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In recent years, connected home healthcare, which involves multiple technologies such as wearable sensors, audio and video technology, and pervasive computing, has drawn ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
In recent years, connected home healthcare, which involves multiple technologies such as wearable sensors, audio and video technology, and pervasive computing, has drawn attention for its ability to improve quality of life for elderly people. One of its most important services is fall detection. Falls represent a significant threat to the health and independence of adults older than 65. However, commercial fall detection devices are expensive and charge a monthly fee for their use. A more cost-effective, adaptable, and reliable fall detection system is necessary to detect falls and send alarms to an appropriate authority. This article introduces the MEFD framework that detects falls by elderly people and allows family members and caregivers to help by immediately locating them. In the proposed framework, real-time data retrieved from an accelerometer sensor on a smartphone are processed and analyzed by an online fall detection system running on the smartphone itself. The system sends an indoor sound alert to family members through a wireless access point at home or an outdoor SMS alert to a hospital or caregiver through a mobile network base station. A hybrid deep learning model is used to detect falls. The model is trained offline using a public dataset called MobiAct. Experimental results show that the proposed framework can detect falls from real-time streaming data with high accuracy compared to state-of-the-art approaches.
Published in: IEEE Network ( Volume: 33, Issue: 6, Nov.-Dec. 2019)
King Saud University
Mohammad Mehedi Hassan [M'12, SM'18] is currently an associate professor in the Information Systems Department in the College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS), King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in February 2011. He has authored and coauthored around 180+ publications including refereed IEEE/AC...Show More
Mohammad Mehedi Hassan [M'12, SM'18] is currently an associate professor in the Information Systems Department in the College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS), King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in February 2011. He has authored and coauthored around 180+ publications including refereed IEEE/AC...View more
King Saud University
Abdu Gumaei received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Computer Science Department at King Saud University in 2019. His main areas of interest are software engineering, image processing, computer vision, and machine learning. He has worked as a lecturer and taught many courses such as programming languages in the Computer Science Department, Taiz University. He has several researches in the field of image proc...Show More
Abdu Gumaei received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Computer Science Department at King Saud University in 2019. His main areas of interest are software engineering, image processing, computer vision, and machine learning. He has worked as a lecturer and taught many courses such as programming languages in the Computer Science Department, Taiz University. He has several researches in the field of image proc...View more
University of Calabria
Gianluca Aloi [M'02] received his Ph.D. degree in systems engineering and computer science from the DEIS Department, University of Calabria (Unical), Italy” in 2003. In 2004, he joined the University of Calabria, where he is currently an assistant professor in telecommunications with the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering. His main research interests include spontaneous and reconfigura...Show More
Gianluca Aloi [M'02] received his Ph.D. degree in systems engineering and computer science from the DEIS Department, University of Calabria (Unical), Italy” in 2003. In 2004, he joined the University of Calabria, where he is currently an assistant professor in telecommunications with the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering. His main research interests include spontaneous and reconfigura...View more
University of Calabria
Giancarlo Fortino [SM'12] is a full professor of computer engineering in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems at Unical. He received a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Unical in 2000. He is also a guest professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China, a high-end expert at HUST, China, and a senior research fellow at the Italian National Research Council ICAR Institute. He is the director ...Show More
Giancarlo Fortino [SM'12] is a full professor of computer engineering in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems at Unical. He received a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Unical in 2000. He is also a guest professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China, a high-end expert at HUST, China, and a senior research fellow at the Italian National Research Council ICAR Institute. He is the director ...View more
New Jersey Institute of Technology
MengChu Zhou [S'88, M'90, SM'93, F'03] received his B.S. degree in control engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China in 1983, his M.S. degree in automatic control from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 1986, and his Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in 1990. He joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), New...Show More
MengChu Zhou [S'88, M'90, SM'93, F'03] received his B.S. degree in control engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China in 1983, his M.S. degree in automatic control from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 1986, and his Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in 1990. He joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), New...View more
Contents King Saud University
Mohammad Mehedi Hassan [M'12, SM'18] is currently an associate professor in the Information Systems Department in the College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS), King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in February 2011. He has authored and coauthored around 180+ publications including refereed IEEE/ACM/Springer/Elsevier journals, conference papers, books, and book chapters. Recently, four of his publications have been recognized as ESI Highly Cited Papers. He is a recipient of a number of awards including the Best Journal Paper Award from the IEEE Systems Journal in 2018 and the Excellence in Research Award from King Saud University (2015 and 2016). His research interests include cloud computing, edge computing, the Internet of Things, body sensor networks, big data, deep learning, mobile cloud, smart computing, wireless sensor networks, 5G networks, and social networks.
Mohammad Mehedi Hassan [M'12, SM'18] is currently an associate professor in the Information Systems Department in the College of Computer and Information Sciences (CCIS), King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in February 2011. He has authored and coauthored around 180+ publications including refereed IEEE/ACM/Springer/Elsevier journals, conference papers, books, and book chapters. Recently, four of his publications have been recognized as ESI Highly Cited Papers. He is a recipient of a number of awards including the Best Journal Paper Award from the IEEE Systems Journal in 2018 and the Excellence in Research Award from King Saud University (2015 and 2016). His research interests include cloud computing, edge computing, the Internet of Things, body sensor networks, big data, deep learning, mobile cloud, smart computing, wireless sensor networks, 5G networks, and social networks.View more
King Saud University
Abdu Gumaei received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Computer Science Department at King Saud University in 2019. His main areas of interest are software engineering, image processing, computer vision, and machine learning. He has worked as a lecturer and taught many courses such as programming languages in the Computer Science Department, Taiz University. He has several researches in the field of image processing. He received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2013.
