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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jean Foster)
Mon Mar 21 09:44:05 2005
From: Jean Foster <jfoster@MIT.EDU>
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From: David M. Rosenberg <DMR@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
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Subject: Harvard: Intelligent Technology for an Aging Population
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:07:55 -0500
Harvard University, Computer Science Colloquium Series
<http://deas.harvard.edu/newsandevents/calendars/index.html>
33 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 496-1440
Title: Intelligent Technology for an Aging Population:
The Use of AI to Assist Elders with Cognitive Impairment
Speaker: Martha E. Pollack, University of Michigan
Web Page: <http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~pollackm>
Date & Time: Monday, April 18, 2005 at 4:00PM
Location: Harvard University, Maxwell Dworkin G125
(33 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138)
(Refreshments at 3:30PM in Maxwell Dworkin 2nd Floor Lounge Area)
Abstract: Today, approximately 10% of the world's population is over
the age of 60; by 2050 this proportion will have more than doubled.
Moreover, the greatest rate of increase is amongst the "oldest old,"
people aged 85 and over. While many older adults remain healthy and
productive, overall this segment of the population is subject to
physical and cognitive impairment at higher rates than younger people.
In this talk, I will survey new technologies that incorporate
Artificial Intelligence techniques to support older adults and help
them cope with the changes of aging, in particular with cognitive
decline. My focus will be on the use of automated planning, reasoning
under uncertainty, and machine learning in systems that support
extended autonomy, and I will use the Autominder cognitive orthotic
system as an example of this type of system.
Colloquium Contact: Carol Harlow <harlow@deas.harvard.edu>
Maxwell Dworkin 343 (617) 496-1440
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Jean Foster
Usability Consultant/
Communications Coordinator
MIT IS&T Academic Computing
N42-040, x3-3909
