STEM Speaker Series: EyeCanDo: Eye Gaze-based Technology to Enable Communication for ALS Patients with Dr. Fusheng Wang

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Clara Tran

Date: 02/16/2021

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location
Zoom

Description

Lack of mobility and communication due to disability seriously limits the personal freedom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and can lead to a low quality of life. The progressive loss of independence and connection to the world affects them and their caregivers physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. EyeCanDo, an eye gaze-based app we have been developing will enable ALS patients using a common iPad/iPhone with built-in TrueDepth camera to readily communicate, from basic needs to reading, typing and entertainment. This will significantly advance their communication and improve their quality of life.

Biography

Dr. Fusheng Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of California, Los Angeles, and M.S. and B.S. in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University. His research interests cover data management and biomedical informatics, and in particular, the intersection of the two fields. His research on data management is to address the research challenges for delivering effective, scalable and expressive software systems for managing and querying complex data at multiple dimensions. His research on biomedical informatics is to develop novel methods and software systems to optimize the extraction, management, and mining of biomedical data with much improved efficiency, accuracy and interoperability to support biomedical research and the healthcare enterprise. https://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/~fuswang/.