This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Smart Homes and
Health Telematics ICOST 2018 held in Singapore Singapore in July 2018. The theme of this
year volume is Designing a better Future: Urban Assisted Living focusing on quality of life of
dependent people not only in their homes but also in outdoor living environment to improve
mobility and social interaction in the city. The 21 regular papers and 11 short papers included
in this volume focus on research in the design development deployment and evaluation of smart
urban environments assistive technologies chronic disease management coaching and health
telematics systems.
