PervasiveHealth 2017
Hemiparesis, the weakness of one side of the body, affects the ability of stroke survivors to move and walk. With prevalence in 80% of survivors, hemiparesis is an important measure for stroke severity.
HICSS 2017
As of 2016 the HIV/AIDS epidemics is still a key public health problem. Recent reports showed that alarmingly high numbers of people in vulnerable populations are not reached by preventative efforts.
UbiComp 2017
As ubiquitous computing solutions are becoming part of everyday life, their design has to account for the challenges of complex sociotechnical systems. Unexpected behavior and interactions between multiple systems, users and stakeholders challenge design methods and raise the risk of failure.
PervasiveHealth 2017
Telemedicine has been regarded as the natural application of information and telecommunication technology to health and healthcare. But until now its application has been limited, and mostly focused on specialized environments.
PervasiveHealth 2016
Interactive surfaces are promising to support multi-sensory stimulation during early development of children and for therapy for children with autism, as they offer a casual and engaging experience in a multi-sensory environment.
UbiComp 2016
Early instruction plays a crucial role in allowing toddlers to develop social, cognitive, and sensory-motor skills. Free play is important in any early development program, but designing activities for free play is challenging.
UbiComp 2016 We present Genie, a novel software thermostat that we designed and deployed in our university for over 21 months. We compare the use of Genie to traditional thermostats. Our data and user study show that due to the clarity of information and wider thermal control provided by Genie, users feel more comfortable in their offices
HICSS 2016
Gestures, the visible body movements that are ubiquitous in human behavior, are key elements of natural communication. Understanding them is fundamental to designing computing applications with more natural forms of interaction.
PervasiveHealth 2016
Automated patient monitoring systems su er from several design problems. Among them, alarm fatigue is one of the most critical issues, as evidenced by the Sentinel Event Alert that The Joint Commission - the U.S.