{"643111":{"#nid":"643111","#data":{"type":"event","title":"GVU Center Brown Bag: Vivian G. Motti -- Assistive Smartwatches to Support Self-Regulation for Neurodiverse Adults","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEmotion regulation is an essential skill for neurodiverse adults to complete postsecondary education, sustain employment, and live independently.\u0026nbsp;Emotion dysregulation is also one of the major challenges faced by neurodiverse adults, hindering their autonomy and\u0026nbsp;inclusion in society.\u0026nbsp;In special education, personal assistants help neurodiverse adults to regulate their emotions.\u0026nbsp;Such a manual approach\u0026nbsp;is\u0026nbsp;effective, however without technology support it is also inconsistent, obtrusive, and stigmatizing.\u0026nbsp;In this talk, I will present the design, development, and evaluation of Wearable Life --an assistive smartwatch application that\u0026nbsp;empowers neurodiverse individuals to regulate emotions independently. Wearable Life aims to foster inclusion in society, facilitating education, employment, and independent living for neurodiverse adults.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker Bio:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVivian G. Motti is an Assistant Professor in the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason University. Her work concerns the application of wearable computing to assist emotion regulation for neurodiverse users. Dr. Motti\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;research interests\u0026nbsp;involve usable privacy, smart homes, and assistive wearables. Dr. Motti directs the Human-Centric Design Lab in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology since 2016. She is a member of ACM SIGCHI and AccessComputing. Her research received financial support from NIDILRR, NSF and TeachAccess.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/events\/upcoming\u0022\u003ESchedule of Brown Bag Speakers Spring\u0026nbsp;2021\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this talk, Dr. Motti will present the design, development, and evaluation of Wearable Life -- an assistive smartwatch application that\u0026nbsp;empowers neurodiverse individuals to regulate emotions independently.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This talk will present Wearable Life -- an assistive smartwatch application."}],"uid":"33749","created_gmt":"2021-01-19 23:35:26","changed_gmt":"2021-01-21 18:26:55","author":"Dorie Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-01-28T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-01-28T13:20:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-01-28T13:20:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-01-28 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-01-28 18:20:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-01-28 18:20:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"643112":{"id":"643112","type":"image","title":"Motti2021 Photo","body":null,"created":"1611099459","gmt_created":"2021-01-19 23:37:39","changed":"1611099459","gmt_changed":"2021-01-19 23:37:39","alt":"","file":{"fid":"244205","name":"Motti2021.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Motti2021.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Motti2021.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":216501,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Motti2021.jpg?itok=9d4GEoUt"}}},"media_ids":["643112"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1299","name":"GVU Center"},{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gvu@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egvu@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}