Mobile Remote Implicit Communication

What would it mean to have a background, visceral sense of a partner on an ongoing basis, as we moved throughout our day? How would it change our behaviour and how might it assist us? The SenseProxy application at the core of my Ph.D. research seeks to answer these questions. By joining Prof. Jessica Cauchard’s lab at IDC Herzliya, Israel for at least 12 weeks, I would be able to carry out user experiments in a culture distinct from that of Canada, as well as incorporate additional biometrics such as breathing rate, which are currently being explored in her lab. Expected outcomes include publishing the results, incorporating the experiment into my Ph.D. thesis, and establishing an ongoing collaboration between our two labs on this and related projects.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jeremy Cooperstock

Student:

Partner:

IDC Herzliya

Discipline:

Engineering

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University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award