Caring Machines: AI in Eldercare

Schedule Nov 4-6

 

 

Friday

Mins

9:00-10:30

Session Chair/Discussant: Tim Bickmore

Welcome & Introduction (Bickmore)

5

 

Paper: The Technologist's Guide to Setting up an Eldercare Field Study (Karen Haigh)

25

 

Paper: An Approach to the Development of Technology to Support the Elderly (Allen Hanson)

25

 

Invited talk: Research Update (Richard Simpson)

25

 

Discussion

10

11:00-12:30

Keynote: Jeffrey Elias, Behavioral and Social Research Program, National Institute on Aging

65

 

Paper: The Design of the Huggable: A Therapeutic Robotic Companion for Relational, Affective Touch (Dan Stiehl)

25

2:00-3:30

Session Chair/Discussant: Simpson

 

 

Invited talk: Human-Robot Interaction for Eldercare (Holly Yanco)

25

 

Paper: The Role of Embodiment in Assistive Interactive Robotics for the Elderly (David Fail-Seifer)

25

 

Paper: The RoboCare Project (Federico Pecora)

25

 

Discussion (including Stiehl’s paper)

15

4:00-5:30

Session Chair/Discussant: Mark Harniss

 

 

Paper: Stability Margin Monitoring in Steering-Controlled Intelligent Walkers for the Elderly  (Majd Alwan)

25

 

Paper: Shared Navigational Control and User Intent Detection in an Intelligent Walker  (Cunjun Huang)

25

 

Paper: Robots Who Care: Robotic Psychology and Robotherapy Approach  (Alexander Libin & Elena Libin)

25

 

Discussion

15

6:00-7:00

Reception

 

 


 

 

Saturday

 

 

Session Chair: Bickmore

 

9:00-

Keynote: Relational Artifacts in Eldercare (Sherry Turkle)

60

10:30

Paper: An Agent-based System to Strength the Relationships of the Elders and their Families Living Abroad (Pedro Santana)

25

 

Session Chair/Discussant: Haigh

 

11:00-12:30

Paper: Training Healthcare Professionals To Use Telehealth Technology: The Missing Link (Michael Cantor)

25

 

Paper: MedEthEx: Towards a Medical Ethics Advisor (Michael Anderson & Susan Anderson) (Joint session with Machine Ethics symposium)

45

 

Discussion (including Santana’s paper)

15

 

Session Chair/Discussant: Intille

 

2:00-3:30

Paper: Ethical Issues in Using Relational Agents for Older Adults (Bickmore)

25

 

Paper: A Model of Trust and Reliance of Automation Technology for Older Users (Karen Haigh)

25

 

Paper: Accommodation in Speech Technologies for Older Adults (Cristen Torrey)

25

 

Discussion

15

 

Session Chair: Anderson

 

4:00-5:30

Invited talk: Experiences using a live-in laboratory for the development of eldercare technologies (Stephen Intille)

25

 

Panel: Ethical Issues in Eldercare Technologies (Turkle, Bickmore, Brian Duffy, Mark Harniss). Moderator: Susan Anderson

65

6:00-7:30

Plenary Session  (Presenter: Picard)

 

 

 

Sunday

 

 

Session Chair/Discussant: Haigh

 

9:00-10:30

Invited talk: Advances in ADL Tracking (Don

Patterson for Henry Kautz)

25

 

Paper: A Rule-Based Approach to the Analysis of Elders’ Activity Data: Detection of Health and Possible Emergency Conditions (Siddharth Dalal)

25

 

Paper: Assessing Mobility and Cognitive Problems in Elders  (Marge Skubic)

25

 

Discussion

15

 

Session Chair: Bickmore

 

11:00-12:30

Paper: POMDP Models for Assistive Technology (Jesse Hoey)

25

 

Invited talk: Research Update (Karen Haigh)

25

 

Discussion and Wrapup (Bickmore)

40