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Developing a Smart Speaker-Based System for In-Home Loneliness Assessment for Older Adults

This project develops an in-home technology system (called “HomePal”) to automatically assess loneliness risks among community-dwelling older adults. We will use digital data extracted from smart speakers and passive sensing devices to develop and validate multi-class machine learning models. 

Interactive Voice-Assisted Self-Management Systems for Low-Income Older Adults

More than two-thirds of older adults have chronic diseases that can lead to complications, death, and higher costs if poorly managed. This is particularly true among socially-economically vulnerable older adults who have memory issues. We will implement an interactive voice-assisted self-management system in homes of low-income older adults with cognitive impairment and test how this system helps improve self-management behaviors.