Intelligent Technologies for Wellness and Independent Living Lab
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3W8
Contact Jennifer Boger, Director, Intelligent Technologies for Wellness and Independent Living (ITWIL) Lab
The Intelligent Technologies for Wellness and Independent Living Lab at the University of Waterloo brings together state-of-the-art computer science, engineering, rehabilitation science, and human factors methodologies to create internationally renowned intelligent assistive technologies for supporting aging and promoting independence and quality of life for older adults.
Our research centres around the transdisciplinary execution of user-centred design practices to create innovative, usable, and useful solutions to large, complex problems.
Our goal is to create innovative, accessible technologies that simultaneously enrich the experience of aging as well as society’s perception of aging.
Delighted to share our latest JMIR publication - "Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames for Persons Living With Dementia: User-Centered Design Study as a Multistakeholder Team During the COVID-19 Pandemic"! So proud of this unique example of co-design work, which done by a brilliant and dedicated team of researchers, exercise professionals, and older adults.
Dr. Jennifer Boger was honoured to be an invited panellist of the "Using AI To Establish Sustainably Trustworthy And Responsible Research And Innovation" session at the IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI 2021). This internationally renowned conference brings together thought leaders in the theory and applications of computational intelligence that underpin innovation and development in the field of AI.
So proud of our own Karan Shastri for leading our new publication "Working towards inclusion: Creating technology for and with people living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia who are employed", which outlines participatory design for inclusion of people living with mild cognitive impairment / early onset dementia (MCI/EOD) in technology development!!
Intelligent Technologies for Wellness and Independent Living Lab
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3W8
Contact Jennifer Boger, Director, Intelligent Technologies for Wellness and Independent Living (ITWIL) Lab
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.