Professor Vitaveska Lanfranchi
PhD
School of Computer Science
Professor of Digital Health and Pervasive Computing
Director of School - One University
Member of the Pervasive Computing research group


Full contact details
School of Computer Science
Regent Court (DCS)
211 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
- Profile
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Prof Vitaveska Lanfranchi is Professor of Digital Health and Pervasive Computing and a member of the Pervasive Computing research group.
Her research field is highly interdisciplinary, focusing on the intersection between ubiquitous computing, data analysis and user-centred decision making in healthcare. She specialised in participatory design methods to develop novel methodologies and interfaces for ubiquitous and mobile computing, by employing sensing and tracking technologies to record users activities and analyse the data to reveal patterns and create intelligent systems that could influence users’ decision making and behaviour.
Vita has a long academic history and industry experience: from 2014 till 2017, whilst on secondment from her research position, she has held the post of CEO in K-Now, a University of Sheffield spin-out company focused on research and commercialization of knowledge management technologies. Currently she is PI for Sheffield for several research projects, UK or EU funded.
She has a first degree in Communication Science from the University of Turin, Italy and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Turin, Italy.
- Research interests
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- Activity/mobility recording via wearable technologies and contextual factors detection
- Human behavioural monitoring and understanding
- AI technologies for modelling and predicting disease progression
- Context awareness
- Digital twins and generation of realistic synthetic data from real datasets
- Interaction with pervasive technologies and related research into acceptability, trust and ethics
- Inclusivity and accessibility
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Feasibility and acceptability of a continuous remote activity monitoring protocol in older adult dyads: A mixed methods pilot study. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 20(S7). View this article in WRRO
- Mobilise-D insights to estimate real-world walking speed in multiple conditions with a wearable device. Scientific Reports, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
- Investigating the social and environmental contexts of habitual walking ACTIVities in older adult DYADs: A mixed methods protocol for the ActivDyad study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(S11).
- Investigating the social and environmental contexts of habitual walking ACTIVities in older adult DYADs: A mixed methods protocol for the ActivDyad study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 19(S23).
- Explainable tensor multi-task ensemble learning based on brain structure variation for Alzheimer's disease dynamic prediction. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine.
- Keeping patient and public partnership at the heart of medical technology development during Covid-19 : examples of adaptive practice. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. View this article in WRRO
- User attitudes towards virtual home assessment technologies. Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology. View this article in WRRO
- Activity graph based convolutional neural network for physical activity recognition using acceleration and gyroscope data. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. View this article in WRRO
- Technical validation of real-world monitoring of gait : a multicentric observational study. BMJ Open, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Occupational therapists need to be involved in developing and evaluating technological solutions to support remote working. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. View this article in WRRO
- Fit for purpose? A cross-sectional study to evaluate the acceptability and usability of HeadUp, a novel neck support collar for neurological neck weakness. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration.
- Cloud-based automated clinical decision support system for detection and diagnosis of lung cancer in chest CT. IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 8. View this article in WRRO
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- CITIZEN OBSERVATORIES AS FACILITATORS OF CHANGE IN WATER GOVERNANCE? EXPERIENCES FROM THREE EUROPEAN CASES. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 14(9), 2073-2086.
- Participation in flood risk management and the potential of citizen observatories: A governance analysis. Environmental Science & Policy, 48, 225-236. View this article in WRRO
- Affective graphs: The visual appeal of Linked Data. Semantic Web, 6(3), 277-312. View this article in WRRO
- Highly focused document retrieval in aerospace engineering: User interaction design and evaluation. Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives, 63(2-3), 148-167.
- Applying semantic web technologies to knowledge sharing in aerospace engineering. J INTELL MANUF, 20(5), 611-623.
- Seeing is believing: Linking data with knowledge. INFORM VISUAL, 8(3), 197-211.
- Remote Web usability testing.. Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput, 35(3), 364-368.
- Author Correction: Mobilise-D insights to estimate real-world walking speed in multiple conditions with a wearable device. Scientific Reports, 14(1).
- Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England. Land, 13(6), 831-831.
- The Qualitative DIGNISPACE Study: The Co-Design of a Life Review, Meaning-Making and Legacy Leaving Digital Intervention for Young People with Life-Limiting Conditions. Illness, Crisis & Loss.
- Remote home visits: Exploring the concept and applications of remote home visits within health and social care settings. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 030802262110002-030802262110002.
