Our goal is to provide people with severe physical limitations cheaper & better computer control, with enhanced socialization capabilities
Concept
As our
world evolves, new technologies become increasingly part of the basic ways that
social and professional living is accomplished. The lack of accessibility
segregates disabled people from the community.
The
current accessibility solutions available to people with severe physical
disabilities are expensive, and have to be custom fitted in most cases. Also,
the absence of socialization may be detrimental to those suffering the disability.
Emo-Activ
based on an electroencephalogram acquiring helmet (Emotiv EPOC); provides
computer control. It helps increasing the socialization of people having
difficulties to use their body language to convey emotions. More specifically
the project is designed to better assist those with quadriplegia, cerebral
palsy, locked-in syndrome, and similar disabilities.
A future goal of the project is to expand its usability to any computer controlled domotic application in any household.
Services
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Re-selling the
Emotiv Device as Local distributors under the Emotiv license agreements.
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Selling packages
to rehabilitation centers and private individuals, including devices, training,
teaching, and maintenance.
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Providing Emotiv
on-going Services, such as training, configuration, support and upgrades
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Providing Remote
Access services via the prospective Cloud solution
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Selling through
prospective affiliates such as Andre-Viger (medical
supplier)
� Selling courses and trainings for administrators and system configurator
Advantage
As
researchers in the field of System Ergonomics and Brain Computer Interfaces we
have access privilege to the latest findings and newest technologies.
Our
resources and labs give us great hands on experience in the production and
maintenance of systems as the proposed one.
Finally
the history of our team members demonstrates our capabilities in carrying out
and delivering successful projects.
Detailed
references will be provided when needed.
The Emo-Activ system is designed to use standard computer and
commercially available resources offering unique solutions to several types of
disabilities.
Our
product gives system users explicit access to the technological services common
to the non-disabled, especially web surfing, and on-demand media.
It
helps improving the communication between the user and their dearest, with
real-time representation of a user�s emotions.
1- We
advance creative scientific ideas into innovative productions
2-
Beside the benefits brought to the entire community, our services benefit the
severely disabled people, poorly addressed by other solutions.
3- We already have evaluation agreement with local rehabilitation institutions.
Team
Mario
Aoun: PhD candidate in cognitive informatics, M.Sc
Degree in Computer Science. 8 years of experience in software development.
Focus on Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning research, basically
artificial neural networks. His latest paper "STDP within NDS
Neurons" was published in the conference proceedings of the International
Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2010)
Ferdinand
Ephrem: PhD candidate in industrial engineering, studied business management
and information systems, 8 years of experience as IS consultant. Focusing his research on brain computer interfaces applications.
Motivated towards implementing BCI prospective software using
innovative technologies.
Etienne
Viale: M.Sc in Industrial
Engineering, pursuing a 2nd Masters degree in Human
Computers Interaction at the �cole Polytechnique de Montr�al. Experienced in
Mechanical Engineering software, System Ergonomics and Interface Design.
Has been working for the past year on a Brain computer
interface software for cursor control.
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