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

MINAmI Identity Card . 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

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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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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 .

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 [email_address]

More information

www.fp6-minami.org www.fp6-minami.org

[email_address]