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.
News
FASTER paper is now live!
Hot off the press!! Our paper on FASTER - a new approach to generating evidence for rehabilitation technology - has just been published! Have a read at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000399932100366X
“Ethical questions around neural implant technology” interview on CBC Radio
Excited our interview on “Ethical questions around neural implant technology” aired on CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway this morning! https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63/clip/15849001
Zero-effort heart monitoring paper published in JMIR!
Our newest paper detailing ITWIL's Ahmed Malik's MASc thesis work on the creation of a Zero-Effort Ambient Heart Rate Monitoring Using Ballistocardiography Detected Through a Seat Cushion has just been published in JMIR Rehabilitation and A