This poster was displayed as my entry in the final EPSRC “ICT Pioneers competition 2011”. I was very surprised to be nominated as a finalist as my work is grounded in social and design related issues rather than engineering and physical sciences. Nonetheless I was very pleased to be selected as one of the finalists.
Abstract:
This research aims to break down the communication barriers between different disciplines in the emerging field of smart clothes and wearable technology. In doing so it will propose a new cross- disciplinary co-design working methodology in this field and develop a knowledge conduit methodology to the end user. The research will help to facilitate the successful development of smart clothes and wearable technology for the active ageing. By helping this group to remain more active for longer, the research has the potential to add to the well being of this fastest growing sector of the population and may contribute to the lessening of the burden on support services for the ageing population in the future.