Department of Media and Visual Arts2024-12-292024978-303162848-10302-974610.1007/978-3-031-62849-8_432-s2.0-85200379444https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62849-8_43https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/22807This special session aims to carry forward discussions on Active Assisted Living (AAL), focusing on both new technologies for older adults and the various social aspects of their development. The papers cover different aspects of the special theme. Some detail the creation or introduction of tailored technologies to meet the specific needs of seniors, including monitor technologies and an interactive system. Others explore methods like co-design and new heuristics to ensure these systems truly address real-world needs. While yet others focus on topics of concern, such as ageist biases of computer science graduates and designing living spaces to better allow existing technologies to be integrated. Overall, the papers recognize the unique challenges of developing systems for older adults while acknowledging the diversity within this age group.Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceInterdisciplinary applicationsTheoryMethodsMedical informaticsTopics in assistive technologies and inclusion for older people: introduction to the special thematic sessionConference proceeding1611-33491313663100042Q440938