What is CASAS?

A convergence of technologies in machine learning and pervasive computing has generated interest in the development of smart environments to emerge and assist with valuable functions such as remote health monitoring and intervention. The need for such technology is underscored by an aging population, the cost of health care, and the importance individuals place on remaining independent in their own homes for as long as possible.

From these revelations, in 2007 the Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems (CASAS) at Washington State University in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was established. CASAS serves to meet research needs around testing of the technologies using real data through the use of smart sensing technologies. These include smart home environments, wearable sensors, and other information sources. These sources can be intelligently fused to create a human digital twin to personalize health assessment and intervention.

CASAS also works in partnership with the Smart Environments Research Center to make the environments in which we live and work safer, healthier, and more productive through advanced data analytics and adaptive systems.