Ambient intelligence

Ambient intelligence aims at increasing the quality of life by introducing the technology into our everyday environment in a way that places minimal burden on the user. Due to the rapid aging of the population, care for the elderly and telemedicine are among the area’s main goals, but applications for the general population, such as smart buildings, are also important. A prerequisite for ambient intelligence is understanding the user’s situation and needs, which we address by analyzing human behavior using various sensors. We work with many sensor types, but have particularly extensive experience with:

  • Smartphone sensors
  • Dedicated inertial sensors
  • Real-time location systems
  • Infrared motion capture

We work on a wide range of ambient intelligence tasks, for example:

  • Activity recognition
  • Human energy expenditure estimation
  • Fall detection
  • Detection of unusual behavior caused by health or security issues
  • Detection of unusual environmental events
  • Recognition of diseases
  • Smart home applications focused on energy efficienty, security and ease of use

Contact Gašper Slapničar

CURRENT PROJECTS

ARIS Postdoc Project

ARIS Postdoc Project

Dr. Gašper Slapničar has been awarded an ARIS postdoctoral project titled LANTERN-PPG: Large-scale Attentive Network for Transparent Explainable Representations of Non-invasive...

TRUST-ME

TRUST-ME

G. Slapničar, Z. Anžur, M. Luštrek Recent developments in sensing technology (e.g., video- and audio-based and wearable sensors) and advanced...

SmartCHANGE

SmartCHANGE

M. Luštrek, M. Jordan, N. Reščič, M. F. Martinšek The overall goal of the SmartCHANGE project is to develop trustworthy,...

Waste Quantification Solutions To Limit Environmental Stress (WASTELESS)

Waste Quantification Solutions To Limit Environmental Stress (WASTELESS)

M. Luštrek There are around 88 million tonnes of food wasted each year in the European Union. The Waste Quantification...

Artificial intelligence and intelligent systems

Artificial intelligence and intelligent systems

V. Janko, M. Gams, B. Filipič, T. Šef, M. Luštrek, T. Tušar, A. Gradišek, E. Dovgan, M. Mlakar, J. Krivec,...

PAST PROJECTS

COVIRNA

COVIRNA

M. Luštrek, J. Valič, V. Janko COVIRNA – a patient-centred Innovation Action aiming to generate a diagnostic tool to identify...

WideHealth

WideHealth

M. Luštrek, N. Reščič The WideHealth Project (Widening Research on Pervasive eHealth) will enable research exchanges and training activities on the...

CoachMyLife

CoachMyLife

M. Luštrek, C. M. DeMasi The CoachMyLife project (AAL Call 2018) Short description, main aims and objectives of the project:...

SI4CARE

SI4CARE

M. Luštrek, V. Janko SI4CARE: Social Innovation for integrated health CARE of ageing population in ADRION Regions Programme: INTERREG V-B Adriatic-Ionian...

WellCO

WellCO

M. Luštrek, N. Reščič WellCo (Horizon2020 project) Short description, main aims and objectives of the project: Aim of the project...

STRAW

STRAW

M. Luštrek, J. Lukan STRAW: Disentangling the sources and context of day-to-day STRess At Work Short description, main aims and...

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EVENTS

Zoja Anzur presentation

Zoja had a presentation about her visit to the Summer School – Bumblekite (MLSS).

Presentation about Trust-ME project

Zoja and Gašper had a presentation about Trust-ME project. ppt

WideHealth Summer School on Human Factors in Pervasive Health

Our department is a partner in the WideHealth project, which is providing training and networking opportunities on pervasive health. We...

Intelligent Environments Workshop

Intelligent Environments Workshop

M. Luštrek Dr. Mitja Luštrek was the general organizer and coordinator of all the workshops taking place as part of...

WideHealth Winter School on e-Health & Pervasive Technologies

WideHealth Winter School on e-Health & Pervasive Technologies

M. Luštrek, N. Reščič, V. Janko We organized a winter school as part of the WideHealth project, which hosted a...

On-Body Sensor Networks workshop

On-Body Sensor Networks workshop

M. Luštrek Dr. Mitja Luštrek co-organized a workshop on on-body sensor networks as part of the well-established UbiComp conference. https://ubicomp.eti.uni-siegen.de/workshop/obsn2020/

PEOPLE

Prof. Mitja Luštrek

Department Head

+386 1 477 3380

Zoja Anžur, M.Sc.

Ambient Intelligence

+386 1 477 3025

Marko Jordan, M.Sc.

Ambient Intelligence

+386 1 477 3760

Emilija Kizhevska, M.Sc.

Ambient Intelligence

+386 1 477 3230

Sebastjan Kramar, B.Sc.

