Kaasinen: MINAmI, human-centered design, ethics

Human-centred design & Ethics in MINAmI project Eija Kaasinen, VTT 19.5.2009

MINAmI Identity Card
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MIcro-Nano integrated platform for transverse Ambient Intelligence applications
10/2006 – 9/2009 (36 months)
FP6 IST integrated project in micro/nano based sub-systems (Call 5)
Budget 19,6 M€ (1409 person month)
16 partners from France, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland

vision
The MINAmI vision is based on a mobile-centric approach to ambient intelligence.
With the mobile device, the user can communicate with the surrounding environment by wirelessly reading close tags and sensors embedded onto everyday objects.
In addition, the phone enables wireless connection to the internet. As the communication can be tied to a specific place, object, and time, this approach enables context-related information and services.
The vision is based on MINAmI mobile phone platform and novel small size tag and sensor solutions

WP1 Usage & ethical assessment
Objectives
Balance user needs with the possibilities of the MINAmI technologies to produce AmI solutions that will be both acceptable by end users and applicable in different application fields
Maintain a continuous dialogue between technology developers, end users, application developers as well as usability and ethics experts
The common understanding is illustrated as a project vision , and further as usage scenarios .
Define ethical guidelines for the project work and for forthcoming applications, and mobile-centric AmI in general

Work Packages Structure

MINAmI applications

Human-centred design in MINAmI: Scenarios
Scenarios
To illustrate what kinds of applications can be built on MINAmI technology
To define a common vision to the project
Stories + animations
Evaluation
Focus groups with potential users and application field experts
Web survey
User acceptance of the proposed concepts

Examples of MINAmI scenarios
With the Smart pillbox, dosage can be monitored based on recognizing when the pillbox is opened. Suspected dosage hazards are reported to health care personnel via the mobile phone.
At smart home , ambient cameras monitor moving objects at home and alarm the inhabitant when possible intruder is recognised. The cameras also recognise suspected health hazards and alarm health care personnel accordingly.
The sleep plaster monitors electroencephalogram (EEG) overnight. In the morning, the user transfers the measurements to his mobile phone and sends them further to health care personnel.

Human-centred design in MINAmI: Proofs of concept
Proofs of concept
To illustrate look and feel features of scenarios
To illustrate new interaction methods
Based on existing technology, e.g. NFC tags and tag phones
Evaluation
Laboratory evaluations
User acceptance of the proposed concepts
Detailed feedback on interaction tool implementations

Human-centred design in MINAmI: Design requirements
Defining Design requirements
Identify repeating usage patterns from the scenarios
Analyse patterns to sequence diagrams
Interpret user feedback to design requirements together with platform developers

Ethical assessment in MINAmI project
Ethical aspects are included in all user evaluations
The project has Ethical handbook for research practises
E.g. recruting test users, research consent forms
The project is publishing Ethical Guidelines for mobile-centric Ambient intelligence
To guide platform, application and service designers
The project has an Ethical Advisory Board
Consists of external experts
Different aspects of ethics
Expert evaluation of MINAmI scenarios
Contributions and review of ethical guidelines

Ethical Principles in MINAmI
Guidelines available www.fp6-minami.org
Privacy: an individual shall be able to control access to hi(s)her personal information and to protect hi(s)her own space
Autonomy: an individual has the right to decide how and to what purposes (s)he is using technology.
Integrity and dignity: individuals shall be respected and technical solutions shall not violate their dignity as a human beings
Reliability: Technical solutions shall be sufficiently reliable for the purposes that they are being used for. Technology shall not threat user’s physical or mental health.
E-inclusion: Services should be accessible to all user groups despite of their physical or mental deficiencies.
The technology should benefit the society: The society shall make use of the technology so that it increases the quality of life and does not cause harm to anyone .

Thank you!
More information
www.fp6-minami.org www.fp6-minami.org
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