Abdu Gumaei received his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Computer Science Department at King Saud University in 2019. His main areas of interest are software engineering, image processing, computer vision, and machine learning. He has worked as a lecturer and taught many courses such as programming languages in the Computer Science Department, Taiz University. He has several researches in the field of image processing. He received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2013.View more
University of Calabria
Gianluca Aloi [M'02] received his Ph.D. degree in systems engineering and computer science from the DEIS Department, University of Calabria (Unical), Italy” in 2003. In 2004, he joined the University of Calabria, where he is currently an assistant professor in telecommunications with the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering. His main research interests include spontaneous and reconfigurable wireless networks, cognitive and opportunistic networks, sensor and self-organizing wireless networks, and the Internet of Things technologies.
Gianluca Aloi [M'02] received his Ph.D. degree in systems engineering and computer science from the DEIS Department, University of Calabria (Unical), Italy” in 2003. In 2004, he joined the University of Calabria, where he is currently an assistant professor in telecommunications with the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and System Engineering. His main research interests include spontaneous and reconfigurable wireless networks, cognitive and opportunistic networks, sensor and self-organizing wireless networks, and the Internet of Things technologies.View more
University of Calabria
Giancarlo Fortino [SM'12] is a full professor of computer engineering in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems at Unical. He received a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Unical in 2000. He is also a guest professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China, a high-end expert at HUST, China, and a senior research fellow at the Italian National Research Council ICAR Institute. He is the director of the SPEME lab at Unical as well as co-chair of Joint labs on IoT established between Unical and WUT and SMU Chinese universities, respectively. His research interests include agent-based computing, wireless (body) sensor networks, and the Internet of Things. He is an author of over 400 papers in international journals, conferences, and books. He is (founding) Series Editor of the IEEE Press Book Series on Human-Machine Systems and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Internet of Things series, and an Associate Editor of many international journals including IEEE TAC, IEEE THMS, IEEE IoTj, IEEE Sj, Ieee Smcm, Information Fusion, JNCA, EAAI, and so on. He is cofounder and CEO of SenSysCal S.r.l., a Unical spinoff focused on innovative IoT systems. He is currently a member of the IEEE SMCS BoG and of the IEEE Press BoG, and Chair of the IEEE SMCS Italian Chapter.
Giancarlo Fortino [SM'12] is a full professor of computer engineering in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems at Unical. He received a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Unical in 2000. He is also a guest professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China, a high-end expert at HUST, China, and a senior research fellow at the Italian National Research Council ICAR Institute. He is the director of the SPEME lab at Unical as well as co-chair of Joint labs on IoT established between Unical and WUT and SMU Chinese universities, respectively. His research interests include agent-based computing, wireless (body) sensor networks, and the Internet of Things. He is an author of over 400 papers in international journals, conferences, and books. He is (founding) Series Editor of the IEEE Press Book Series on Human-Machine Systems and Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Internet of Things series, and an Associate Editor of many international journals including IEEE TAC, IEEE THMS, IEEE IoTj, IEEE Sj, Ieee Smcm, Information Fusion, JNCA, EAAI, and so on. He is cofounder and CEO of SenSysCal S.r.l., a Unical spinoff focused on innovative IoT systems. He is currently a member of the IEEE SMCS BoG and of the IEEE Press BoG, and Chair of the IEEE SMCS Italian Chapter.View more
New Jersey Institute of Technology
MengChu Zhou [S'88, M'90, SM'93, F'03] received his B.S. degree in control engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China in 1983, his M.S. degree in automatic control from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 1986, and his Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in 1990. He joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, in 1990, and is now a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests are in Petri nets, the Internet of Things, big data, web services, manufacturing, transportation, and energy systems. He has over 700 publications including 12 books, 390+ journal papers (280+ in IEEE Transactions), and 28 book chapters. He is a recipient of the CIM University-LEAD Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Perlis Research Award and Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award from NJIT, the Humboldt Research Award for U.S. Senior Scientists, the Franklin V. Taylor Memorial Award, and the Norbert Wiener Award from IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society. He has been among the most highly cited scholars for years and ranked top one in the field of engineering worldwide in 2012 by Web of Science/Thomson Reuters. He is a Life Mmember of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology-USA and served as its President in 1999. He is a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has actively participated in and contributed to the IEEE World Forum of IoT and has been a member of the IEEE IoT Initiative Committee. He is the founding Editor of the IEEE Press Book Series on Systems Science and Engineering. He served/is serving as Associate Editor, Editor, and Managing Editor of several IEEE Transactions. He has also served as Program Chair and General Chair of over a dozen international conferences.
MengChu Zhou [S'88, M'90, SM'93, F'03] received his B.S. degree in control engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China in 1983, his M.S. degree in automatic control from Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 1986, and his Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in 1990. He joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, in 1990, and is now a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests are in Petri nets, the Internet of Things, big data, web services, manufacturing, transportation, and energy systems. He has over 700 publications including 12 books, 390+ journal papers (280+ in IEEE Transactions), and 28 book chapters. He is a recipient of the CIM University-LEAD Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Perlis Research Award and Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award from NJIT, the Humboldt Research Award for U.S. Senior Scientists, the Franklin V. Taylor Memorial Award, and the Norbert Wiener Award from IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society. He has been among the most highly cited scholars for years and ranked top one in the field of engineering worldwide in 2012 by Web of Science/Thomson Reuters. He is a Life Mmember of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology-USA and served as its President in 1999. He is a Fellow of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He has actively participated in and contributed to the IEEE World Forum of IoT and has been a member of the IEEE IoT Initiative Committee. He is the founding Editor of the IEEE Press Book Series on Systems Science and Engineering. He served/is serving as Associate Editor, Editor, and Managing Editor of several IEEE Transactions. He has also served as Program Chair and General Chair of over a dozen international conferences.View more
