This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) grant (CFDA 47.070) of $300,000 awarded to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) will support research to develop "future proofing" approaches that allow people experiencing cognitive decline, such as those with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, to maintain their independence using customizable smart home technologies. The project will involve conducting user studies, co-design...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Northeastern University. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund the development of an AI-powered toolkit to make digital activities, such as puzzles and competitive games, more accessible for adults aged 50 and older. The project will leverage user-centered and participatory research methods...
This $811,228 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) supports the development of the At-Home Health Station (AHS) by B.A. Maze, Inc. The AHS is a plug-and-play modular system designed to simplify digital experiences and enable remote patient monitoring for individuals with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The Phase I effort will focus on usability testing and feedback to refine the...
The University of Maryland, College Park was awarded a $609,362 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to advance research titled "CAREER: ADVANCING REMOTE COLLABORATION: INCLUSIVE DESIGN FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA." The grant period runs from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2026. The funding supports the University's research under the NSF's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). Specifically, the grant aims to develop new methods for...
This $432,198 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) aims to develop a voice assistant (VA) platform to deliver customized cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for persons living with dementia (PLWDs) and their care partners. The project will follow the Center for eHealth Research (CEHRES) roadmap to iteratively develop the VA interface and then deploy it with 15 dyads (PLWDs and care partners) for 12 weeks to collect data on usability, acceptance,...
This $814,199 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, supports research to develop safe learning from demonstration (LfD) algorithms for assistive robots to enable aging-in-place. The project aims to design two key safety attributes - "cognizance" to filter out unsafe demonstrations, and "informedness" to learn stable closed-loop policies - for LfD algorithms used in...
This $275,062 project grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070). The grant supports research by the University of Central Florida (UCF) to develop methods for capturing and modeling user-driven home automation routines in smart homes. The goal is to provide researchers and practitioners with tools to better analyze security, safety, and privacy properties of cyber-physical systems in smart...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program aims to democratize interactive robot learning to enable care partners (e.g., spouses, children, nurses) to intuitively program and personalize robot behavior to assist individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with activities of daily living. The $424,828 award to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, acting through its Office of Sponsored Programs,...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $174,778 will fund research at San Jose State University from September 2022 to August 2024 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant aims to develop methods and tools to support older adults with varying cognitive and physical abilities in interacting with complex automated systems. Researchers will conduct simulation experiments to explore the effects of multimodal displays on how quickly...
This National Science Foundation project grant of $323,806 supports research toward safe, private, and secure home automation. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), the University of California, Los Angeles will collaborate with the State of California to develop formal models, automated analysis tools, and user evaluations for Internet of Things devices and platforms. Over a two-year period ending in October 2024, the researchers will gain a...