Incorporating human aspects in ambient intelligence and smart environments

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Tibor Bosse, Mark Hoogendoorn, Michel Klein, Rianne van Lambalgen, Peter Paul van Maanen, Jan Treur

Published: 31 May 2011, Last Modified: 07 Jan 2026Handbook of Research on Ambient Intelligence and Smart EnvironmentsEveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: In this chapter, we propose to outline the scientific area that addresses Ambient Intelligence applications in which not only sensor data, but also knowledge from the human-directed sciences such as biomedical science, neuroscience, and psychological and social sciences is incorporated. This knowledge enables the environment to perform more in-depth, human-like analyses of the functioning of the observed humans, and to come up with better informed actions. A structured approach to embed human knowledge in Ambient Intelligence applications is presented an illustrated using two examples, one on automated visual attention manipulation, and another on the assessment of the behaviour of a car driver.