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
Research interests:
Jennifer Boger’s research focuses on intelligent technologies for enhancing the safety, health, wellbeing, and independence of older adults and people with disabilities. Jennifer employs transdisciplinary collaboration throughout her research to advance theory and create operational technologies that reflect the needs, abilities, and contexts of the people using them. A central theme to her research is the development of ambient zero-effort technologies – technologies that blend into people’s environments and operate with little or no perceived effort.
Primary affiliations
- Professor, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo
- Schlegel Chair in Technology for Independent Living, Research Institute for Aging
Secondary affiliations
- Professor (cross-appointed), School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
- Scientist (affiliated), AI & Robotics group, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Education
- BSc – Biological Engineering, University of Guelph
- MSc – Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
- PhD – Life and Health Sciences, Ulster University
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
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