Medicine alumnus working with computer science students on app for seniors
Students of the Masters of Applied Computer Science program Harish Gopinath, Arun Athisamy, and Aishwarya Ravichandran are working on a Siri-like application to assist seniors with dementia or memory loss. The app, MyMem, was conceptualized by alumnus Eric Fisher (PhD (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)’13). The group have been working on the app since March. It will enable users to access important information and photos by voice command, requiring very little proficiency with technology. They hope the app will be fun to use as well as helpful.
The project came out of the Introduction to Innovation Bootcamp program offered by Dalhousie-hosted ShiftKey Labs. The prototype is ready and they hope to test it with their target audience this fall, releasing more broadly by 2018.
Read more in “App-solutely memorable: Halifax students making tool for those with dementia to access family photos, messages” metronews.ca.