Fraunhofer Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions – AICOS

Fraunhofer Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions – AICOS

Projects

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AUGMANITY

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The project is expected to leverage its results in multiple sectors, through a coordinated strategy between industrial partners and research centres, with the generated knowledge being exploited by means of technology creation, dissemination, transfer utilization and incorporation activities based on three pillars: science and technological development; internalization of knowledge and technology by technology-takers; and utilization of knowledge and technology by potential end users.

City Catalyst

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The mobilizing project aims to investigate and develop new products, processes and services with high potential, contributing to an integrated urban management, efficient and innovation-catalyzing, based on specific contributions to the implementation and interoperability of urban platforms.

IoTiP

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IoTip (Internet of things in Package) is a development platform that stimulates the creation of new IoT solutions, to enable former low-tech industries, such as footwear or textile industries, to embed technology in their solutions yielding a differentiated product.

OPERATOR

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OPERATOR proposes a set of tools for risk exposure data analysis in the workplace, building on the concepts of Positive Ergonomics, Operator 4.0 and on the Job Quality Indices by the Eurofound. The project aims at developing a technology framework which combines ubiquitous human movement tracking with worker self-reported endpoints for a holistic Digital Twin representation of shop floors. The framework will collect and analyse data regarding workers’ activity and wellbeing on different levels.

PANDLETS

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Pandlets are a novel architecture of embedded electronics for wireless devices that can be used to develop Wearable and IoT solutions. This architecture has been used in several internal and external projects that range from home appliance control, indoor farming to fall detection and activity monitoring, and it is designed for a seamless integration with mobile platforms, as a foundational design for new IoT devices.

WGW4IoT

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Wireless Gateway for the Internet of Things (WGW4IoT) is targeted for industrial environments, being a valuable asset to efficiently monitor, manage, and control industry processes, thus leading to high operational efficiency and reduced costs.

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DEM

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The 'Deus ex Machina' project tackles societal challenges with two research lines: one will research and create building blocks in target domains, while the second will put these building blocks at the service of pressing societal needs.

CTFhP

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This project presents a set of actions in the field of dissemination and diffusion of new knowledge and technologies generated in R&D and further actions in the field of effective demonstration of this knowledge, intending to make a remarkable contribution to overcome circumstantial difficulties and to be able also to demonstrate a model of good practice in technology transfer to the other entities of the Portuguese system of R&I.

SV4D

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SV4D is a collection of hardware and software tailored to promote the digital inclusion and improve the quality of life of citizens in undeserved communities.

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DEM

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The 'Deus ex Machina' project tackles societal challenges with two research lines: one will research and create building blocks in target domains, while the second will put these building blocks at the service of pressing societal needs.

CTFhP

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This project presents a set of actions in the field of dissemination and diffusion of new knowledge and technologies generated in R&D and further actions in the field of effective demonstration of this knowledge, intending to make a remarkable contribution to overcome circumstantial difficulties and to be able also to demonstrate a model of good practice in technology transfer to the other entities of the Portuguese system of R&I.

SV4D

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SV4D is a collection of hardware and software tailored to promote the digital inclusion and improve the quality of life of citizens in undeserved communities.

Motion #

Active@Home

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The Active@Home Project intends to increase physical activity of older adults, while motivating them through captivating and challenging exergames tailored for fall prevention, based on typical exergames, dance and Tai Chi.

AUGMANITY

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apresentacao_BOSCH_08012021

The project is expected to leverage its results in multiple sectors, through a coordinated strategy between industrial partners and research centres, with the generated knowledge being exploited by means of technology creation, dissemination, transfer utilization and incorporation activities based on three pillars: science and technological development; internalization of knowledge and technology by technology-takers; and utilization of knowledge and technology by potential end users.

FallSensing

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FallSensing aims to create a new technological solution to enable screening and monitoring of the risk of falling and the implementation of falls prevention programmes in the elderly population.

FRADE

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FRADE (Pervasive Platform for Fall Detection, Fall Risk Assessment and Prevention) consists of using wearable sensors that allow data collection and movement monitoring of seniors.

GARMIO

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GARMIO is directed towards researching and developing a web-based solution, destined to locate and characterize mobile devices users with high accuracy, both indoors and outdoors, without requiring GPS data.

OPERATOR

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OPERATOR proposes a set of tools for risk exposure data analysis in the workplace, building on the concepts of Positive Ergonomics, Operator 4.0 and on the Job Quality Indices by the Eurofound. The project aims at developing a technology framework which combines ubiquitous human movement tracking with worker self-reported endpoints for a holistic Digital Twin representation of shop floors. The framework will collect and analyse data regarding workers’ activity and wellbeing on different levels.

