! OPPORTUNITIES!FOR!INCOMING!‘ASSISTID’!FELLOWSHIPS!! TRINITY!COLLEGE!DUBLIN!(TCD)! Introduction
! ! ! OPPORTUNITIES!FOR!INCOMING!‘ASSISTID’!FELLOWSHIPS!! TRINITY!COLLEGE!DUBLIN!(TCD)! ! ! Introduction! ! Trinity!College!Dublin!has!identified!4!key!research!pillars!and!16!Principal! Investigators!(PIs)!to!leverage!core!strengths!within!the!University!to!support! and!develop!ASSISTID!Fellows!as!part!of!the!DOCTRID,!MarieICurie!CoIFund! Programme.!! ! Key!TCD!ASSISTID!Research!Pillars! ! 1) Social!Inclusion! ! Policy!development,!social!advocacy,!technology!development!and!social! inclusion,!social!connectedness,!social!engagement,!cultural!education,! drama!and!theatre!in!education,!social!drama!approach!to!ASD,!social! process!and!social!relations!(including!loneliness/meaningful! relationships!for!the!use!of!technology),!social!skills!development,!nonI verbal!communication!in!ASD!and!ID!to!build!social!interaction,!and! technology!development!for!social!inclusion!(e.g.!travelling,!selfIserve! society!and!autonomy).! ! 2) User!Centred!Research! ! Human!Computer!Interaction!(HCI),!user!!!centred!technology!!!!!! development,!user!engagement!research,!technology!literacy,!!! gamification!and!learning!approaches!to!software!!development,!!human! factors!research,!human!machine!interaction,!!content!and! communications,!game!based!learning,!!personalization!of!technology,!! understanding!data!and!semantic!extraction,!!behavioural!change!and! technology!design!and!development,!and!sensor!development!within!user! centric!technology!ecosystems.!! ! 3) Service!Development! ! Healthcare!in!the!community,!clinical!decision!support!systems,!informal! and!formal!caregiver!related!research!(including!training),!family!support! research,!models!of!online!service!delivery!and!learning!for!service!end! users,!carers!and!service!staff/practice!development!research,!and! innovative!human!systems!research.!! ! 4) Clinical!and!Neuroscience! ! Clinical!and!behavioural!symptoms,!neuroIdevelopment!disorders,! ! 1! ! ! anxiety!disorders!(including!physiological!diagnosis!of!anxiety),!CBT!with! ASD,!biofeedback!research!(e.g.!in!relation!to!stress!and!anxiety!and! possible!interventions),!challenging!behaviours,!understanding!ASD! subtypes,!speech!and!language,!and!multiImodal!communication,! locomotive!skills!and!building!cognitive!learning,!brainItraining,! development!of!cognitive!reserve!models,!and!understanding!triggers!to! symptoms!(e.g.!stress,!anxiety).! ! The!TCD!ASSISTID!framework!includes!the!following!disciplines:! ! I!Psychology!(health,!behavioural,!clinical)! I!Engineering!(hardware!and!software)! I!Computer!Science! I!Health!Informatics! I!Intelligent!Content!and!Communications! I!Education! I!Psychiatry!! I!Medicine! I!Neuroscience! I!Communication!Sciences!(including!speech!and!language!therapy!and! linguistics)! I!Human!Computer!interaction! I!Creative!Arts!Practice! I!Nursing!(including!healthcare!and!practice!development)! I!Global!health! I!Innovation!&!Entrepreneurship! ! ASSISTID!Fellows!applying!to!TCD!will!have!the!opportunity!to!work!with!PIs! from!these!disciplines!and!with!multidisciplinary!groups!of!PIs!to!best!fit!their! proposed!work!and!training!in!cutting!edge!research!areas!that!will!enhance! their!proposal’s!impact!and!advance!their!careers.! ! The!ASSISTID!PI!team!also!has!excellent!support!structures!including;!the!Centre! for!Practice!and!Healthcare!Innovation,!Centre!for!Global!Health,!Centre!for! Health!Informatics,!Centre!for!Research!in!Ageing,!Centre!for!Global!Intelligent! Content,!the!newly!established!Science!Foundation!Ireland!Centre!ADAPT,!the! Centre!for!Innovative!Human!Systems,!and!The!Intellectual!Disability! Supplement!to!the!Irish!Longitudinal!Study!on!Ageing!(IDSITILDA).!! ! Please!visit!the!TCD!website!for!more!information!on!the!University:! https://www.tcd.ie! