O'Grady, Michael J.Michael J.O'GradyDragone, MauroMauroDragoneTynan, RichardRichardTynanRuzzelli, Antonio G.Antonio G.RuzzelliWalsh, MichaelMichaelWalshO'Hare, G. M. P. (Greg M. P.)G. M. P. (Greg M. P.)O'Hare2010-05-042010-05-04Royal Iris2010-04-22http://hdl.handle.net/10197/1933Presented at Evolving Communications Networks: Education in the Service of Ireland’s Next Generation Network Infrastructure Needs, a Committee for Communications and Radio Science Half Day Workshop, Royal Irish Academy (RIA), Dublin, 21st April, 2010Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) demands the seamless integration of a range of technologies such that the particular needs of the elderly may be met. Given the heterogeneity of the elderly population, in their needs and circumstances amongst others, this is a significant challenge. In essence, it demands that a disparate suite of technologies be deployed, integrated, managed and interacted with in a seamless and intuitive fashion. In this paper, how this heterogeneity may be managed is discussed. In particular, the use of ontologies and middleware are proposed as potential solutions to this heterogeneity problem.230721 bytesapplication/pdfenAALAmbient assisted livingMiddlewareTechnology and older peopleAmbient intelligenceMiddlewareWireless sensor networksConference Publicationhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/