Ambiental Intelligence

+386 1 477 3230

Junoš Lukan, M.Sc.

Ambient Intelligence

+386 1 477 3034

Nina Reščič, M.Sc.

Ambient Intelligence

+386 1 477 3025

Dr. Gašper Slapničar

Ambient Intelligence Head

+386 1 477 3195

Ana Krstevska, B.Sc

Ambiental Intelligence

+386 1 477 3230

Marcel Založnik, M.Sc.

Ambient Intelligence

+386 1 477 3025

Amer Mujagić

Ambient Intelligence

PUBLICATIONS

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2025

Journal Articles

Vlado Dimovski, Sandra Penger, Simon Colnar, Vasja Roblek, Maja Meško, Anamarija Kejžar, Bojan Blažica, Mitja Luštrek, Judita Peterlin

Advances in the science, technology, and innovation of the senior wellness management : systemic organizational perspective Journal Article

In: Advances in science, technology & innovation, pp. str. 151–158, 2025.

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Gašper Slapničar, Mitja Luštrek, Erik Dovgan, others

Intelligent supportive system for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities Journal Article

In: Advanced intelligent systems, no. vol., pp. 1-19 str., 2025.

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Matjaž Gams, Anže Marinko, Nina Reščič, Aljoša Vodopija, Sophie Vandepitte, Delphine De Smedt, Jana S. Javornik, Franc Strle, Vito Janko, David Susič, Zoja Anžur, Mitja Luštrek

Balancing health and socioeconomic impacts : a uniform framework for evaluating non-pharmaceutical interventions Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. vol. 20, no. iss. 6, [article no.] e0324232, pp. str. 1-25, 2025.

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Zoja Anžur, Klara Žinkovič, Junoš Lukan, Pietro Barbiero, Gašper Slapničar, Mohan Li, Martin Gjoreski, Maike E. Debus, Sebastijan Trojer, Mitja Luštrek, Marc Langheinrich

A review of methods for unobtrusive measurement of work-related well-being Journal Article

In: Machine learning and knowledge extraction, vol. vol. 7, no. iss. 3, pp. str. 1-22, 2025.

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Emilija Kizhevska, Hristijan Gjoreski, Mitja Luštrek

Predicting empathy and other mental states during VR sessions using sensor data and machine learning Journal Article

In: Sensors, vol. vol. 25, no. iss. 18, [article no.] 5766, pp. str. 1-28, 2025.

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Conference Papers

Gašper Slapničar

"What can we "see"? Unobtrusive psychophysiological monitoring" Inproceedings

In: pp. 1 spletni vir, 2025.

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2024

Journal Articles

Kanita Karaduzovic-Hadziabdic, Muhamed Adilovic, Lu Zhang, Mitja Luštrek, Marko Jordan, Yvan Devaux, others

Prediction of COVID-19 severity using machine learning Journal Article

In: Clinical and translational medicine, vol. vol. 14, no. iss. 10, [article] no. e70042, pp. str. 1-8, 2024.

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Yvan Devaux, Lu Zhang, Andrew I. Lumley, Mitja Luštrek, Hüsseyin Firat, others

Development of a long noncoding RNA-based machine learning model to predict COVID-19 in-hospital mortality Journal Article

In: Nature communications, no. vol. 15, article no. 4259, pp. str. 1-12, 2024.

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Vincent Cergolj, Simon Stankoski, Matija Pirc, Mitja Luštrek

Drinking event detection on a sensing wristband using machine learning Journal Article

In: Journal of ambient intelligence and smart environments, no. <in press>, pp. str. 1-20, 2024.

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Torsten Hammann, Jakob Valič, Gašper Slapničar, Mitja Luštrek

The missing piece. Physiological data as a factor for identifying emotions of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities Journal Article

In: International journal of developmental disabilities, vol. vol. 70, no. iss. 5, pp. str. 887-903, 2024.

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Matea Tashkovska, Stefan Krsteski, Emilija Kizhevska, Jakob Valič, Hristijan Gjoreski, Mitja Luštrek

Predictive models for health-related quality of life built on two telemonitoring datasets Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. vol. 19, no. iss. 12, [article no.] e0313815, pp. str. 1-20, 2024.

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Emilija Kizhevska, Kristina Šparemblek, Mitja Luštrek

Protocol of the study for predicting empathy during VR sessions using sensor data and machine learning Journal Article

In: PloS one, no. july, pp. 19 str., 2024.

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Gašper Slapničar, Jie Sun, Wenjin Wang

Fundamental and practical feasibility of electrocardiogram reconstruction from photoplethysmogram Journal Article

In: Sensors, vol. vol. 24, no. iss. 7, [article no.] 2100, pp. 1-16 str., 2024.