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2! ! ! ! ! TCD!Principal!Investigators! ! The!table!below!outlines!the!core!PI!team!within!TCD!available!to!support!incoming!ASSISTID!fellows,!this!list!is!not!exclusive!and!may! change!over!the!course!of!the!ASSISTID!programme.!You!are!welcome!to!contact!PI’s!to!express!your!interest!in!applying!or!enquire!on! their!outlined!areas!of!interest,!existing!projects!and!how!these!may!link!in!with!the!vision!for!your!proposal.!We!look!forward!to! hearing!from!you.!! ! Table:!Introduction!to!ASSISTID!TCD!PI’s! ! PI#Name# Prof.#Mary# McCarron#C# mccarrm@t cd.ie## # # # ! Background# ASSISTID# Research## Pillar#(s)# Mary%McCarron,%PhD%RNID,%RGN,%BNS.% 1I4% Is%Dean%of%the%Faculty%of%Health% Sciences,%Chair%of%Ageing%and% Intellectual%Disability%%at%Trinity% College%Dublin,%a%Policy%and%Service% Advisor%on%dementia%to%the%Daughters% of%Charity%Service%and%an%international% expert%in%the%fields%of%intellectual% disability,%ageing,%dementia,%and% palliative%care.%An%experienced%funded% principal%investigator,%Prof% McCarron’s%Research%agenda%reflects% a%strong%focus%on%practice%and%service% issues%on%intellectual%disability,%ageing% and%dementia%issues.% Research#Interests# Potential#Related#PI#Projects# Intellectual% Disability,% Practice%&%Service,% Ageing,% Dementia,% Palliative%Care.% IDSCTILDA:%IDSITILDA%is%a%longitudinal%study%researching%ageing%in%Ireland% among%people%with%an%intellectual%disability%aged%40%and%over.%This%study%is% the%first%of%its%kind%in%Europe,%and%the%only%study%able%to%directly%compare% the%ageing%of%people%with%intellectual%disability%with%the%general%ageing% population.%The%underpinning%values%of%IDSITILDA%are%inclusion,%choice,% empowerment,%person%centred,%the%promotion%of%people%with%intellectual% disability,%the%promotion%of%best%practice%and%to%make%a%contribution%to%the% lives%of%people%with%intellectual%disability%I%http://www.idstilda.tcd.ie%# # Way#Finding:%A%major%personal%challenge%for%people%with%Intellectual% Disability%(ID)%is%‘way%finding’%in%the%communities%where%they%live.%Most% ‘way%finding’%requires%an%orientation%to%the%environment%and%time,%and%an% ability%to%read%signs,%bus%numbers%etc.%All%of%these%are%challenges%for% people%with%ID.%Developing%a%product%or%system%to%support%‘way%finding’% for%individuals%with%ID%is%a%priority%interest%for%the%team%at%the%Intellectual% 3! ! ! Dr.#John# Dinsmore# dinsmorj@t cd.ie## # Prof.#Mary# McCarron# Prof.# Malcom# Machalan# MLACHLAN @tcd.ie##% # ! The%health%innovation%lead/Deputy% 1I3% Director%and%health%psychology% researcher%at%the%Centre%for%Practice% and%Healthcare%Innovation%(CPHI)% based%at%the%School%of%Nursing%and% Midwifery,%Trinity%College%Dublin,% Dinsmore%advances%technology% mediated%user%centric%research%and% design.%Project%director%supporting% implementation%of%technology%and% data%collection.%Dr.%Dinsmore’s% expertise%is%in%user%centric%research% and%design%using%psychological% principles%such%as%behavioural%change% as%part%of%the%development%of% innovative%services,%products%and% content%in%healthcare.% Director,%Centre%for%Global%Health;% 1I2% Prof%of%Global%Health;%% Also,%Prof%of%Rehabilitation,% Stellenbosch%Uni,%South%Africa.%%% MultiIcountry%projects%on%disability% policy%and%on%disability%and%access%to% healthcare.%%Working%mostly%in%Africa% &%Asia,%with%UN,%civil%society%&%private% sector,%broadly%on%social%inclusion% issues,%knowledge%management,% Disability%Supplement%to%The%Irish%LongituDinal%Study%on%Ageing%(IDSI TILDA).%%% Health%Innovation,% iDEATE#(innovative#DEmentia#Assistive#Technology#Ecosystems)%–%This% Psychology,% programme%is%linked%to%a%building%EU%consortia%targeting%H2020.%%The%aim% Behavioural% of%the%programme%is%to%develop%assistive%technology%ecosystems%linked%to% Change,%UCD,% dementia%and%intellectual%disability.