[aaloa supporters] Let's make introductions

[Vicenç Soler]

Dear all,

My name is Vicenç Soler and I work in the group GBIO of the Center 
CIBER-BBN (Bioenginnering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine), located at 
the School of Engineering of the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona 
(UAB), Spain. I also work as associated teacher at the Dept. of 
Microelectronics and Electronic Systems of UAB. Our workgroup has three 
arms: two of them located at both centers mentioned above, and the third 
arm is at National Center of Microelectronics (CNM) of CSIC (our spanish 
research council).

Summarizing, our main experience is located in the following fields:

- Design, development and manufacture of bio-sensors based on ad-hoc 
micro and nano technologies. Usually we develop projects in the HEALTH 
and ICT areas, and an example of an EU project nearer to the field of 
AAL is CHRONIC, that consists in monitoring bio-signals of patients at 
their home. We also were involved in PERSONA project.

- Develop specific Machine Learning algorithms (Soft Computing) that 
analyze the data coming from the sensors in order to determine diseases 
on-time.

- Develop hardware and software designed to improve the quality of life 
of elderly and blind people (haptic applications, mobile applications, 
etc.). An example is the current NOMS project (EU project), which tries 
to build a visual-aid tablet for visually impaired people which may be 
attached to computers, I-Pods, mobile phones, etc.  The device will 
utilise novel developments in optically-actuated nano-composite materials.


Vicenç Soler.