- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Carnegie Mellon University
2024-2025
As the population of older adults increases, there is a growing need for support them to age in place. This exacerbated by number individuals struggling with cognitive decline and shrinking youth who provide care them. Artificially intelligent agents could experiencing memory problems, they help informal caregivers coordination tasks. To better understand this possible future, we conducted speed dating storyboards study reveal invisible social boundaries that might keep their from accepting...
The population of older adults experiencing cognitive decline is growing faster than the number workers who can care for them. Artificially intelligent (AI) agents could assist these adults, keeping them in their homes longer. For this to happen, must be willing adopt and rely on agents. Would they trust an agent that might need report others? We conducted a speed dating study exploring impact affiliation (i.e., should work for). Our healthy declining participants reacted positively idea...
This full-day workshop addresses the problems of accessibility in HRI and interplay ethical considerations for disability-centered design research, concerns disabled researchers, assistive technologies. We invite authors to submit extended abstracts (up 2 pages, excluding references) short papers 4 on a range topics relevant ethics, accessibility, applications HRI, including critical reflections methodologies, human-centered or anti-ableist technology, from those outside community who may...