%iDEATE%is%an%EU%Consortium%of% Health%Psychology,%% Universities,%Service%Providers,%SME’s%and%industry%partners%focusing%on%AT% commercialization% to%improve%dementia,%primarily%mild%to%moderate%and%quality%of%life.%The% of%research.% programme%objectives%are%to%validate%a%unique%agnostic%data%aggregator% % software%platform%for%integration%of%dementia%care%ATIICT%to%the%home% environment,%flexible%to%the%needs%of%the%end%user.%Within%iDEATE%cohorts% will%also%include%intellectual%disability.% % % Human%Rights% Policy,%policy%for% technology% adoption,%social% inclusion%in% disability% EquiFrame%is%essentially%a%guided%qualitative%analysis%of%policy%documents% that%produces%a%quantitative%assessment%of%the%degree%to%which%human% rights%and%vulnerable%groups%are%incorporated%in%the%policy,%and%how% equitably%this%is%done.%%It%would%easily%lend%it%itself%to%a%search%engine%that% can%search%through%a%document%and%categorize%it%as%described%below.%%This% search%engine%could%perhaps%be%made%available%as%an%app,%allowing%civil% society%to%quickly%evaluate%government%and%international%policy,%and% contribute%to%holding%actors%to%account%on%implementation%and%evaluation% effective%policy%instruments.%%%Thus,%rather%than%requiring%a%high%level%of% time%consuming%expertise,%EquiFrame%could%be%applied%to%a%policy%and%the% 4! ! ! Prof.#Louise# Gallagher# LGALLAGH @tcd.ie## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ! organizational%learning.%%% Advisor%to%the%WHO%GATE%I%%a%global% initiative%on%assistive%technology.%% % Professor#Louise#Gallagher%(MB% 4% MRCPsych%PhD)%is%Chair%in%Child%and% Adolescent%Psychiatry,%TCD.%She%is%the% head%of%the%Autism%and%Related% Neurodevelopmental%Disorders% Research%group%which%has%extensive% national%and%international% collaborations%including%the%Autism% Genome%Project%(AGP),%the%Autism% Simplex%Collection%(TASC)%an% internationally%assembled%ASD% biosample,%The%Autism%Brain%Imaging% Data%Exchange%(ABIDE).%The%group%is%a% multidisciplinary%group%of%molecular% geneticists,%statisticians,% psychologists,%psychiatrists%involved%in% expert%behavioural%phenotyping,% genetics%and%neuroimaging%research% in%ASD%targeted%at%understanding%risk% factors%and%identifying%biomarkers.% The%group%is%focused%on%translatable% research%outcomes%for%the%autism% community.(https://medicine.tcd.ie/n europsychiatricI genetics/autism/team.php)% results%understood%in%a%matter%of%seconds%–%this%would%give%civil%society% and%ordinary%citizens%a%level%of%analysis%and%comprehension%of%public%policy% hitherto%unimaginable.%% ASD,%NeuroI developmental% Disorders,%social% engagement,% independent%living,% Neuroscience,% behaviour% ASD#and#Health#related#data:%This%project%aims%to%apply%technology%to% better%support%the%acquisition%of%health%related%data%in%people%with%ASD% and%to%develop%technology%based%interventions%to%support%the% development%of%both%core%skills,%such%as%basic%social%cognition,%and% adaptive%skills%such%as%the%ability%to%function%in%socially%demanding% situations.#The%focus%of%this%project%is%on%the%development%of%gaming%based% software%that%may%be%utilized%both%for%the%acquisition%of%EEG%data%to% support%both%clinical%and%research%investigation%in%neurodevelopmental% disorders%such%as%ASD%and%intellectual%disability.%There%will%be%a%further% focus%on%the%implementation%of%gaming%scenarios%for%the%development%of% skills%addressing%both%core%deficits%and%adaptive%functioning.%The%emphasis% will%be%on%the%development%of%scenarios%with%broad%appeal%and%application% such%that%they%may%be%implemented%in%naturalistic%environments%with% friends%and%family%members%promoting%generalization%of%skills%into%realIlife% scenarios.