9 papers
Cyber-Physical Systems for Accessibility and Ability Augmentation: Bridging Diverse Communities
Shuchang Xu, Riku Arakawa, Mina Huh +11
The powerful convergence of wearables, robotics, extended reality, and smart environments is expanding the design space for cyber-physical systems (CPS) that support and augment hu…
RemiAssist: A Therapist-Supporting System for Photo-Based Reminiscence Therapy in Dementia Care
Shuchang Xu, Minglong Tang, Junyan Mao +7
Despite growing interest in applying AI to photo-based reminiscence therapy (PRT) for people with dementia (PwD), existing systems primarily focus on PwD-AI interaction and often o…
PhaseCoder: Microphone Geometry-Agnostic Spatial Audio Understanding for Multimodal LLMs
Artem Dementyev, Wazeer Zulfikar, Sinan Hersek +3
Current multimodal LLMs process audio as a mono stream, ignoring the rich spatial information essential for embodied AI. Existing spatial audio models, conversely, are constrained…
The Goldilocks Time Window for Proactive Interventions in Wearable AI Systems
Cathy Mengying Fang, Wazeer Zulfikar, Yasith Samaradivakara +2
As AI systems become increasingly integrated into our daily lives and into wearable form factors, there's a fundamental tension between their potential to proactively assist us and…
Resonance: Drawing from Memories to Imagine Positive Futures through AI-Augmented Journaling
Wazeer Zulfikar, Treyden Chiaravalloti, Jocelyn Shen +2
People inherently use experiences of their past while imagining their future, a capability that plays a crucial role in mental health. Resonance is an AI-powered journaling tool de…
MemPal: Leveraging Multimodal AI and LLMs for Voice-Activated Object Retrieval in Homes of Older Adults
Natasha Maniar, Samantha W. T. Chan, Wazeer Zulfikar +3
Older adults have increasing difficulty with retrospective memory, hindering their abilities to perform daily activities and posing stress on caregivers to ensure their wellbeing.…