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Stephanie Hulin, Larissa Bolliger, Junoš Lukan, Anneleen Caluwaerts, Rosalie De Neve, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

How does day-to-day stress appraisal relate to coping among office workers in academia? : an ecological momentary assessment study Journal Article

In: Stress and health, vol. vol. 40, no. iss. 3 [article no.] e3315, pp. str. 1-12, 2024.

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Gašper Slapničar, Wenjin Wang, Mitja Luštrek

Feasibility of remote blood pressure estimation via narrow-band multi-wavelength pulse transit time Journal Article

In: ACM transactions on sensor networks, vol. vol. 20, article no. 77, no. no. 4, pp. str. 1-21, 2024.

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Gašper Slapničar, Wenjin Wang, Mitja Luštrek

Generalized channel separation algorithms for accurate camera-based multi-wavelength PTT and BP estimation Journal Article

In: Biomedical optics express, vol. vol. 15, no. iss. 5, pp. str. 3128-3164, 2024.

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Željka Karin, Roberta Matković, Danira Matijaca, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Efthalia Angelopoulou, Chrysanthi Kiskini, Danica Stevović, Vlatka Martinović, Mitja Luštrek, Katarina Vukojević

Bridging the gap : A comparative analysis of healthcare quality perceptions between the older people and healthcare providers Journal Article

In: Gerontology & geriatric medicine, vol. vol. 10, no. september, pp. 7 str., 2024.

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Books

Gašper Slapničar

Contact-free physiological monitoring of cardiorespiratory states using radar and optical sensors : doctoral dissertation = Brezstično fiziološko spremljanje kardiorespiratornih stanj z radarskimi in optičnimi senzorji : doktorska disertacija Book

[G. Slapničar], Ljubljana, 2024.

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2023

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Miha Mlakar, Anton Gradišek, Mitja Luštrek, Gregor Jurak, Maroje Sorić, Bojan Leskošek, Gregor Starc

Adult height prediction using the growth curve comparison method @article

2023.

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Gašper Slapničar, Wenjin Wang, Mitja Luštrek

Feasibility of remote blood pressure estimation via narrow-band multi-wavelength pulse transit time @article

2023.

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Orhan Konak, Lucas Liebe, Kirill Postnov, Franz Sauerwald, Hristijan Gjoreski, Mitja Luštrek, Bert Arnrich, others

HARE : unifying the human activity recognition engineering workflow @article

2023.

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Stella Fragkiadaki, Dionysia Kontaxopolou, Darja Šemrov, Simon Colnar, Mitja Luštrek, Bojan Blažica, Vlado Dimovski, Sokratis G. Papageorgiou, others

How well did the healthcare system respond to the healthcare needs of older people with and without dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic : the perception of healthcare providers and older people from the SI4CARE Project in the ADRION Region @article

2023.

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Orhan Konak, Lucas Liebe, Kirill Postnov, Franz Sauerwald, Hristijan Gjoreski, Mitja Luštrek, Bert Arnrich, others

SONAR, a nursing activity dataset with inertial sensors @article

2023.

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Anton Gradišek, Jani Bizjak, Aleksej Popovski, Janez Grad

Bumble bee nest thermoregulation : a field study @article

2023.

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Stephanie Hulin, Larissa Bolliger, Junoš Lukan, Anneleen Caluwaerts, Rosalie De Neve, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

How does day-to-day stress appraisal relate to coping among office workers in academia? : an ecological momentary assessment study @article

2023.

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Jesús Rufino, Carlos Baquero, Nina Reščič, Antonio Fernández Anta, others

Using survey data to estimate the impact of the omicron variant on vaccine efficacy against COVID-19 infection @article

2023.

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Larissa Bolliger, Ellen Baele, Elena Colman, Gillian Debra, Junoš Lukan, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

The association between day-to-day stress experiences, recovery, and work engagement among office workers in academia : an Ecological Momentary Assessment study @article

2023.

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Larissa Bolliger, Gillian Debra, Junoš Lukan, Rani Peeters, Elena Colman, Ellen Baele, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

The association between day-to-day stress experiences and work–life interference among office workers in academia : an ecological momentary assessment study @article

2023.

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Eva Peklaj, Nina Reščič, Barbara Koroušić-Seljak, Nada Rotovnik-Kozjek

New epidemic of malnutrition in young Slovenian athletes = Nova epidemija podhranjenosti mladih slovenskih športnikov @article

2023.

