The second wave of pilots is currently underway. The Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS) has recruited 146 patients so far, and they have organized additional inclusion sessions for the following weeks. Participants are using Fitbit, as well as sleep and binary sensors. In another part of the city, the Asociación Parkinson Madrid (APM) continues to test the depth cameras in their centre’s rehabilitation areas.
Meanwhile at the University of Rome – Tor Vergata (UNITOV), the research team is finalising the recruitment process. The beginning of the second wave of pilots is set to begin in Rome towards the end of February – beginning of March. The installation phase continues, especially the Kinect Azure (a type of depth camera), which will be used in the hospital.
Finally in Ljubljana, researchers at Spominčica (SPO) are applying what they learned during their first wave of piloting. They are now testing the system together with people with mild dementia and their caregivers. Users are growing familiar with the TeNDER tools and services, and they are providing feedback to help make the system fit people’s needs.
In other news, TeNDER is co-organising an event this Spring. The “QUality of LifE Support SysTem for People sufferIng from COgNitive impairments or intellectual disabilities” (QUESTION) workshop will take place during the PETRA Conference 2022 (from 29 June to 1 July). We have officially extended the deadline to submit papers to 21 March 2022. If you have any questions regarding the submission procedure, you can contact the organizers: Nicholas Vretos, vretos@iti.gr; Vassilis Solachidis, vsol@iti.gr: Nikos Grammalidis, ngramm@iti.gr; and/or Federico Álvarez, fag@gatv.ssr.upm.es.
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