Staff exchange with Japan for AI-assisted detection of incipient dysphagia
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB - Jordbruk och livsmedel |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 118 000 |
| Project duration | November 2024 - November 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | International individual mobility within cutting-edge technology |
| Call | Closed offer - International individual mobility for cutting-edge technology 2024 |
Important results from the project
The planned project involved staff exchange, i.e. Mats Stading working at Institute of Science Tokyo with the aim of a joint project in AI-assisted detection of incipient dysphagia through changes in the voice. The project consisted of work together with Japanese colleagues at IST, as well as visits to other relevant parties in Japan and South Korea, and the goals were met.
Expected long term effects
Too many older community-dwelling adults suffer from un-diagnosed dysphagia and eventually develop frailty. To address this issue, the current project will lead to a joint research and development project with the aim of developing a device that registers voice changes caused by e.g. aspiration. Such a device would have significant impact on society in that diagnosed incipient dysphagia could be treated and much suffering and health care costs could be avoided.
Approach and implementation
Mats Stading spent October at IST Tokyo with local scientists. He also visited relevant universities, companies and organisations in Japan and South Korea for the planned joint project in AI-assisted detection of incipient dysphagia through changes in the voice. In the proposal plan there was one exchange 2025 and one 2026, but due to the limitations of the program to 2025 only one one-month exchange could be performed. There will hopefully be new openings for more exchanges the coming years.