"Moving forward together to develop a

monitoring system for patients with dementia"

MoU signed with various parties to develop a

monitoring system for people with dementia

Among the interested parties attending the MoU signing ceremony were (pictured fifth from left) Chairman Il-bong Hwang of the Gwangju Association of Long-Term Home Care Institutions, Director Jong-In Song of the GIST Research Center for Optimal Dementia Management Technologies, Director Gunho Lee of the Chosun University National Dementia Research Center, and GIST Vice-President Woo Keun Song.

The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) Research Center for Optimal Dementia Management Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gwangju Association of Long-Term Home Care Institutions and Chosun University"s National Dementia Research Center to develop a multi-modal biometric monitoring system for patients with dementia as well as other related technologies to assist elderly patients suffering from various diseases that contribute to memory loss, such as Alzheimer"s.

The MoU was signed on April 5, 2016, at Oryong Hall and covers the following areas of cooperation between the signing parties: joint research collaboration, technical assistance and exchange of information, access to equipment, support for clinical trials, and joint workshops and seminars.

Director Jong-In Song of the GIST Research Center for Optimal Dementia Management Technologies who is also a professor in the School of Information and Communications said, "The goal is to build a flexible management system for people with severe dementia to assist in their care."