Welcome to eCAALYX!
About the Project
Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 18:34 Written by MNK Boulos Saturday, 27 June 2009 00:00
Europe is facing major socio-demographic changes. The ratio of elderly people to the entire population is constantly growing, while the corresponding ratios of younger age groups, especially the working population, are decreasing. Furthermore, ageing combined with an increasing burden of chronic, concurrent diseases threatens to make the current models of healthcare unsustainable. Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), as a specific user-oriented type of “Ambient Intelligence”, may greatly help in this situation.
eCAALYX—Enhanced Complete Ambient Assisted Living Experiment (June 2009 - May 2012) is a three-year project funded by the European Commission under the AAL Joint Programme (Strategic Objectives addressed: ICT-based Solutions for Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions of Elderly People). The project builds on the strengths of the infrastructure and functionality already developed in the original CAALYX project (2007/2008).
Edited by: M.N.K. Boulos
eCAALYX in the Context of Five Other Related European Projects (Journal Paper)
Last Updated on Friday, 11 September 2009 14:45 Written by MNK Boulos Monday, 06 July 2009 13:46
A journal paper presenting a detailed overview of the new eCAALYX EU AAL-funded project in the context of five other related European projects, including the original CAALYX FP6 project, has just been published. The paper explores the synergies and complementarities across the six covered projects on the way towards the full realisation of integrative, comprehensive health/social care and daily living solutions for senior citizens in Europe and elsewhere.
Kamel Boulos MN, Castellot Lou R, Anastasiou A, Nugent CD, Alexandersson J, Zimmermann G, Cortes U, Casas R. Connectivity for Healthcare and Well-Being Management: Examples from Six European Projects. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2009; 6(7):1947-1971; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6071947 <URL: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/7/1947> [Open Access - this paper is indexed PubMed/MEDLINE and the full text is mirrored in PubMed Central]
Direct link to full text PDF version: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/7/1947/pdf
An Enhanced Ambient Assisted Living Experiment for Older People with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Last Updated on Saturday, 09 January 2010 21:46 Written by MNK Boulos Tuesday, 24 November 2009 21:06
An ISABEL2009 (IEEE-sponsored conference) paper/poster about eCAALYX vs. our previous FP6 CAALYX project. Highlights how the new eCAALYX project is different than/complementary to CAALYX in the areas of chronic conditions and homecare.
eCAALYX Presentation
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 June 2009 01:34 Written by MNK Boulos Saturday, 27 June 2009 00:00
Introductory project presentationFormats: Adobe Flash and Adobe PDF
Access: Public, non-restricted access
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eCAALYX Project Kick-off Meeting
Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2009 10:28 Written by MNK Boulos Saturday, 27 June 2009 00:00
The First eCAALYX Project Consortium Meeting will be held on 15-16 July 2009 at CETEMMSA's premises, Balmes, 37-39 – 08301 Mataró (near Barcelona), Spain. A meeting agenda is available to Consortium participants in the 'Members Only' section of this Web portal.