Designing Technologies to Enable Aging-in-Place
Imagine if your home were “aware” of your activities so that it might help you remember what it was you went into the kitchen for or whether the visitor at the front door is someone you know or even what the proper procedure is for performing a recently learned home medical procedure. Such technological developments have the potential to enable older adults to maintain their functional independence and to “age-in-place.” An innovative research program at Georgia Institute of Technology is focused on developing psychological and computer science to support home activities. Dr. Rogers’ presentation will provide an overview of (a) design considerations for older adults; (b) research on human-robotic interactions; and (c) technology acceptance issues.
Wendy A. Rogers is Professor of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research interests include cognitive aging, skill acquisition, human factors, and technology acceptance. She is Co-Director of the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory (www.hfaging.org), funded by NIH (National Institute on Aging) through the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE www.create-center.org). She is involved in the Aware Home Research Initiative (http://awarehome.imtc.gatech.edu) and is Editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.