Physio@Home

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Physio@Home is a solution to extend physiotherapy programs to people’s homes as a complement to the sessions performed at the clinics. The solution proposed is based on smartphones or tablets and wearables containing electromyography (EMG) and inertial sensors that will be used to track the execution of the movements and give biofeedback to the user.

TexBoost

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The TexBoost - less Commodities more Specialties mobilizing project is a structuring project of the Textile Cluster: Technology and Fashion, which aims to include a set of R&D initiatives with a strong collective character and high inductor and demonstrator effect, with the central involvement of companies of the textile and clothing sector, but also of other complementary sectors of the economy.

VITAAL

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VITAAL is proposed as a new concept of home-based exergaming targeting older people threatened to develop mobility-related problems. VITAAL will design interventions for immobility, instability, urinary incontinence and intellectual impairment, and will use gait speed as a simple geriatric assessment to identify the training needs of older adults.

Nutrition #

CordonGris

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The project will create a system to gather and manage all the data that is relevant for the recommendation of a healthy diet, coming from different sources: sensors for activity monitoring, user reported data, country-specific food databases, retailers’ information, producers’ information, service providers’ information. By making sense of all the data, the central intelligent system can generate recommendations that range from meals to physical activity or other healthy behaviours and prompt people to adopt a healthier lifestyle against malnutrition.

Future Yämmi

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This project aims to research and develop new advanced technological solutions to be applied in kitchen robots, in order to direct their evolution to connected innovative equipment that are the main hub of the kitchen.

LIFANA

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Through the LIFANA project we aim to create a software to support healthy nutrition through all phases of ageing, from active seniors to elderly users in need of care, thus guaranteeing longer living at home by tackling malnutrition.

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AUGMANITY

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apresentacao_BOSCH_08012021

The project is expected to leverage its results in multiple sectors, through a coordinated strategy between industrial partners and research centres, with the generated knowledge being exploited by means of technology creation, dissemination, transfer utilization and incorporation activities based on three pillars: science and technological development; internalization of knowledge and technology by technology-takers; and utilization of knowledge and technology by potential end users.

City Catalyst

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The mobilizing project aims to investigate and develop new products, processes and services with high potential, contributing to an integrated urban management, efficient and innovation-catalyzing, based on specific contributions to the implementation and interoperability of urban platforms.

CogniPlay

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CogniPlay is a tablet-based gaming platform that provides cognitive stimulation through games targeting several different areas of the cognitive domain, with its primary audience being the senior population.

Clockwork

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The Clockwork project target shift workers, such as healthcare professionals, who are greatly affected by chronodisruption, which can thus lead to health issues, long absences or early retirement. The solution aims then to create a healthy and comfortable work environment by supporting middle-aged to older adults in the improvement of their circadian rhythms.

MASPARK

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Among the symptoms that mostly impact quality of life for people affected by Parkinson Disease (PD) are the problems associated with walking: rate loss, slowing down, shuffling, and freezing. In the MASPARK project we are using the REMPARK system, a wearable inertial sensor for real-time detection of abnormal gait, to study freezing.

myAHA

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The main aim of My-AHA is to reduce frailty risk by improving physical activity and cognitive function, psychological state, social resources, nutrition, sleep and overall well-being.

The proposed platform will provide numerous incentives to engage diverse stakeholders, constituting a sustainable ecosystem with empowered end users and reliable standardised interfaces for solutions providers, which will be ready for larger scale deployment at project end.

OPERATOR

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OPERATOR proposes a set of tools for risk exposure data analysis in the workplace, building on the concepts of Positive Ergonomics, Operator 4.0 and on the Job Quality Indices by the Eurofound. The project aims at developing a technology framework which combines ubiquitous human movement tracking with worker self-reported endpoints for a holistic Digital Twin representation of shop floors. The framework will collect and analyse data regarding workers’ activity and wellbeing on different levels.

PROMESSA

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The PROMESSA project aims to investigate and develop a system capable of integrating different technological project management tools with the ability of analyzing all the available information, of predicting risks and consequences, and of creating automatic recommendations with the goal of helping project managers in their tasks and to make better decisions.

SmartBEAT

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The SmartBEAT project aims to address the needs of senior Heart Failure patients and their formal and informal caregivers by offering an integrated solution to leverage patient self-care through autonomous condition monitoring and real-time feedback to their caregivers.

Smart Companion

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The Smart Companion is an award winning set of applications for smartphones that were specially designed to meet older adults‘ needs.

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Derm.AI

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This project aims to improve the existing Teledermatology processes between Primary Care Units and Dermatology Services in the National Health Service for skin lesions diagnosis through the usage of Artificial Intelligence.

