Domestic Energy Displays: An Empirical Investigation
Shwetak Patel, Tae-Jung Yun, Hee Young Jeong, Peter Kinnaird, SeungEok Choi, Namwook Kang, and Gregory D. Abowd
We conducted two studies to explore how domestic energy information displays relate to a consumer’s energy awareness and behavior. First, we inv...read more
Investigating the Impact of an In-Home Energy Consumption Display
Shwetak Patel, Tae-Jung Yun, Peter Kinnaird, Hyorim Park, Gregory Abowd
We investigated the impact of a minimal in-home Energy Consumption Display (ECD), both stationary and portable versions, on household energy awareness...read more
Dynamic Labels for Physical Buttons - an Overlay for the iPad
The goal of this project is to combine the superior affordance and feedback of a physical button with the flexibility and software control of a touchs...read more
3D Eye Gaze tracking to Estimate Joint Attention
Sisil Mehta, Gregory Abowd, Irfan Essa
Joint attention is a distinguishing characteristic of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders(ASD) and is used for diagnosis of ASD in various screeni...read more
Caleb Southern, Mario Romero, Brian Frey, James Clawson, Gregory Abowd
BrailleTouch is an eyes-free mobile chorded text input technology, based on the standard Perkins Brailler. It is a system for touch typing on your tou...read more
Short Message Service for Pediatric Asthma Management
Hee Young Jeong, Hwajung Hong, Rosa Arriaga, Tae-Jung Yun
Asthma is a complex disorder characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, and leading chronic illness in children. It is a heterogeneous conditio...read more
Pediatric Asthma Management Practices of Families
Gillian Hayes, Hee Young Jeong, Rosa Arriaga, Tae-Jung Yun, Jayoung Sung, and Gregory D. Abowd
To understand the social and cultural aspects of children with asthma, we have empirically investigated the needs of the diverse stakeholders and cond...read more
Supporting in-Home Capture of Problem Behaviors of Children with Developmental Disabilities
Nazneen Anwer, Rosa Arriaga, and Gregory D. Abowd
Ubicomp technology has shown promise in applications for health-care in the home. We have conducted a study with a research prototype CRAFT(Continuous...read more
Supporting richer descriptions of autistic behaviors through integrated sensing and visualization
Fatima Boujarwah, Nazneen Anwer, Rosa Arriaga, and Gregory D. Abowd
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) frequently engage in stereotypical behaviors that can be disruptive and at times self injurious. We de...read more
Assessing Asthma Management Practices Through In-Home Technology Probes
Hee Young Jeong, Rosa Arriaga, Tae-Jung Yun, Hee Rin Lee, and Gregory D. Abowd
Asthma is a complex disorder and a leading chronic disease among children in USA. Families and pediatric patients with asthma need to manage different...read more
Designing for Parents and Children Overcoming Distance
Lana Yarosh, Gregory D. Abowd, and Yee Chieh "Denise" Chew
When parents and chidren are separated by distance, they struggle to stay in touch. We are investigating the needs of work-separated and divorced fami...read more
Mediating Remote Parent-Child Contact with the ShareTable
Lana Yarosh, Sanika Mokashi, Tony Tang, Gregory D. Abowd, Stephen Cuzzort, Hendrik Mueller, Hina Shah, Brian DiRito, Jasjit Singh, Shashank Raval, and Jee Yeon Hwang
The ShareTable, deployed in the household of each distributed family member, combines videoconference and a shared tabletop surface to help children a...read more
