  This paper outlines the Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in Residential
Environment (SPHERE) project and details the SPHERE challenge that will take
place in conjunction with European Conference on Machine Learning and
Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery (ECML-PKDD) between March and
July 2016. The SPHERE challenge is an activity recognition competition where
predictions are made from video, accelerometer and environmental sensors.
Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three entrants, with Euro 1,000
being awarded to the winner, Euro 600 being awarded to the first runner up, and
Euro 400 being awarded to the second runner up.