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Vito Janko, Nina Reščič, Aljoša Vodopija, David Susič, Carlo De Masi, Tea Tušar, Anton Gradišek, Sophie Vandepitte, Delphine De Smedt, Jana S. Javornik, Matjaž Gams, Mitja Luštrek

Optimizing non-pharmaceutical intervention strategies against COVID-19 using artificial intelligence @article

2023.

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Tea Tušar, Peter Korošec, Bogdan Filipič

Večstopenjski postopek vrednotenja rešitev pri načrtovanju elektromotorja = A multi-step evaluation process in electric motor design @inproceedings

2023.

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Andrejaana Andova, Aljoša Vodopija, Jordan Cork, Tea Tušar, Bogdan Filipič

An attempt at predicting algorithm performance on constrained multiobjective optimization problems @inproceedings

2023.

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Tilen Šket, David Susič, Candace Galen, Johannes Schul, Marina Arbetman, Victoria Campopiano Robinson, Cristian Alfonso Villagra Gil, Valentina Herrera, Anton Gradišek

Identifying bumblebee buzzes using neural networks @inproceedings

2023.

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David Susič, Matjaž Gams

Time-series cutmix data augmentation for heart sound classification using neural networks = Foreword @inproceedings

2023.

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Žiga Kolar, Andrej Lukšič, Andrej Vozlič, Matjaž Gams

Types of democracy defined : keyword extraction from eleven different text descriptions @inproceedings

2023.

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Matic Zadobovšek, Primož Kocuvan, Matjaž Gams

Vpeljava virtualnega asistenta ChatGPT v medicinsko platformo = Implementation of a virtual assistant ChatGPT into the medical platform @inproceedings

2023.

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Marcel Franse Martinšek, Junoš Lukan, Larissa Bolliger, Els Clays, Primož Šiško, Mitja Luštrek

Social interaction prediction from smart-phone sensor data @inproceedings

2023.

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Orhan Konak, Lucas Liebe, Kirill Postnov, Franz Sauerwald, Hristijan Gjoreski, Mitja Luštrek, Bert Arnrich

Overcoming data scarcity in human activity recognition @inproceedings

2023.

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Gašper Slapničar, Wenjin Wang, Mitja Luštrek

Feasibility of remote pulse transit time estimation using narrow-band multi-wavelength camera photoplethysmography @inproceedings

2023.

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Kawai Kitoshi, Gašper Slapničar, Akira Hirose, Mitja Luštrek

Comparison of advanced processing methods for PPG denoising using a novel signal quality metric @inproceedings

2023.

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2022

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Eva Peklaj, Nina Reščič, Barbara Koroušić-Seljak, Nada Rotovnik-Kozjek

Is RED-S in athletes just another face of malnutrition? : er @article

2022.

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Arlene J. Astell, Jani Bizjak, Matjaž Gams, Anton Gradišek, Karmen Goljuf, others

Developing a pragmatic evaluation of ICTs for older adults with cognitive impairment at scale : the IN LIFE experience @article

2022.

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Martin Gjoreski, Vladimir Kuzmanovski, Marko Bohanec

BAG-DSM : a method for generating alternatives for hierarchical multi-attribute decision models using bayesian optimization @article

2022.

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Torsten Hammann, Jakob Valič, Gašper Slapničar, Mitja Luštrek

The missing piece. Physiological data as a factor for identifying emotions of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities @article

2022.

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Nina Reščič, Oscar Mayora, Claudio Eccher, Mitja Luštrek

Food frequency questionnaire personalisation using multi-target regression @article

2022.

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Larissa Bolliger, Junoš Lukan, Elena Colman, Leen Boersma, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

Sources of occupational stress among office workers - a focus group study @article

2022.

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Junoš Lukan, Larissa Bolliger, N. Pauwels, Mitja Luštrek, Dirk De Bacquer, Els Clays

Work environment risk factors causing day-to-day stress in occupational settings : a systematic review @article

2022.

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Stefan Kalabakov, Simon Stankoski, Ivana Kiprijanovska, Andrejaana Andova, Nina Reščič, Vito Janko, Martin Gjoreski, Matjaž Gams, Mitja Luštrek, others

What actually works for activity recognition in scenarios with significant domain shift : lessons learned from the 2019 and 2020 Sussex-Huawei challenges @article

2022.

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Žiga Kolar, Blaž Erzar, Nika Čelan, Aleksander Hrastič, Gašper Leskovec, Martin Konečnik, Domen Prestor, David Susič, Matjaž Skobir, Matjaž Gams

Peak detection for classification of number of axles @inproceedings

2022.

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Tea Tušar, Nace Sever, Aljoša Vodopija, Bogdan Filipič

Študija učinkovitosti algoritma za razporejanje terenskega dela = A study of the performance of a fieldwork scheduling algorithm @inproceedings

2022.

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