Vortrag: The Future of Mobile Human-Computer Interaction and the Impact on Digital Health

Im Rahmen des DFG-Graduiertenkolleg - Research Training Group 2323 – CD-CPPS: Conducive Design of Cyber-Physical Production Systems

Abstract:

The trend of Digital Transformation already started in the 1950’s and today computers are ubiquitous, occurring in any form and shape. As computers become faster, smaller, and increasingly powerful, Mobile Computing prevails. Today, we utilize mobile devices to assist and augment ourselves, enabling a substantial enhancement of our interaction abilities. The seamless integration of technology within our bodies as well as its capability to implicitly understand the user’s context ushers in the new era of Assistive Augmentation. This new assistive technology enables for new features such as the detection and prevention of diseases, the substitution of broken senses, and the extension of our interaction capabilities. This talk will sketch the historical development of Digital Transformation up to what we can call Assistive Technology today. I will present a number of research projects conducted at the Fraunhofer IGD Rostock and Auckland Bioengineering Institute showing two future paths: the extension of our interaction capabilities and the impact of wearable technology on Digital Health.