28 October
Noon, LT308 Huxley
| Title: | Computing for home healthcare |
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| Abstract: | The presentation will introduce the challenge facing the healthcare industry of increased demand due to the aging demographic of the country. Digital technology, such as intelligent sensors, Internet connectivity and increased computing power is allowing this problem to be addressed by tele-health. This is only part of the story as the potentially huge volume of data generated still needs to be analysed, which throws up a whole new challenge of intelligent data processing. The presentation will end with real-world examples of how computing can be applied to address these challenges. |
| Speaker Details: | Robert Blake Mr. Robert (Rob) Blake is a senior scientist at Philips Research in Cambridge and holds a degree in software engineering from Imperial College London. During his career at Philips his work has been focused on usability and acceptability issues relating to applying technology. As part of this, he has been investigating the application of mobile and wireless technology for home healthcare and wellbeing and has been involved in a number of projects including a TSB-funded project on telehealth service delivery for home healthcare. Currently he is leading a project aiming to predict and prevent adverse events in patients outside the hospital by combining aspects of telehealth systems with intelligent algorithms. Robert is also experienced in defining system requirements based upon consumer insights from the relevant stakeholders. |
