Aging-in-place
Funding: NSF (2001) ITR/SY "The Aware Home: Sustaining the Quality of Life for an Aging Population"
Award# 0121661 – ITR/SY: The Aware Home: Sustaining the Quality of Life for an Aging Population ABSTRACT The focus of this project is on development of a domestic environment that is cognizant of the whereabouts and activities of its occupants and can support them in their everyday life. While the technology is applicable to a […]
NY Times Article (2001): "Smart Home, to Avoid the Nursing Home"
Anne Eisenberg (2001)“A ‘Smart’ Home, to Avoid the Nursing Home” New York Times Circuits Section, April 5, 2001 Issue Quote from the Article: “Cameras are going to rule one day at the Georgia Tech house, though, staff members there say. Dr. Irfan A. Essa, a computer science professor at Georgia Tech, is one of the […]
Project: The Aware Home
The Aware Home Is it possible to create a home environment that is aware of its occupants whereabouts and activities? If we build such a home, how can it provide services to its residents that enhance their quality of life or help them to maintain independence as they age? The Aware Home Research Initiative (AHRI) […]