%The%fellowship%will%focus%on%the%development%of%clinical%skills,% namely%the%assessment%and%measurement%of%the%ASD%phenotype%and% associated%endophenotypes.%Additionally%technical%skills%in%the%design%and% implementation%of%paradigms%for%EEG%and%the%processing%and%analysis%of% EEG%data%will%be%acquired.%Finally%the%applicant%will%learn%how%to%apply% technology%and%EEG%methods%in%the%context%of%a%therapeutic%application% for%ASD.% 5! ! ! # # # # Prof.# Richard# Reilly# ! https://www.facebook.com/Autism TCD.%% Professor#Reilly%received%his%BE%in% 4% Electronic%Engineering%and%his% MEngSc%and%PhD%Degrees%in% Biomedical%Engineering%from% University%College%Dublin.% Professor%was%the%1999/2001%Silvanus% P.%Thompson%International%Lecturer% for%the%Institute%of%Electrical% Engineers.%In%2004%he%was%a%Fulbright% Scholar%at%the%Cognitive%Neuroscience% laboratory%at%the%Nathan%Kline% Institute%for%Psychiatric%Research%New% York.%He%served%as%Chairman%of%the% Biomedical%Engineering%Division%of%the% Institution%of%Engineers%of%Ireland% (2002I2004).%He%was%the%founding% Academic%Director%of%the%TRIL%Centre,% a%multiIinstitutional%project%on%ageing% and%independent%living%in%2006I2008.% Professor%Reilly%is%a%member%of%the% Royal%Irish%Academy.%He%is%a%Fellow%of% Trinity%College%Dublin,%the%Royal% Academy%of%Medicine%in%Ireland%and% the%Royal%Society%of%Medicine.%He%was% awarded%the%2013%Samuel%Haughton% Challenging% Behaviours,% Behaviours,% Neuroscience,%ID,% ASD.% CHALLENGING%BEHAVIOURS#AND#ID/#ASD:% Challenging%or%Maladaptive%behaviours%typically%refer%to%aggressive,%selfI injurious%or%destructive%behaviours.%They%commonly%occur%in%ASD/%ID%and% lead%to%decreased%social%engagement,%increased%need%for%residential%care,% medication%and%health%and%safety%concerns.%Assessment%of%these% behaviours%is%labour%intensive%and%relies%heavily%on%data%gathering%that% may%not%always%be%accurate.%Additionally%stress%may%accumulate%in%an% individual%over%a%period%of%time%and%result%in%maladaptive%behaviours% without%any%apparent%cause.%An%inability%to%identify%antecedent%to% behaviours%significantly%impacts%on%appropriate%environmental% modification.%Technology%may%support%functional%analysis%of%behaviour% leading%to%tools%to%support%individuals%and%caregivers.%This%may%include% tools%to%collect%data%in%realItime%for%behavioural%analysis%using%PDAs,%tools% to%support%the%individual%or%caregivers%recognise%heightened%arousal%and% intervene%to%avert%maladaptive%behaviour.%The%collection%of%multimodal% behavioural%data%in%real%time%can%help%to%bring%together%parameters% indicative%of%the%individual’s%internal%state%with%monitoring%to%identify% relationships%between%stimuli%in%the%environment,%level%of%arousal%and% behaviour.%This%postIdoctoral%fellowship%builds%on%an%existing%study,%IDeAS% (Indentification%of%Anxiety%in%Autism%Spectrum%Disorders)%involving%the% measurement%of%physiological%parameters%in%the%context%of%anxiety,%stress% and%arousal.%The%fellow%may%be%from%a%Computer%Science,%Bioengineering% or%Behavioural%Sciences%background.% # 6! 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Dr.# Catherine# McCabe### CAMCCABE @tcd.ie## # Prof.#Mary# McCarron# # Prof.# Carmel# O’Sullivan# Carmel.OSul [email protected] e## ! Silver%Medal%by%the%Royal%Academy%of% Medicine%in%Ireland.# Research!explores!the!effect!of! 1I3% technology!and!multimedia!systems! to!enhance!communications! systems!and!quality!of!life!for! patients!with!chronic!and!life! threatening!illnesses!both!in!acute! care!settings!and!in!the!home;!led! first!clinical!trial!to!evaluate!‘Open! Window’!in!an!acute!care!setting! and!principal!investigator!on!project! with!Intel!and!the!Technology! Research!for!Independent!Living! Centre!(TRIL),!to!develop! motivational/educational!videos!for! people!with!COPD.! % Carmel%O'Sullivan%is%the%Head%of%the% 1% School%of%Education%and%the%Director% of%the%Arts%Education%Research%Group% (AERG).