Well-being is a complex concept, that can be affected by long-term or temporary disabilities, as well as the natural process of aging. Nowadays, while meaningful computing methodologies have reached maturity, and a full awareness of the problem dimension has been reached, we are facing the objective of designing ad hoc technologies with the real potential of improving the quality of life of fragile individuals. Technology may contribute in different directions: by providing health-care providers with well-being assessment tools, by designing computer-assisted monitoring and rehabilitation methods that help maintaining independence, or by proposing assistive aids to compensate disabilities. The aim of this special issue is to promote a dialogue between healthcare and technology researchers in order to conceive effective solutions that tackle real needs of fragile people thus improving their well-being.

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客座编辑辅助计算技术促进人类福祉


幸福是一个复杂的概念，可能会受到长期或暂时的残疾以及自然衰老过程的影响。如今，虽然有意义的计算方法已经成熟，并且对问题维度已经有了充分的认识，但我们面临的目标是设计具有改善脆弱个体生活质量的真正潜力的临时技术。技术可以在不同的方向做出贡献：通过为医疗保健提供者提供健康评估工具，通过设计有助于保持独立性的计算机辅助监测和康复方法，或者通过提出辅助工具来补偿残疾。本期特刊的目的是促进医疗保健和技术研究人员之间的对话，以制定有效的解决方案来满足脆弱人群的实际需求，从而改善他们的福祉。