MDevNet

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This initiative, by the name of MDevNet, will provide users with better and faster access to innovations, by delivering a knowledge and technology transfer platform. To achieve this, the initiative contemplates the creation of a national network of partners, including public authorities, consumer advocacy groups, R&D organizations, and companies involved in the commercialization and distribution within the industry of technology-based medical devices.

MpDs

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The aim of the MpDS project is to build a mobile solution that addresses the various needs of collecting and processing medical images in order to support diagnostic in several clinical contexts.

SAL

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The Service Assisted Living project (SAL) is an Applied Engineering project that will study the application of Service Engineering and the adoption of Ambient Assisted Living technologies in the construction and operationalization of Complex Integrated Systems, namely the new Information and Communication Technologies in Health.

SMARTSKINS

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This project aims to design and effectively develop and implement a framework of risk triage of skin cancer, which uses a new generation of mobile devices in its architecture to capture the images.

Ophtha #

DEMEyeFundusScope

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The EyeFundusScope concept comprises a smartphone, a low-cost ophthalmoscope mounted on the smartphone built-in camera, image processing algorithms for detection of microaneurysms (first sign) and decision-support to provide an indication of the presence of Diabetic Retinopathy.

EyeFundusScopeNEO

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This project is developing a system to remotely diagnose diabetic retinopathy, based on images acquired in medical appointments of family doctors and endocrinologists. The system uses a mobile eye fundus camera, EyeFundusScope, and a leading screening information system.

MDevNet

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This initiative, by the name of MDevNet, will provide users with better and faster access to innovations, by delivering a knowledge and technology transfer platform. To achieve this, the initiative contemplates the creation of a national network of partners, including public authorities, consumer advocacy groups, R&D organizations, and companies involved in the commercialization and distribution within the industry of technology-based medical devices.

MobileDRS

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MobileDRS is a mobile solution for the risk assessment of diabetic retinopathy by image processing.

TAMI

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The TAMI project will build high-performing XAI systems for application in medicine, whose workings and outputs can be understood and cross-examined by human users, so that human-friendly explanations of the automated results are also provided.

Micron #

CLARE

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This project aims to create a novel framework that can be used as a Decision Support System (DSS) for the screening of Cervical Cancer, by coupling Colposcopy and LBC diagnosis methods with computer vision and machine-learning approaches.

DEMalariaScope

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MalariaScope is a project that aims to create a mobile-based solution that can provide an effective pre-diagnosis of Malaria to be used in medically underserved areas.

MDevNet

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This initiative, by the name of MDevNet, will provide users with better and faster access to innovations, by delivering a knowledge and technology transfer platform. To achieve this, the initiative contemplates the creation of a national network of partners, including public authorities, consumer advocacy groups, R&D organizations, and companies involved in the commercialization and distribution within the industry of technology-based medical devices.

MpDs

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The aim of the MpDS project is to build a mobile solution that addresses the various needs of collecting and processing medical images in order to support diagnostic in several clinical contexts.

TAMI

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The TAMI project will build high-performing XAI systems for application in medicine, whose workings and outputs can be understood and cross-examined by human users, so that human-friendly explanations of the automated results are also provided.

Audit #

CounterFighting

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Counterfeiting is a problem that has become increasingly prominent for many global brands. In order to address the counterfeits issue, Fraunhofer AICOS proposes a solution based on a mobile application, running on the user’s smartphone that communicates with a back-end server for validating the authenticity of the equipment being analysed.

EyesOnTraps+

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The EyesOnTraps+ project will improve plagues monitoring in Douro Wine Region, by creating a mobile solution for automated insect detection in traps, local temperature registration, and treatment recommendation of detected plagues.

ShopView

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The ShopView project will automate the task of controlling the implementation of planograms in retail spaces, by creating a system which uses state of the art image processing technology to recognize misplaced products.

ShopView2Market

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FhP-AICOS will address issues identified in ShopView, and complete the validation of the solution throughout a long-term pilot, with demonstrators all over the world, through the ShopView2Market project.

OTHER #

Eyes On The Horizon

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The Project Eyes On The Horizon will allow for the development of internationalization activities of the Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research.

HighSkillHR

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Com a operação “Contratação de Recursos Altamente Qualificados”, o FhP-AICOS reforça o seu quadro de colaboradores com Recursos Altamente Qualificados, para apoiar a concretização da sua agenda estratégica de investigação científica de excelência, inovação, valorização e transferência de tecnologia e conhecimento.

i4.0 - Lead the Digital Transformation

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i.4.0 project - Lead the Digital Transformation - aims to encourage the adoption of Industry 4.0 methodologies in Portuguese SMEs, leading to their empowerment through cooperation between technology enablers and companies in traditional and technological sectors.