Our research projects include both basic and applied research at the intersection of health, social care, and digital technologies.
Projects
Umbrello
The interdisciplinary project UmBrello investigates the feasibility of a communications- and service platform for elderly citizens in rural areas.
KAVA-Time – How man and machine analyze data
Knowledge-Assisted Visual Analytics Methods for Time-Oriented Data. New methods will take advantage of explicit expert knowledge in the Visual Analytics process of data.
Reliability of a monitoring system
Reliability of a monitoring system for continuous tracking of sagittal lumbar spine movements
The Children's KNEEs Study
The aim of the Children’s KNEEs Study is to analyze altered biomechanical movement strategies in obese children during walking and stair climbing and to develop a specific training program for them.
BRELOMATE 2
BRELOMATE 2 aims at creating a user friendly and inexpensive centerpiece of an information, communication and gaming platform for elderly people.
CARMA -Center for Applied Research in Media Assisted Healthcare for Motion and Activity
Establishing and sustainably positioning a centre for applied research into media-supported healthcare with a focus on exercise and activity
BRELOMATE
The project BRELOMATE aims at providing socially isolated senior citizens with all the possibilities offered by existing information services and social networks on the Internet.
Diabetescoach
The goal is the development of an electronic food shopping counselor for senior citizens with type 2 diabetes mellitus, focusing on alternative products, usability for senior citizens and flexibility.