AIxAS – Artificial Intelligence for an Ageing Society
Coordinatori
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Stefania Bandini
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
Coordinator
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Luigia Carlucci Aiello
Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"
Coordinator
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Gabriella Cortellessa
ISTC-CNR
Coordinator
Ambito e Obiettivi
The Artificial Intelligence for an Aging Society Working Group
(AIxAS) was established in 2010 as a multidisciplinary reference on the
highly topical issue of population aging and its
social, economic and technological repercussions. The Group aims
to be a point of reference for dialogue and
scientific and cultural interchange regarding the impact that
Artificial Intelligence can offer in the scenario of an Ageing Society. The activities
of the Group consist of meetings, scientific events and
dissemination to the general public in order to develop future scenarios
in an established demographic setting.
Increased life expectancy is an achievement of modern society in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (and recently also in developing countries), thanks to advances in health, living places, food quality and technology. The aggregate consequence of the extension of lifespan is the growth of an aging society, is witnessed by numerous demographic studies, and the study of the consequences of population aging on the future of social life is the subject of alarm by major world institutions (UN, EU), which implement programs of social and technology taking into account the impact of aging on the future of the world.
In this framework, issues such as prolonging independent living, aging well and social inclusion are becoming increasingly relevant. Several initiatives around the world have addressed these issues, focusing on the problem of developing a new
generation of innovative technologies to address aging and its growing needs.
In this scenario, Artificial Intelligence methods and techniques have and will play an increasingly important role, thanks to the achievements of the discipline and its multidisciplinary vocation, capable of provide innovative and impactful solutions.
There are many scientific and application scenarios where AI can bring its benefits: from robotics, to assistive technologies, from advanced studies to cope with cognitive decline to the engagement of monitoring systems to support active aging, but the list is not exhaustive.
The purpose of this Working Group is precisely to welcome and present the contributions of AI in this diverse universe of issues and to foster dialogue among the various disciplinary actors that are active in this field.
Iniziative ed Eventi
The AIxAS Group promotes academic and scientific initiatives at various levels of interaction. In particular, it organizes its Workshop as part of the Conferences organized by the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence.
- 2023 - Roma, Italy (co-located with AIxIA'23)
- 2022 – Udine, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’22)
- 2021 – Online (co-located with AIxIA’21)
- 2020 – Online (co-located with AIxIA’20)
- 2019 – Rende (CS), Italy (co-located with AIxIA’19)
- 2018 – Trento, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’18)
- 2017 – Bari, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’17)
- 2016 – Genova, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’16)
- 2014 – Pisa, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’14)
- 2013 – Turin, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’13)
- 2011 – Palermo, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’11)
- 2010 – Brescia, Italy (co-located with AIxIA’10)