title: A wize mirror for lifestyle improvement.
abstract: This paper discusses the problem of fostering lifestyle changes towards healthier habits via tailored user guidance. We present a novel multisensory device, the Wize Mirror, which will be able to detect semeiotic face signs related to cardio-metabolic risk, and encourage users to reduce their risk by improving their lifestyle. Offering a proper user guidance requires solving three main issues: user profiling, definition of a wellness index based on biophysical data, and personalized guidance by means of coaching and supportive messages. For each of these issues, the solutions proposed in the EU FP7 Project SEMEOTICONS are presented, highlighting their advantages with respect to the state-of-the-art.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benassi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magrini
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Antonietta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pascali
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Righi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Information Science and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Ovidio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Salvetti
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005149:Facial Expression; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D000070497:Healthy Lifestyle; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation