascharteredaWi-Fialliancegroup,andstartstolookintotheinterferencemitigationissues.Bluetoothspecification1.2hasincludedanadaptivefrequencyhoppingmechanismtoavoiduseofbadchann