Grant: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Carleton University
$300,000.00
FureAI: An Implementation of An Elders’ Living Support System based on Social Conversational Agents and Smart Activity Monitoring
FY 2023-24 · 2024-03-28
Summary
Canadian fast aging population increases the demand for health care and places challenges on the caregivers' sustainability and government agedcare costs. It is critical to transform aged-care ecosystem into seniorcentric community-based care. However, solutions that monitor activities of daily living (ADLs), to facilitate community-based aging in place, are limited. This Project aims to prototype an integrated activity monitoring and management platform for the elderly to improve their living independence and comfortability. The proposed monitoring system can simultaneously monitor the social and daily living activities of the aging people in a costeffective and non-intrusive way, by using electric appliance recognition and conversational AI agent for monitoring social connections. The solution provides a consolidated view of a senior individual's daily living, and longitudinal health and safety considerations. This system enables Canadians to age in place with dignity and safety.
Department
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Recipient
Location
Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
118838937
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2026-11-01
Agreement Number
1015010
Agreement Start Date
2024-03-28
Agreement Title
FureAI: An Implementation of An Elders’ Living Support System based on Social Conversational Agents and Smart Activity Monitoring
Agreement Title (French)
FureAI : Mise en œuvre d’un système de soutien à la vie des aînés basé sur des agents conversationnels sociaux et une surveillance intelligente des activités
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$300,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
Canadian fast aging population increases the demand for health care and places challenges on the caregivers' sustainability and government agedcare costs. It is critical to transform aged-care ecosystem into seniorcentric community-based care. However, solutions that monitor activities of daily living (ADLs), to facilitate community-based aging in place, are limited. This Project aims to prototype an integrated activity monitoring and management platform for the elderly to improve their living independence and comfortability. The proposed monitoring system can simultaneously monitor the social and daily living activities of the aging people in a costeffective and non-intrusive way, by using electric appliance recognition and conversational AI agent for monitoring social connections. The solution provides a consolidated view of a senior individual's daily living, and longitudinal health and safety considerations. This system enables Canadians to age in place with dignity and safety.
Description (French)
FureAI : Mise en œuvre d’un système de soutien à la vie des aînés basé sur des agents conversationnels sociaux et une surveillance intelligente des activités
Expected Results
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Expected Results (French)
À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides.
Federal Riding
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Ottawa-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35075
NAICS Code
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Name (French)
Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D
Program Purpose
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
Program Purpose (French)
Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires.
Recipient Business Number
118838937
Recipient City
Ottawa|Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Carleton University
Recipient Postal Code
K1S 5B6
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
172-2023-2024-Q4-1015010
