Three connected responsibilities
Support everyday life
A local interaction layer is intended to connect smart-home and assistive functions. The platform abstract describes Home Assistant as a possible foundation.
Give data context
A separate interoperability and governance layer is intended to map device and context data to appropriate HL7 FHIR resources. A technical observation does not thereby become a clinical finding.
Support research
Sessions, metadata, consent-aware workflows and pseudonymised exports are intended to support configurable Living Lab studies. Home automation and sensitive research data require distinct responsibilities.
Evidence-informed, vendor-neutral packages
Packages are planned around a support question, such as moving through the home at night. The purpose, supporting literature, required device capabilities, data and evaluation conditions should be described before a particular product is selected.
Local processing, data minimisation and reviewable permissions are design goals. A package’s effectiveness must be assessed for its specific use; it does not follow merely from choosing a sensor or data standard.
Collaboration
We welcome collaboration on open interfaces, understandable study workflows, privacy, accessible interaction and validation of individual packages. Open source is the development intention; each release needs an explicit licence.