Welcome to the Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab (IATSL), located in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. We are a multi-disciplinary group of researchers with backgrounds in engineering, computer science, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and gerontology.
Our goal is to develop zero-effort technologies that are adaptive, flexible, and intelligent, to enable users to participate fully in their daily lives. Learn more about our research!
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED!
STUDY: Evaluating the Needs and Experiences of Older Adult Power Wheelchair Users
Do you live in the Toronto Area and want to participate in our research study? We are looking informal caregivers who are:
- 19 years old or older,
- provide daily care to a wheelchair user aged 50 years old or older,
- may be a spouse, family member, close friend, or paid caregiver hired directly by a wheelchair user, and,
- able to converse fluently in English.
If you would like to participate, please call (416.946.8573) or email (iatsl@utoronto.ca) us for more details.
Call for papers for the AAAI Symposium on AI for Gerontechnology
April 9, 2012
Authors are invited to submit papers that will focus on a variety of AI topics that address the physical, cognitive, emotion and social challenges of healthy aging. This year's AAAI conference is to be held Nov. 2-4, 2012.
Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Rehabilitation (Assistant Professor level)
March 9, 2012
The Toronto Rehab Institute has an opening for a Computer Vision and Machine Learning in Rehabilitation (Assistant Professor level) position. Applications will be accepted until June 1, 2012.
Media coverage of HomeLab and IATSL
Nov. 22, 2011
TRI's grand opening of their new Research spaces has sparked a lot of excitement over the new facilities, including the HomeLab space and some of the research IATSL is doing there. Check out some of the media buzz:
Alex discusses IATSL's research
Oct. 19, 2011
Alex talks about the research going on in IATSL at the Global Research Summit on Alzheimer's Disease in Madrid, Spain.
Submissions to RESNA is now open
Sept. 20, 2011
RESNA's call for Workshop,Instructional Course, Scientific and Student Scientific proposals is now open. Visit RESNA's website for submission details and deadlines.
Introducing...ZETs!
Sept. 7, 2011
IATSL has just authored a book introducing the concept of zero-effort technologies (ZETs) - technologies which require little or no effort on the part of the user to accomplish their intended goals. To learn more about ZETs, visit the publisher's website to read the abstract and to pick up your very own copy!
IATSL is Hiring a Research Assistant!
June 30, 2011
This position is now filled - thank you to everyone for their interest!
IATSL's research showcased in innovative gallery at TRI
January, 2011
IATSL's fall detection and COACH systems were among the many research projects that are now showcased on TRI's innovations website.
Congratulations to Babak Taati, recipient of the MITACS fellowship!
December 1, 2010
MITACS NCE Strategic Project has awarded Babak Taati of IATSL with an NCE Strategic Post-doctoral Fellowship. The fellowship will support a mobility neuro-rehabilitation research project aimed at post-stroke recovery.
IATSL Co-authors Paper with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
August 26, 2010
IATSL and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario have developed the discussion paper "Sensors and In-Home Collection of Health Data: A Privacy by Design Approach". This paper investigates the merits of addressing security and privacy during the development of devices intended to support in-home healthcare.
