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Final Conference in Évry (South-East Paris) | March 7th and 8th 2024
‘The future of ageing: embracing technology for a fulfilling life’ was the topic of this conference that involved more than 215 participants and 37 speakers from renowned researchers, institutions, companies and e-VITA partners.
Take-aways from eVITA Final Conference
We shared insights from this 3-year joint European – Japanese cooperation project responding to the demographic change of a worldwide ageing population.
Get an overview of the main highlights of the Final Conference by reading the full article.
Video | Best of – Final Conference
Watch our video showcasing the Final Conference highlights.
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Video Edition: Michele Bigi
Latest deliverables
In the last semester, we produced the following deliverables publicly available on our website.
Latest publications
After 3 years of technical and social development and scientific innovation, consortium partners gathered results in scientific publications in open access and publicly available in our website.
Preliminary results on the 2nd wave of experiments in EU and Japan
Between July and December 2023, the second wave of experiments of e-VITA unfolded across locations in Japan – including Sendai, Natori, and Tokyo – and in Europe – Cologne, Paris, and Ancona.
Get an overview of the main highlights from each pilot by reading the full article.
Participate in our e-VITA Survey Research with Experts!
If you are an expert in the field of active and heathy ageing, we would like to invite you to participate in a survey aimed at assessing the socio-economic impact of our project.
Your participation will help us gather valuable data to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the eVITA system.
Robotland exhibition in Milano, Italy
CelesTE (SanTO) and Daruma, are being displayed until the 17th of March 2024 in a robots exhibition called ROBOTLAND, which is held in TENOHA Exhibition space in Milan, Italy.
Horizon Booster
The e-VITA project will be supported by the Horizon Results Booster services that will guide e-VITA project on accelerating the dissemination of research results through a business plan development.
The role of Human Coaches | Events
Explore highlights from four e-VITA events focused on Human Coaches in Sendai, Japan, and the Italian, French and German eVITA pilots in action.
New Campaign #StoriesofeVITA
Renowned artist Yves Gellie has captured the essence of the second proof-of-concept phase in Italy, France, Germany, and Japan through captivating videos that are sure to inspire you!
New episodes on our podcast #AgeingEqual
Discover insights from leading experts in our newest episodes. Tune in to hear interviews featuring Eric Kihlstrom from the UK, as well as a compelling episode with Dr. Anastasia Ostrowski from MIT..
Consortium Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
The e-VITA partners had the great opportunity to travel to Brussels, Belgium, for the latest consortium meeting in December 2023, hosted by the AGE Platform Europe.
Workshop with industry stakeholders in Tohoku, Japan
The e-VITA Japanese team met important stakeholders from large companies to start-ups. The goal was to discuss the future of e-VITA and how to better expand the impact of the proof-of-concept.
European Researchers’ Night in Ancona, Italy
Marco Benadduci, a physioterapist from IRCCS INRCA Institution, used the ‘e-VITA social platform’ to invite attendees to discover the project’s innovative devices and technologies.
17th Chiba Prefecture Welfare Equipment Exhibition
e-VITA was showcased at this exhibition, in Japan. Our booth featured two posters detailing our project, along with the Dharma robot at the AIST stand.
Latest e-VITA publications | February 2024
In the last semester, we had some new releases. Check our latest publications.
Visit by Folkhälsan, the largest Swedish-speaking NGO in Finland
We had the pleasure of showcasing the e-VITA project to Folkhälsan, the largest Swedish-speaking NGO in Finland specializing in social and health services.
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What does the next multi-centre Proof of Concept experiment encompass?
During the second semester 2023, e-VITA will launch the so-called second wave of proof-of-concept, continuing this co-designing journey with older people.
What is next for the podcast #AgeingEqual?
Will robots change the way we age? What does the future look like? Check our latest three episodes!
CoM in May in Japan
The e-VITA partners had the great chance to travel to Japan and Tokyo for the latest consortium meeting last May.
e-VITA around the globe
In the last semester, we participated in 11 conferences/mass media interviews around the globe!
Latest e-VITA publications | June 2023
In the last semester, we had some new releases. Check our latest publications.
Next events
Stay tuned for the summer scientific events.
e-VITA behind the scenes
How is a complex international project between Europe and Japan like e-VITA organized behind the scenes? The coordinators Rainer and Toshimi give some clues!
New Campaign on Social Media #PortraitsofResearchers
In May and June 2023, we launched a new campaign on our social media – Twitter and LinkedIn to show who is behind the e-VITA project in Europe and Japan.