%She%organises%an%international% Summer%School%in%Drama%and%Theatre% in%Education%each%year%(M.Ed.),%and%is% a%founding%member%of%ADEI%(the% Association%for%Drama%in%Education%in% Ireland).%Carmel%is%involved%in%several% externally%funded%research%projects.% Her%research%interests%include%Drama% Quality%of%Life%and% Wellbeing% Assessment,% Nursing,% MultiImedia% technology,%%% Art%on%patient% health%outcomes.% Children,%Autism,%% Asperger’s,%social% functioning,%social% behaviour.% Open#Window:%Study%to%measure%effect%of%multimedia%technology%(Open% Window)%on%quality%of%life%and%wellIbeing%for%people%with%ID%and%dementia% living%in%residential%care%settings.#'Open%Window'%(OW)%is%an%interactive,% over%the%web%platform,%designed%as%a%‘virtual%window’%for%care% environments%(www.openwindow.ie).%OW%is%designed%to%provide%social% and%cultural%experiences%that%are%of%personal%meaning,%include%family,% friends,%community%and%health%care%staff%and%enhance%these%dimensions%of% living%in%residential%care%or%at%home.%%%Key%aspects%of%‘Social%Citizenship’% (Bartlett%&%O’Connor%2010)%and%‘Personhood’%(Kitwood%1997)%underpin%the% potential%of%OW,%in%particular%identity,%relationships%and%inclusion%reflected% in%the%concept%of%Personhood%and%interconnectedness%and%partnerships% identified%by%Social%Citizenship.%OW%has%the%potential%to%enhance% maintenance%of%relationships%between%family,%people%with%dementia%and% caregivers%as%a%feature%of%quality%care.%%Enhancing%the%experience%of% personhood%and%social%citizenship%may%ensure%that%people%with%dementia% are%still%seen%and%treated%as%an%equal%citizen%underpins%this%study# Twelve%subtypes%within%Asperger%syndrome%have%been%identified%in%terms% of%prevalence%rates,%social%functioning%level%and%social%behaviour% characteristics%based%on%a%unique,%longitudinal%project%with%100% participants%using%social%drama%as%intervention%(O’Sullivan,%2012).%%These% subtypes%may%also%be%defined%by%other%characteristics.%%%The%proposal%is% that%the%videoIrecorded%drama%sessions%from%multiple%timeIpoints%for%each% participant%will%be%mined%for%candidate%behaviours%of%interest,%primarily% related%to%the%difficulties%with%selfIsynchrony,%with%the%rhythm%and%timing% of%movement,%and%with%the%scaffolding%of%interactions%so%often%observed%in% autism.%%This%microanalysis%will%be%used%to%phenotypically%profile%these% subtypes%according%to%a%set%of%target%characteristics%to%include%gait%and% 7! ! ! and%Theatre%in%Education;%drama%with% children%and%young%people%with%an% autism%spectrum%disorder;%the%work% of%the%Brazilian%theatre%practitioner% Augusto%Boal;%and%teaching%and% learning%in%higher%education.%% Dr.#Gavin# Doherty# Gavin.Dohe [email protected] d.ie## ! Gavin%is%a%lecturer%based%at%the%School% 2% of%Computer%Science%and%Statistics,% Trinity%College%Dublin%specialising%in% research%on%user%interface% development%methods,%with%a%focus% on%the%needs%of%particular%application% areas.%%His%research%has%looked%at%the% needs%of%users%in%a%range%of%domains% including%mental%health,%healthcare,% and%manufacturing.%Technologies% investigated%have%included%mobile% devices,%visualisation,%and%natural% language%technology.%Gavin%is%also%the% founder%and%scientific%advisor%to% Silvercloud%Health%Ltd.%% User%interface% development,% mobile%technology% use,%visualization% and%natural% language% technologies.% motoric%movements,%gestures,%speech%styles%and%prosodic% characteristics.%%This%methodology%allows%for%the%reduction%of%complex% social%psychophysical%events%to%a%number%of%observable%and%measurable% behavioural%variables.%%In%line%with%standard%practice%for%video% microanalysis%studies,%observational%data%will%be%coded%using%both%preI existing%coding%scales%and%coding%schemes%developed%specifically%for%the% study%and%specialised%observational%software%programmes.