Mobile ICT for seniors
The New Brunswick Community College – Centre for Applied Research in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing
The NBCC Mobile First Technology initiative's (MFTi) research goals in this area are to design technologies that
- Enable aging as a positive experience, and
- Foster age-friendly communities.
MFTI has received a number of requests to design or evaluate technologies that address life-critical issues facing seniors, including fire and flood prevention in living spaces, falls prevention, and facilitating various aspects of in-home healthcare and daily activities.
Projects
- Smart House Tek™
- New Brunswick SPOR Network: Primary and Integrated Community Care
- New Brunswick SPOR Primary and Integrated Care Innovations Project (development grant)
Research topics
home monitoring, homecare, supporting daily activities, fall prevention, biometrics, image processing
Technologies
Bluetooth Low Energy, biometric identification
Contact
William McIver Jr., Ph.D.
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing
Centre for Applied Research in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing
New Brunswick Community College
Centre for Applied Research in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing URL: http://wiki.nbcc.mobi
E-mail: bill.mciver@nbcc.ca
Twitter: @mciverNBCC
Blog: http://mciver.mobi/
New Brunswick Community College URL: http://nbcc.ca
Media inquiries
| © Copyright 2017 - 2022. All Rights Reserved.
The New Brunswick Community College – Centre for Applied Research in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing is supported by
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. 
