A big congratulations to ITWIL’s Surya Neti, Parya Khoshroo, and Chris Li for their fantastic p
ITWIL's research into technology for supporting aging, along with related design and ethical considerations, has been featured in 'Designing for Dementia' in the Jan/Feb 2020 issue of Engineering Dimensions!
John Munoz attened the IEEE AIVR conference where he presented our proposed framework on kinematic adaptation for exergames. John had a great experience connecting with and learning from others about how AI and VR can be leverated to design better and more effective games for older adults.
ITWIL was pleased to host Paul Thompson (Assistant Deputy Minister at Innovation, Science and Economic Development of Canada) and colleagues during their visit to UWaterloo to learn more about research and commercialisation being done in the health and technology sector.
ITWIL's Hajar Abedi's project has been featured in media!
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/uow-sds110819.php
John Munoz presented at a lunch and learn session about prototyping virtual reality (VR) games for older adults at AGE-WELL conference. Chris was assisting John at the session for demos.
Thrilled that our collaborative work on 'Ethical by design' is today's feature in Waterloo Stories! https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/ethical-design
We are currently engaging with people from many disciplines and sectors to refine the principles and prepare them systematic evaluation through a variety of applications. In the meantime, you can read the first version of the manifesto here: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=3121283.3121300
A big and well-deserved congratulations to our labmates John Muñoz and Sheida Marashi! Both are recipients of the prestigious, nationally-competitive AGE-WELL Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Award in Technology and Aging!
Our "Zero-Effort Technologies: Considerations, Challenges, and Use in Health, Wellness, and Rehabilitation" monograph was used to shape the National Science & Technology Council's "Emerging Technologies to Support an Aging Population" report. Excited to see the concept generating real-world impact!