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◆ The Internet of Things-collaborative body sensor net-

works (CBSNs) integration: In the context of CBSNs,
it is relevant to recognize group activities. In elder
care centers, for example, it would be beneficial for
wheelchair users and caregivers to exchange information automatically, so as to relieve the workload
of caregivers.
Acknowledgments
Our research is financially supported by the National
Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 61571336,
61502360, and 61603280). It was also partially supported by
the Cogito Project, funded by Italian National Operating
Program "Research and Innovation" (2014-2020), and the
European structural and investment funds under grant
ARS01-00836.

University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy, in 1995, and
his Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from UniCal in
2000. Currently, he is a professor of computer engineering
in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics
and Systems, UniCal. He is also an adjunct professor at
Wuhan University of Technology, China. He is a Senior
Member of IEEE.
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About the Authors
Congcong Ma (macc@whut.edu.cn) earned his B.S. degree
from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an,
China, his M.S. degree from South China Normal University,
Guangzhou, China, and his Ph.D. degree from Wuhan University of Technology, China, in 2009, 2012, and 2018,
respectively. He has been a lecturer with the School of Software at Nanyang Institute of Technology, China, since 2018.
He is a Member of IEEE.
Wenfeng Li (liwf@whut.edu.cn) earned his B.S. degree
from Zhengzhou Institute of Light Industry, China, in 1986,
his M.S. degree from Huazhong University of Science and
Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1990, and his Ph.D. degree
from Wuhan University of Technology, China, in 2000. Currently, he is a professor with the School of Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology. He is a Senior
Member of IEEE.
Raffaele Gravina (r.gravina@dimes.unical.it) earned
his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from
the University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy, and his
Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering, also
from the University of Calabria, in 2003, 2007, and 2012,
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engineering in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and Systems, UniCal. He is a Member
of IEEE.
Juan Du (dujuan-0218@163.com) earned her B.Sc. and
M.Sc. degrees in information engineering from Zhengzhou
University, China, in 2009 and 2012, respectively. She is a
lecturer of communication engineering at Nanyang Institute
of Technology, Singapore.
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degree in electronic engineering from the University of Calabria (UniCal), Rende, Italy, in 2017. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and Systems, UniCal. He is a Student
Member of IEEE.
Giancarlo Fortino (g.fortino@unical.it) earned his
B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from the

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