Last eVITA publication “A virtual companion for older adults using the Rasa Conversational AI framework”
This position paper describes how the Rasa Conversational AI framework can be used to implement a variety of different use cases involving conversational support for older adults.
Please click here to check our publications made through eVITA.
Tohoku University Center for Smart Aging Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration with related institutions in NRW, Germany
Dr. Lorenz Granrath has been in charge of setting up industry-academia collaboration projects at the Smart Aging Research Center (SARC) as a specially appointed assistant professor since last May. His many years of experience at both German and Japanese research institutes were called upon.
The eVITA consortium is glad to announce the eVITA Mid-Term conference, which will take place on the 14th and 15th of July 2022, online and at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tokyo, Japan. You are warmly invited to take part in this two-day event.
Click here to get the full program to register and get to know our speakers.
Our 2nd eVITA #newsletter is available to download! The newsletter contains news about the Wave 1, First user’s opinions concerning devices in Japan and a nice interview from an active participant to the Siegen study center. Come and click to know more!
First user’s opinions on DarumaTO, Gatebox and Nao in Japan !
Devices have been tested by older adults during the first phase of the participatory design session and we have retrieve some valuable first end users opinions from users in Japan.
April – May 2022, eVITA starts Wave 1
What is the adherence and usability of disruptive technologies in the homes of older adults in Europe and Japan?
Click here to have all the details concerning the first feasibility studies of eVITA, which technologies will be used, for what purpose and the crucial role of the human coaches.
Our last paper is published !
Riccardo Naccarelli ,Sara Casaccia and Gian Marco Revel from UNIVPM focused on sensor network to monitor activity of aging people in multi-resident scenarios : The Problem of Monitoring Activities of Older People in Multi-Resident Scenarios: An Innovative and Non-Invasive Measurement System Based on Wearables and PIR Sensors. To consult all publications from eVITA click here.
2022 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
METROLOGY FOR LIVING ENVIRONMENT
eVITA will participate to the MetroLivEnv IEEE 2022, with two dedicated session :
- Well-being and comfort of users based on environmental conditions, organised by Sara Casaccia, Gian Marco Revel and Kristiina Jokinen
- Active and Assisted Living Environments, organised by Jerome Boudy, Christophe Lohr, Dan Istrate, Sara Casaccia and Gian Marco Revel.
“The future is today” – exhibition at the Copernicus Science Centre on artificial intelligence
Why is ethics so important in research and for e-VITA? An interview with AP-HP
AP-HP, a University Hospital Group located in Paris, provide us a framework and guidelines to ensure that all ethical aspects of the e-VITA projects are respected.
Activities in Japan : Latest updates from the Living Lab in Sendai !
The Living lab of Sendai where the TOHOKU University is working, replicates a domestic environment giving the sensation to be at home. Click above to know more about the activities so far in Japan.
e-VITA launches its podcast !
We are delighted to announce the launch of the eVITA podcast called ‘Ageing Equal”. You have 30 minutes to spare and well seated in your car / public transport? Click to listen the interview from the coordinators of eVITA, Toshimi Ogawa and Rainer Wieching.
Focus on one partner of e-VITA : INRCA – National Institute on Health and Science on Aging
Roberta Bevilacqua, researcher and psychologist is presenting the involvement of INRCA within the consortium of eVITA.
Paper accepted!
Integration and Interaction of Trustworthy AI in a Virtual Coach :
An Overview of EU-Japan collaboration on Eldercare, a paper by eVITA partners. Click here to discover this paper from Kristiina Jokinen and Keiko Homma.
Interview with Elisa Irlandese, EU Project Officer
Elisa Irlandese is the European Policy Officer representing e-Vita within the European Commission. She kindly accepted to give an interview for the press office of the University of Siegen.
Interview with Yuta Ishii, MIC Representative
Yuta Ishii the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications accepted tp give an interview from Asako Ohara, of Misawa Homes Institute of Research and Development Co. Ltd.
Kick-off Meeting – Press Release
Following a successful kick-off meeting that took place across 4 days in January 2021, find the press release from the University of Siegen in your language here!
Interview with Japanese Project Officer, Shigeru Azuhata
Shigeru Azuhata is the Project officer from the Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Programme, The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).
eVITA launches EU-Japan cooperation to create a virtual coach for smart ageing
The University of Siegen, The University of Tohoku, the project coordinators, together with 11 European and 11 Japanese partners, will develop a virtual coach for smart ageing at home. The e-VITA project objective is to create an intelligent assistant that older people can use individually at home.
Press-Release from Deltadore, a indsutrial a French partner of e-VITA
Delta Dore, a pioneer in the connected home market, joins the e-Vita project