%%The%substantial% heterogeneity%of%presentation%of%individuals%with%autism%spectrum% disorders%(ASDs)%poses%a%significant%challenge%for%sample% characterization.%%%This%sort%of%subtyping%can%help%to%further%refine%the% characterisation%of%these%distinct%groups%and%their%developmental% trajectory%and%to%identify%clusters%of%interrelated%behaviours%that%represent% distinct%subgroups%for%the%purpose%of%tailored%interventions%and%needs% assessments% %Please%see:%https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Gavin.Doherty/%% 8! ! ! Prof.#Vinny# Wade## vincent.wad [email protected] e## ! % Vinny%is%Director%of%the%Centre%for% 1I2% Intelligent%Content%and%Academic% Director%Of%the%Learnovate%Centre.% Vincent%has%been%pioneering%research% into%ADAPTIVE%Systems%and%holds% patents%and%international%awards%in% this%area.%Vincent’s%interest%is%in% Automated%and%User%Controlled% adaption%of%media%and%applications%to% empower%users.%Application%areas% include%Education%%(for%able%and% disability),%Activity%completion,% memory%and%information%systems.% ADAPTIVE%Apps% and%Tools%to% support%learning% and%activity% completion%% The%suggested%area%of%research%is%in%the%automated%adaptation%(and%user% tuning)%of%applications,%apps,%and%systems%to%empower%that%user.%The% research%is%based%on%realization%that%tools%and%technology%need%to% dynamically%adapt%to%the%abilities%and%challenges%of%each%individual%person% (with%a%disability)%rather%than%support%some%generalized%notion%of%%a%user.% This%is%particularly%the%case%in%people%with%disabilities%where%the%range%is% from%mid%to%profound%disability.%The%key%is%automated%%(and%semi% automated)%capture%of%the%person’s%intent%and%context%and%a%model%driven% adaptation%of%the%applications/systems%to%achieve%personalization%which% enables%the%individual%perform%tasks%activities%or%scaffold%learning% activities.%%%The%Technologies%already%developed%in%our%Centre%could%be% used%to%scaffold%individualized%learning%for%those%with%intellectual%disability% as%well%as%possibility%providing%innovative%support%for%memory%and% orientation%for%dementia%sufferers.%The%proposed%research%would%be%in% conjunction%with%other%TCD%academics%to%research%the%requirements,% potential%and%identify%the%key%concerns,%which%would%impact%the%successful% intervention%of%adaptive%systems%in%different%contexts.% % We%are%interested%in%collaborating%in%studies%(a)%%to%map%out%the%range%of% (disability)%in%particular%disorders%or%contexts,%(b)in%identifying%ways%of% modeling%the%range%of%abilities/disabilities%which%occur%in%different% disorders/And%to%(c)%investigate%the%potential%for%adaptation%of% applications/tools%to%empower%both%those%with%disability%as%well%as%the% carers/teachers%of%those%with%disabilities.%%The%particular%interest%is%but%is% not%restricted%to%learning%activities%and%disabilities%(autism,%Asbergers,% Dementia,)%and%applications%in%healthcare.%% % %%%% 9! ! ! Prof.#Lucy# Hederman# hederman @scss.tcd.ie## Dr.#Kevin# Kelly#C# KEKELLY@tc d.ie## Prof.## Inmaculada# Arnedillo# Macu.Arned [email protected] d.ie## ! Director%of%the%Centre%for%Health% 3% Informatics%at%Trinity%College%Dublin.% Her%primary%research%interest%is% clinical%decision%support.%She%is% interested%in%intelligent%analysis%and% display%of%data%to%support%decisionI making%in%healthcare.%She%is% chairperson%and%founder%of%PBOC%Ltd.,% a%Trinity%campus%company,%and%its%US% equivalent,%Cara%Health%LLC.% Kevin%is%in%the%department%of% 1I2% Mechanical%and%Manufacturing% Engineering%and%is%director%of%the%MAI% (Engineering%with%Management)% programme.%He%leads%the%Trinity% Engineering%design%collaboration%with% Stanford%University%and%is%part%of%the% associated%Global%Innovation% Network.