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The sun has a profound effect on the skin, causing premature skin aging, skin cancer and other skin conditions (such as acne, solar lentigo, actinic keratosis, actinic chelitis, etc). Many skin conditions that were commonly believed to be due to aging are actually a result of prolonged exposure to solar radiation. The most direct way to be protected from the sun is to apply sunscreen to uncovered areas of the body. However applying sunscreen to the body works for a limited amount of time, based on each person’s individual profile (light- or dark-skin, hair colour, etc); when that amount of time is exceed protection is limited and sunscreen dosage must be re-applied. Other suggested methods include the use of sun-glasses, light-coloured clothes and hats when under direct sunlight. As awareness on the subject raises, people are accustomed to the idea that skin must be protected and seek more innovative ways of protection as they are not entirely prepared to abandon the idea of sunbathing (mainly due to the cosmetic implications associated with sun exposure such as tanning but others include health reasons such as metabolism of vitamin D).

ALEXILIO is an intelligent system that provides smart indications to alert people from overexposure to solar radiation. The application uses such data to construct a risk level upon, which users are alerted to take further actions according to their preferences. ALEXILIO calculates a personalized index of solar hazards, associated with the user and the surrounding environment. Processing the user characteristics and the solar radiation values is based on an artificial intelligence and fuzzy modeling. ALEXILIO is a product which fills the gap of personal protection from sunlight in an innovative way. It is known from medical research that the sun has a significant impact on the health of skin conditions such as premature aging and melanoma. ALEXILIO combines real data environment and personal characteristics of the user to create a customized index risk exposure to solar radiation.