Professor Vitaveska Lanfranchi
PhD
School of Computer Science
Professor of Digital Health and Pervasive Computing
Director of One University
Member of the Pervasive Computing research group
+44 114 222 1865
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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
- 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
- View this article in WRRO Citizen observatories for effective Earth observations: the WeSenseIt Approach. environmental SCIENTIST, 25(2), 56-61.
- 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
- Preface. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 1329, 29-30.
- A knowledge dashboard for manufacturing industries. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 748, 51-63.
- 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.
- Mediating between AI and Highly Specialized Users. AI MAG, 30(4), 95-102.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- A user-centered approach to digitalising healthcare In Woodcock A, Moody L, McDonagh D, Jain A & Jain LC (Ed.), Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Population Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- 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.
- A digital system supporting effective remote multi-agency home visits. Technology and Disability, Vol. 31(Supplement 1) (pp S184-S184)
- 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
- View this article in WRRO GPS-based solution for tracking and protecting humanitarians in conflict zones. Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, Vol. 2018-May (pp 334-349)
- View this article in WRRO Mapping mobility to support crisis management. Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, Vol. 2018-May (pp 305-316)
- View this article in WRRO Machine learning and social media in crisis management: Agility vs ethics. Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, Vol. 2017-May (pp 256-265)
- Workshop summary: Workshop on Semantics and Analytics for Emergency Response (SAFE2015). ISCRAM 2015 Conference Proceedings - 12th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Vol. 2015-January
- Visual design recommendations for situation awareness in social media. ISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (pp 792-801)
- View this article in WRRO Citizens' observatories for situation awareness in flooding. ISCRAM 2014 Conference Proceedings - 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (pp 145-154)
- Visual analysis of real-time social media for emergency response. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 1329 (pp 67-78)
- Roadmapping discussion summary - Social media and linked data for emergency response. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 1191
- Preface - Editors' note. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 1191
- Visualising topical sentiment in twitter streams. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 1191
- Evaluating the real usability of a C2 system – short and controlled vs long and real. ISCRAM. Baden-Baden, Germany, 12 May 2013 - 15 May 2013.
- Using Semantic Forms to Correlate Emergency Information in Control Rooms. Social Media and Semantic Technologies in Emergency Response (SMERST). Coventry, UK, 15 April 2013 - 16 April 2013.
- Straight to the Information I Need”: Assessing Collational Interfaces for Emergency Response. 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2012)
- Visualising Context and Hierarchy in Social Media. ntelligent Exploration of Semantic Data (IESD), co-located with Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge . Galway City, Ireland, 8 October 2012 - 9 October 2012.
- 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)
- A Knowledge Dashboard for Manufacturing Industries.. ESWC Workshops, Vol. 7117 (pp 112-124)
- Does Size Matter? When Small is Good Enough. Making Sense of Microposts (#MSM2011) (pp 45-56)
- 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)
- Ozone browser: Augmenting the web with semantic overlays. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 449
- User requirements for a collective intelligence emergency response system.. BCS HCI (pp 198-203)
- K-Tools: Towards Semantic Knowledge Management. SEMANTIC WEB: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, Vol. 5554 (pp 806-810)
- View this article in WRRO Hybrid search: Effectively combining keywords and semantic searches. SEMANTIC WEB: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 5021 (pp 554-568)
- Creating and Using Organisational Semantic Webs in Large Networked Organisations. SEMANTIC WEB - ISWC 2008, Vol. 5318 (pp 723-736)
- Cross-media document annotation and enrichment. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 209
- View this article in WRRO Oh my, where is the end of the context?: dealing with information in a highly complex environment.. IIiX (pp 37-41)
- Requirements for multimedia document enrichment.. WWW (pp 903-904)
- Oh my, where is the end of the context? Dealing with information in a highly complex environment. INFORMATION INTERACTION IN CONTEXT, PROCEEDINGS (pp 64-72)
- Document editing and browsing in AKTiveDoc.. ACM Symposium on Document Engineering (pp 237-238)
- View this article in WRRO Semantic Web-based document: Editing and browsing in AktiveDoc. SEMANTIC WEB: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 3532 (pp 623-632)
- View this article in WRRO Working out a common task: Design and evaluation of user-intelligent system collaboration. HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - INTERACT 2005, PROCEEDINGS, Vol. 3585 (pp 309-322)
- Understanding Driving Behaviour in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairments: A Naturalistic Study. HCI International 2023, 23 July 2023 - 28 July 2023.
- Modeling Alzheimer's Disease Progression via Amalgamated Magnitude-Direction Brain Structure Variation Quantification and Tensor Multi-task Learning. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine
- View this article in WRRO Understanding Reactions to Misinformation - a COVID-19 Perspective. Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, 22 May 2022 - 25 May 2022.
- A Semantic Knowledge Management Framework for Informal Communication Exchanges. 10th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2011)
- Tensor Multi-Task Learning for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease Progression using MRI data with Spatio-temporal Similarity Measurement. Proceeding of 2021 IEEE 19th International Conference on Industrial Informatics
Posters
- 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
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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
Previous grants
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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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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 end-users’ views of digital technologies for diagnosis of heart disease, Research England, 01/2022 - 07/2022, £14,398, as 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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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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