This seminar will take place on September 13 at 12:30, online via Zoom (link below)
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/95293848942?pwd=eWthM1J5VitXQ1g1VzdCVUVVSkttUT09
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Summary
The increasing elderly population presents a significant challenge for healthcare systems globally, necessitating innovative solutions to enhance elderly care. This talk explores a novel methodology for integrating Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) into eldercare settings through a multi-objective mathematical model. This model aims to maximize efficiency in elderly care and robot utilization while minimizing professional caregivers' stress. The optimization ensures that each elderly individual is attended by a professional caregiver at least once a week, with SARs providing care on the other days, if necessary. The model's design considers various factors such as the specific needs of the elderly, the availability and capabilities of SARs, and the constraints faced by professional caregivers. By balancing these elements, the model strives to create a sustainable and efficient eldercare system. Practical case studies will be highlighted to demonstrate the model's real-world applicability and benefits, leading to improved quality of life for elderly individuals. Additionally, the case studies will show how the workload for professional caregivers is optimized, reducing their stress and preventing burnout.
Speaker's bio
Dr Bartosz Sawik is working at the Department of Business Informatics and Engineering Management, AGH University of Krakow, Poland and at the Institute of Smart Cities, GILT-OR Group, Department of Statistics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain. He is a Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He has a Ph.D. and a M.Sc. and Eng. in Operations Engineering, all with honors at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Electronics, AGH University of Krakow, Poland. He is a member of HAROSA research group (UOC Barcelona, Spain) and CYTED-HAROSA research group (UPNA Pamplona, Spain). He is an Expert in The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) in Poland and in The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP). He also is a Representative of the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) on the supervisory board of the Bridge-Alpha investment funds. He has been a recipient of various individual awards including Polish Ministry of Science & Higher Education (MNISW) 'Top 500 Innovators'. His current research interests include optimisation, mixed integer programming, stochastic and combinatorial optimisation, portfolio and risk optimisation, green vehicle routing problems, cyber security optimisation, automated smart parcel lockers optimal allocation in urban areas, and decision support systems for finance, logistics, healthcare, and supply chain.