Call for Papers - IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems - Special Issue on “Ambient Assisted Living – sensors, methods and applications”

This special issue on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) focuses on the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to support a person’s activities of daily living (ADL) thus allowing the person to remain independent for a longer period of time. AAL systems range from simple systems such as reminder systems to sophisticated smart environments. A smart home can monitor and assist a person with ADLs by integrating sensors embedded in the environment that can extract information pertaining to the person’s health and well-being. Sensing technology can be embedded in objects, in the environment or worn on the person. Sensor data are analysed to recognise and track activity and to infer the person’s physical and/or cognitive status.