WorkingAge envisaged the use of innovative Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methods, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, gesture, and voice recognition to measure users’ psychological, emotional and health state in a secure and ethical manner and by respecting their privacy.
European population is aging, and poor baseline health of adult populations is expected to continue. The impact of these societal facts is increasingly being borne by employers in terms of both direct healthcare costs and indirect productivity loss costs.
WorkingAge (WA) envisages the use of innovative Human Computer Interaction (HCI) methods, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, gesture, and voice recognition to measure users’ psychological, emotional and health state in a secure and ethical manner and by respecting their privacy. It also aspired to use Internet of Things (IoT) to track environmental conditions that might affect the user. WA aimed at promoting users’ healthy habits in their working environment and at improving their working and living conditions.
WA applied several novel methods to achieve its goals, including: i) Ergonomic studies of the users through computer vision and Deep Learning; ii) Gesture-based recognition for interaction with the WA system; iii) Prediction of facial action units and expressions through video analytics; iv) a conversation agent back-end; v) Enhanced IoT sensors; vi) Recognition of stressful states based on employees mental strain; vii) Location systems; viii) Connection to E112 stakeholder in case of health emergency situations.