Visiting researchers Fall 2010

A professor visit and two researcher visits take place within UBI-SERV project during Fall 2010.

Prof. Jiao Bingli of PKU is visiting Aalto University Department of Communications and Networking (Comnet) during October 2010. In addition to Aalto-PKU research cooperation on wireless ECG systems, he will lecture the course Selected Topics in Mobile Communication: Case Wireless EGC.

Mika Husso of Aalto/Comnet is working as a visiting researcher at the Department of Signal and Communications Theory at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) for a period of September 1, 2010 - February 28, 2011. His research during the visit focuses on femtocellular communications and techno-economic analysis. Moreover, the visit aims at initiating closer collaboration in the field of wireless communications between the two universities.

Iiro Jantunen of Aalto/Comnet is working as a visiting researcher at School of Computing at the University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio, Finland) for the period of September 7 to December 31, 2010. He concentrates on opening a cooperation with the Computational Intelligence research group and finalizing his doctoral thesis.

Research Methods for Social Media Seminar

Research Methods for Social Media -seminar organized by the VISCI research project together with the SOMUS research group took place on the 31^st of August in the Aalto University campus in Otaniemi, Espoo. The seminar consisted of three keynote speeches, a discussion session and five parallel afternoon workshops.

Keynotes:

Lisbeth Klastrup, an associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen: ”Users are Useless – Some Reflections by a Social Media Researcher”

Lisbeth Klastrup hightlighted the need to acknowledge the scope of online audiences and avoid the bias towards active users in social media research. The non-interactive, more passive users seem to form the majority of online audiences but social media research doesn't yet really address this user group. There is also a need for a more nuanced vocabulary of user behaviours. ”Following” in social media is as important user activity as contributing is and one needs to note that not all user activity is public (e.g. exchanging private messages in Facebook's Inbox). In addition, social media can not be studied in isolation of its context and without considering the synergy it has with traditional media.

Jaakko Suominen, a professor of digital culture at the University of Turku: ”How do you do, Social Media? On triangulation matrixes and everyday research practices”

Jaakko Suominen brought up the need for triangulation of several different research methods in order to grasp the new research area since no special research methods yet exist for social media. He also presented three different roles of social media for research: 1) social media as the subject of the study 2) social media as a resource for data and material for the study3) social media as a tool for the researchers.

Minna Isomursu, a research professor at VTT: ”Social Media in User Research: Immersion, Privacy and Contribution”

Minna Isomursu presented example cases on how she has used social media in her research and her presentation brought up discussion especially on the ethics of social media research which seems to be lacking guidelines. Her research that included the study subjects rating their Facebook friends' status updates raised the question of informed consent: study participants had given their consent for the research but not their Facebook friends whose status updates were evaluated. Another interesting question was about the changing role of the study subjects when they become co-creaters and co-researchers: should their input be acknowledged for example in publications?

Visit the VISCI research blog for the presentation slides and online discussion logs as well as the descriptions and results of the workshops.

LTE = Femtocells Biggest Opportunity

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LTE = Femtocells Biggest Opportunity

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Well-being in Information Society (WIS 2010)

UBI-SERV participates in Well-being in Information Society (WIS 2010) - Navigating the Fragmented Innovation Landscape conference, 18-19.8.2010 in Turku, Finland, with a presentation User-centric Design of Ubiquitous Welfare Services and Technologies for China and Finland.

UBI-HEALTH'10 scientific program published

The scientific program of UBI-HEALTH'10 has been published. The full program including conference venues and schedule can be found from the conference homepage.

Session 1A: Designing New eHealth Services

Chairing prof. Qin Gao, Tsinghua University. Tuesday June 1, 2010, 10:45–11:45.

Activity-Driven Information Analysis – Designing Personal Ubiquitous Health and Wellbeing Systems
M. Toivanen, J. Mykkänen, M. Korpela

Co-Ordination Support Through Transparency (COSTT): Real-Time Use of Sensor Data to Improve Workflow in the Perioperative Domain
A. Faxvaag, A. Seim, P. Toussaint

Developing Mobile ICT for Improved Health; Safety and Well-Being Together with Elderly People - Experiences From the Myhealth@age (2008-2010) Project
A. Melander-Wikman, B. Bergvall-Kåreborn, T. Ghaye, L. Lundin-Olsson

Development of User-Centred E-Health for Persons with Severe Mental Disorders
M. Välimäki, H. Hätönen, L. Kuosmanen, M. Koivunen, M. Anttila, A. Pitkänen

Session 1B: Health Sensors and Networks

Chairing Dr. Vesa Pakarinen, VTT. Tuesday June 1, 2010, 14:45–15:45.

Add-on 5 kHz Inductive Link for Mobile Phones Using Audio Port
I. Jantunen, S. Siikavirta, V. Nässi, T. Korhonen, J. Kaasinen

Design and Implementation of ECG detection method based on HHT
D. Ye, C. Qiao, B. L. Jiao, Y. P. Zhao

Development of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram Interpretation System Via Zigbee
C. C. Kuo, H. Y. Liao

Cooperative Data Dissemination for Telecare Systems Via Wireless Pervasive Networking
X. H. Peng

Session 2A: Emergency Telemedicine and Pervasive Services

Chairing prof. Yuping Zhao, PKU. Wednesday June 2, 2010, 10:45–11:45.

UBIeCall: Automated Emergency Calling for Medical Emergencies Using Standard Ecall Solutions
E. Mutafungwa, T. Korhonen

Automatic Emergency Telemedicine System in Mobile Communication Network
S. Zhou, Y. P. Zhao, B. L. Jiao

Concept of a Communication Middleware for Ambient Assisted Living Environments
K. Renhak, M. Federspiel, J. Seitz, H.-P. Schade

State of the Art on Pervasive Service Computing
J. H. Zhou, J. Riekki, M. Ylianttila, J. Y. Zhou, F. L. Tang, M. Y. Guo

Session 2B: Healthcare Management

Chairing mr. Timo Itälä, Aalto SoberIT. Wednesday June 2, 2010, 14:45–15:45.

A Regional Model for Healthcare Information Sharing in China
J. C. Jiang, M. Korpela, J. Mykkänen

Studying the Applicability of Methods – Activity Driven Needs Analysis Applied to Maternity Pathway in Pudong; Shanghai
I. Luukkonen, M. Korpela, A. Mursu

Applying Dual Model for Achieving Better E-Health in China
Y. Han, T. Itälä, M. Hämäläinen

The Telehealth Models and Current Legal Issues in Taiwan
J.-Y. Chen

UBI Summit 2010

UBI-SERV participated in UBI Summit 2010, a side event to Pervasive 2010, in Helsinki, 17 May 2010.

Health International Day 2010 - New Business Models in Europe

UBI-SERV participated in Health International Day 2010 - New Business Models in Europe, 5 May 2010, organized by Finnish Healthcare Technology Association (FiHTA) and Finpro.