Quality of Life Technology Center

First International Symposium on Quality of Life Technology

June 30 - July 1, 2009
University Club, Oakland - Pittsburgh, PA

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Day 1 – June 30, 2009

7:00a Continental Breakfast/Registration – Ballroom B, 2nd Fl
8:00a Welcome
8:05a Aging and Disabilities Session – Chair: Cliff Brubaker, Dean, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
8:10a Keynote Speaker: Margaret Giannini, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
8:30a Keynote Speaker: Neil Resnick, University of Pittsburgh 

Sessions:

  • 8:55a Learning from Abroad: How Countries Are Adapting to the Consequences of Aging Population – Mark Sciegaj, Richard A. Behr, Pennsylvania State University, USA
  •  9:15a Quality of Life Technology for Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities: Preferences and Concerns for Development from a National Survey – Judith Matthews, et al. University of Pittsburgh , USA
  •  9:35a Improving the Quality of Life of People with Dementia through the Use of Socially Assistive Robots – Adriana Tapus, Maja Matarić, University of Southern California, USA

10:00a BREAK (posters on display) – Gold Room

10:15a Human System Interaction Session – Chair: Asim Smailagic, Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
10:20a Keynote Speaker: Alex Pentland, Massachusetes Institute of Technology

Sessions:

  •  10:45a Lessons Learned Designing Multi-modal Ecological Momentary Assessment Tools – Brian French, Dan Siewiorek, Asim Smailagic, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  •  11:05a Towards A Direct Brain Interface for Controlling Assistive Devices – Jennifer Collinger, et al. University of Pittsburgh, USA  
  •  11:25a A Semi-Supervised Method for Segmenting Multi-Modal Data –  Liyue Zhao, Gita Sukthankar, University of Central Florida, USA

12:00p Lunch  – Terrace

1:15p Technology & Design for QoLT Session – Chair: Martial Hebert, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
1:20p Keynote Speaker: Takeo Kanade, Carnegie Mellon 

Sessions:

  •  1:45a End-user Perspectives on Privacy and Other Trade-offs in Acceptance of Quality of Life Technologies – Scott Beach, et al. University of Pittsburgh & Carnegie Mellon University, USA
  •  2:05a Solid Model Construction in Daily-Life Environment using Head-Mounted 3D Multi Sensor – Hiroaki Yaguchi, Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba, University of Tokyo, Japan 
  •  2:25a  Towards Automated Models of Activities of Daily Living – Michael Beetz, Jan Bandouch,  Dominik Jain, Moritz Tenorth, Technical University of Munich, Germany

 2:45p BREAK (posters on display) – Gold Room

3:00p Assistive Technologies Session – Chair: Richard Schulz, Institute on Aging, University of Pittsburgh
3:05p Keynote Speaker: Rory Cooper, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh 

Panel Session:

  •  3:30p Trends and Future of Assistive Technologies – Moderator: Rory Cooper.  Includes a panel with Richard Simpson, University of PIttsburgh.

4:45p Reception & Poster Session – Gold Room

5:45p Doors Open for Dinner Buffet – Ballroom A

7:00p Keynote Speaker:  Alan Jette, Boston University

Day 2 – July 1, 2009

7:00a Continental Breakfast – Ballroom B

8:10a Robotics  Session – Chair: Rory Cooper, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
8:15a Keynote Speaker: Henrik Christensen, Georgia Institute of Technology  

Sessions:

  •  8:40a Sleep Quality Measurement of Healthy People and Patients with Depressive Disorders – Hiroyasu Miwa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Japan 
  • 9:00a A Demonstrative Research for Daily Assistive Robots on Tasks of Cleaning and Tidying Up Rooms – Kimitoshi Yamazaki, et al. University of Tokyo, Japan
  •  9:20a A Kitchen Assistant Robot with a Variety of Sensors Embedded in the Hand to Clear Away Dishes – Ikuo Mizuuchi, et al. University of Tokyo, Japan

9:40a BREAK (poster display) – Gold Room

10:00a Robotics and Assistive Technologies Session – Chair: Jim Osborn, Robotics Institute, University of Pittsburgh 
10:05a Keynote Speaker: Isao Shimoyama , University of Tokyo

 Sessions:

  •  10:30a The Value of Citizen Science to Promote Transit Accessibility – Aaron Steinfeld, Jordana Maisel, Edward Steinfeld, Carnegie Mellon University & State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
  •   10:50a     Seating Virtual Coach – A Smart Reminder for Powered Seat Function Usage – Hsin-Yi Liu, et al, University of Pittsburgh, USA    
  •  11:10a AI Goggles: Describing What You See and Retrieving What You Have Seen – Tatsuya Harada, Hideki Nakayama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, The University of Tokyo , Japan     

11:30a    Planning / Concluding Session

12:30p    Box lunch available – Ballroom A

1:00p    Adjourn

Lab Tours

  • 1:30-2:30 PM: Intel Lab, CIC Building 4th floor, Carnegie Mellon Campus - Lead: Mike Vande Weghe
  • 2:30-3:30 PM: Lab for Interactive and Wearable Computers, Hamburg Hall 2200, Carnegie Mellon Campus - Lead: Asim Smailagic (CIC Building and Hamburg Hall are next to each other)
  • 3:00-5:00 PM: Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), University of Pittsburgh - Lead: Rory Cooper

 
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