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  • Gerontology
  • Ubiquitous Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence

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  • Population aging necessitates solutions for independent living and quality of life.
  • Social isolation is a significant behavioral drift in older adults, impacting well-being.
  • Monitoring social interactions is crucial for timely interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a method for identifying social presence and estimating the number of people in poorly sensorized homes.
  • To address technological and algorithmic challenges of non-intrusive sensing for social monitoring.
  • To support autonomous living for the elderly by detecting social isolation.

Main Methods:

  • Modeling apartments as graphs to constrain movement between rooms.
  • Utilizing non-intrusive wireless sensors for data collection.
  • Implementing a multi-branch inference algorithm to estimate presence and differentiate movements, overcoming sensor limitations.

Main Results:

  • The proposed algorithm successfully addresses challenges like Passive InfraRed (PIR) blind times and sensor interference.
  • The system can differentiate movements within the apartment and estimate the number of individuals present.
  • Validation with real-world data achieved an accuracy of 86.8% in tracking social presence.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method offers a viable solution for monitoring social interactions in older adults' homes.
  • This technology can help identify and mitigate social isolation, promoting healthier aging.
  • The approach demonstrates the potential of simple, non-intrusive sensors for complex behavioral analysis.