% Inmaculada%ArnedilloISánchez%has% 1I3% lectured%in%Learning%Technologies%in% Trinity%College%Dublin%since%2002.%She% is%a%researcher%in%the%College's% Knowledge%and%Data%Engineering% Group%(KDEG),%a%member%of% Committee%of%the%International% Association%for%Mobile%Learning% (IAmLearn),%and%of%the%Steering% Committee%of%the%Mobile%Learning% Health%Informatics,% http://people.tcd.ie/Profile?Username=hederman%% clinical%decision% support,%intelligent% analysis%and%display% of%data%to%prevent% reIhospitalisation.% Service/Assistive% Robotics,%UserI centred%design,% innovation.% Please#see#WayCfinding#project#with#Prof.#Mary#McCarron#above.% Learning,%Mobile% Learning,%Learning% Technologies.%% Please%visit:%%http://people.tcd.ie/Profile?Username=arnedii%% 10! ! ! Prof.#Owen# Conlon# Owen.Conla [email protected] e## ! Special%Interest%Group%of%the% Kaleidoscope%European%Network%of% Excellent.%Inmaculada%is%a%UNICEF% adviser;%recently%collaborating%with% UNICEF's%Speak%Africa%initiative,%under% the%2006%African%Development% Forum's%auspices%in%Ethiopia.% Inmaculada%has%led%numerous% research%projects%and%currently%leads% the%mobileDNA%(Digital%Narrative% Approach),%ShareTEC%(Sharing%Digital% Resources%in%the%Teaching%Education% Community),%and%Teaching%and% Research%in%Ubiquitous%Secure% Telecommunications%Environments% (TRUSTIE)%projects.%Inmaculada%has% published%more%than%30%papers%and% book%chapters%in%the%last%four%years.% Her%latest%publication%is%the%coI authored%book%chapter%"Mobile% Learning:%Small%Devises,%Big%Issues"%in% the%Kaleidoscope%Legacy%book.%% Prof.%Owen%Conlan%is%a%Research% 1I3% Lecturer%with%the%Knowledge%and% Data%Engineering%Group%(KDEG).% Owen´s%primary%research%is%in% investigating%the%practical%application% of%learning%theory%to%Adaptive% Hypermedia%Systems%(AHS)%towards% Adaptive%Systems;% Strategies%for% Adaptation;% Personalised% Visualization%of% Information;% Supporting%Digital% Please%visit:%https://www.scss.tcd.ie/owen.conlan/%% 11! ! ! Dr.#Joan# Cahill## cahilljo@tc d.ie## ! the%production%of%pedagogically% sound%personalised%learning% experiences.%His%research%interests% also%include%strategies%for%adaptation,% visualisation%of%adaptation%and% applying%adaptive%techniques%to%the% area%of%ubiquitous%computing.%His% main%research%topics%are%the%adaptive% runtime%assembly%of%learning% concepts%and%content%based%on% learner%preferences%and%the%adaptive% rendering%of%content%based%on%the% context%in%which%the%learning%occurs. % Joan%Cahill%is%a%Research%Fellow%and% 1I3% Principal%Investigator%at%the%Centre%for% Innovation%in%Human%Systems%(CIHS),% at%the%School%of%Psychology,%Trinity% College%Dublin.%Joan%has%led%human% factors/human%machine%interaction% (HMI)%research%on%several%national% and%European%funded%projects.% Humanities%with innovative% Knowledge%and% Data%Solutions;% Personalised% eLearning/Technol ogy%Enhanced% Learning;%Adaptive% Hypermedia% Human%Factors,% Human%Machine% Interaction%(HMI),%% Incorporating% psychological% concepts%in%the% design%of%new% technology,% Designing% technology%to% support%social% processes,%Work% Analysis,%Well% Being%%&%Aviation% Psychology% Potential%projects%would%be%to%design%new%technologies%for%people%with%ID,% which%build/foster%social%bonds,%support%meaningful%communication%with% relevant%people%at%appropriate%levels%(i.e.%family,%friends,%service%providers% and%the%wider%community),%and%more%generally%enable%active%participation% in%relation%to%undertaking%routine%social/communication/information% sharing%tasks.%%As%such,%the%project%would%address%issues%experienced%by% people%with%ID%–%in%relation%to%loneliness,%social%inclusion,%maintaining% meaningful%social%relationships,%and%active%participation%in%social% relationships.%For%example,%the%new%technologies%might%support%some%of% the%following%tasks:% • Communication%tasks%(i.e.