Chapters
- Understanding Inflicted Injuries in Young Children: Toward an Ontology Based Approach, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 260-270). Springer Nature Switzerland
- Communication Needs of Individuals with Aphasia and Caregivers in Unplanned Activities, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 491-508). Springer Nature Switzerland
- Understanding the Relationship Between Behaviours Using Semantic Technologies, Communications in Computer and Information Science (pp. 103-109). Springer Nature Switzerland
- Dignity in Ageing: Living Well for Longer, Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Populations (pp. 147-168). Springer International Publishing
- A User-Centred Approach to Digitalising Care Homes, Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Populations (pp. 21-39). Springer International Publishing
- Extracting Semantic User Networks from Informal Communication Exchanges, The Semantic Web – ISWC 2011 (pp. 209-224). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Conference proceedings papers
- “My wife and I invariably go together”: a mixed methods analysis of physical activity and its influences on older adult dyads. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Vol. 20(S7). Philadelphia, USA, 28 July 2024 - 28 July 2024. View this article in WRRO
- Learning Interpretable Continuous Representation for Alzheimer’s Disease Classification. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM) (pp 6545-6552), 3 December 2024 - 6 December 2024.
- A Comparative Analysis of Federated Learning Techniques on On-Demand Platforms in Supporting Modern Web Browser Applications. 2023 IEEE 22nd International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom), 1 November 2023 - 3 November 2023.
- Communication Efficient on Symmetric and Asymmetric Encrypted Anonymous Federated Learning. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Cryptography, Informatics, and Cybersecurity (ICoCICs), 22 August 2023 - 24 August 2023.
- Spatio-temporal Tensor Multi-Task Learning for Predicting Alzheimer's Disease in a Longitudinal study. 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 11 July 2022 - 15 July 2022.
- Examing and Evaluating Dimension Reduction Algorithms for Classifying Alzheimer’s Diseases using Gene Expression Data. 2021 17th International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking (MSN), 13 December 2021 - 15 December 2021.
- Active 10: Brisk Walking to Support Regular Physical Activity. Proceedings of 13th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 20 May 2019 - 23 May 2019. View this article in WRRO
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- Extracting semantic user networks from informal communication exchanges. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 7031 LNCS(PART 1) (pp 209-224)
- Collective intelligence generation from user contributed content. Studies in Classification, Data Analysis, and Knowledge Organization (pp 765-774)
- Collective Intelligence Generation from User Contributed Content. ADVANCES IN DATA ANALYSIS, DATA HANDLING AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (pp 765-774)
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Posters
- Feasibility and acceptability of a continuous remote activity monitoring protocol in older adult dyads: A mixed methods pilot study. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 20(S7). View this article in WRRO
- Research group
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Pervasive Computing
- Grants
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Current grants
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Transforming Parkinson's disease clinical management with integrated digital health technologies, EPSRC, 01/2023 - 06/2025, £504,262, as Co-PI
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TENACITy: Travelling Intelligence Against Crime and Terrorism, Horizon Europe, 10/2022 - 09/2025, £490,152, as PI
Previous grants
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A new resource for behavioural science - Developing tools for understanding the relationship between behaviours, ESRC, 01/2021 - 06/2023, £551,316, as Co-PI
- Understanding end-users’ views of digital technologies for diagnosis of heart disease, Research England, 01/2022 - 07/2022, £14,398, as PI
- F2DR: Fit2Drive, Piloting new technology and processes to optimise fitness to drive assessments and improve safety, British Council, 10/2021 - 12/2023, £215,536, as PI
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Understanding the views of older adults and people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment on driving and fitness to drive, ISCF, 11/2020 - 02/2022, £54,186, as Co-PI
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Improving the assessment of driving behaviour for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and healthy elderly, EPSRC, 11/2020 - 11/2021, £35,284, as Co-PI
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ELECTRICA: Development and proof of concept of an ELEctronic tool for Clinicians, Teachers and Researchers In Child Abuse, EPSRC, 04/2020 - 03/2023, £45,886, as Co-PI
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Clever-dREAMS: Using artificial intelligence to enhance the diagnosis of rare skeletal dysplasias in children, MRC, 12/2019 - 03/2021, £74,668, as Co-PI
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Mobilise-D: Connecting digital mobility assessment to clinical outcomes for regulatory and clinical endorsement, EC H2020, 04/2019 - 06/2024, £1,227,496, as PI
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Early detection of Papilloedema and Diabetic Retinopathy, Innovate UK, 11/2018 - 09/2019, £58,611, as PI
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SETA: An open, sustainable, ubiquitous data and service ecosystem for efficient, effective, safe, resilient mobility in metropolitan areas, EC H2020, 02/2016 - 01/2019, £970,000, as co-PI
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TRIDS: Tracking Real-time Intelligence in Data Streams, Innovate UK, 07/2011 - 12/2011, £49,184, as Co-PI
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