%share%day%to%day%experiences,%sharing% news%and%jokes,%making%social%arrangements%–%this%might%be% implemented%by%speech%to%text,%intelligent/personalised%text,% intelligent/personalised%email%etc.)% • Finding,%viewing%and%sharing%information%related%to%ID%issues%and% 12! ! ! • • • • • • • support%(linking%to%services)%% Writing%letters/emails%(this%might%be%implemented%by%speech%to% text%or%other)% Making%telephone%calls%(i.e.%using%adapted%mobile%devices)% Viewing/sharing%personal%information%(i.e.%basic%personal%details,% contact%information%[include%support%network],%health%information,% specific%ID%information%and%information%in%relation%to%services%using% and%history)% Playing%games%(i.e.%involving%one%or%more%players)% Accessing/listening%to%music%and%sharing%this%with%others% Viewing/sharing%photos% Accessing%information%(i.e.%about%social%events,%news,%directions,% contacts%details%of%organisations/people)% Primarily,%the%potential%projects%will%focus%on%technologies%for%people%with% ID.%However,%in%some%cases%this%might%require%the%advancement%of% corresponding%technologies%for%others%involved%in%the% communication/social%process%(i.e.%service%providers),%along%with%the% specification%of%new%processes%which%would%underpin%this.%% It%is%anticipated%that%the%introduction%of%these%technologies%would%have%an% impact%on%the%day%to%day%experience%of%people%with%ID%(i.e.%happiness/wellI being),%and%those%with%whom%they%share%their%lives.% Critically,%this%project%will%involve%a%stakeholder/participatory% design/evaluation%approach.%This%may%involve%the%setIup%of%a%‘community% of%practice’%(i.e.%end%users%and%other%relevant%parties)%–%to%support%the% elicitation%of%user%requirements,%and%early%and%ongoing%human%machine% ! 13! ! ! Dr.#Tiziana# Callari# CALLARTC@ tcd.ie## Research%activity%is%at%the%%Centre%for% 1I3% Innovative%Human%Systems%(CIHS),% School%of%Psychology.%Core%work:% human%and%organisational%factors% which%underlie%safety,%reliability%and% change%in%complex%safetyIcritical% industries%like%aviation.% % Dr.%Tiziana%works%closely%with%Dr.%Joan% Cahill% Prof.# Martine# Smith#C# mmsmith@t cd.ie## Head%of%School%of%Linguistics,%Speech% and%Communication%Sciences.%A% speech%and%language%therapist%by% background,%Prof.%Smith’s%main% research%interests%are%in% augmentative%and%alternative% communication%(AAC),%the%impact%of% technology%(both%computerIbased% and%light%tech)%on%interaction,% communication%and%language;%the% incorporation%of%technology%as%a% personal%attribute%of%identity%for% individuals%with%severe% ! 1I4% interaction%(HMI)%design/evaluation%of%new%technology%prototypes.% Please%see:%http://it.linkedin.com/pub/tizianaIcIcallari/7/830/609%% Human%Factors,% Human%Machine% Interaction%(HMI),%% Incorporating% psychological% concepts%in%the% design%of%new% technology,% Designing% technology%to% support%social% processes,%Work% Analysis,%Well% Being%%&%Aviation% Psychology% Severe% Planned%projects%include:% communication% • Communication%‘ownership’:%as%technology%increases%the%range%of% impairment%and% language%that%can%be%provided%to%individuals%with%communication% social%participation;% impairments%associated%with%ID%and%physical%disabilities,%little%is%known% augmentative% about%perceptions%of%ownership%of%the%vocabulary%and%language% communication;% provided%to%users,%their%control%over%the%language%provided%to%them,% communication% and%the%relationship%between%perceptions%of%ownership%and% partnerships%in% embedding%of%communication%technology%in%daily%interactions.%% interaction;% % ‘ownership’%of%nonI speech% communication%in% interaction% 14! ! ! communication%difficulties%and%their% families;%‘ownership’%of% communication%that%is%generated% using%AAC.% # ! 15!
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