Theme | Attention, Memory + Learning

The rapid advancement of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies presents new opportunities to support daily living for older adults. This proje…

Fostering students' interests in learning is considered to have many positive downstream effects. Large language models have opened up new …

Specifically crafted sensory stimulation can influence brain function and potentially improve cognition. In this project, we developed soft…

We're living in an aging society with cognitive loss placing stress on caregivers to monitor older adults struggling with memory decline.&n…

​People have to remember an ever-expanding volume of information. To help with this, we developed Memoro, a wearable and audio-based person…

Electrical stimulation has long been used in medicine to induce phosphenes, or visual sensations, in patients with visual impairments. Rece…

Sleep++ aims to improve sleep quality by stimulating the brain to enter deep sleep. Currently, insufficient and poor quality sleep represen…

Generating customized, memorable visuals and stories to support memory. Mnemonics are strategies used to remember information better (…

In collaboration with NTT DATAEvery human culture has developed practices and rituals associated with remembering those who have died. We a…

Several research projects have recently explored the use of physiological sensors such as electroencephalography (EEG - brain activity) or …

SleepStim is a framework for automatically recording sleep physiology  and presenting sensory stimuli in sleep, using consumer smartph…

​There are currently  UROP openings for this project. AttentivU is a neural AI platform for wireless non-invasive sensing of pers…

Tap To Remember is a wearable memory prosthesis.  We are testing whether laboratory techniques for enhancing memory—such as targeted m…

Find out more about the new version of the system, "The Thinking Cap 2.0" here.Peoples' mindsets, meaning their beliefs about their own int…

Very few research works featuring AR and Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems considered integrating cognitive state of the user in their…

In this project we propose a prototype which combines an existing AR headset Hololens 2 with a Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) system based…

Advancements in machine learning have recently enabled the hyper-realistic synthesis of prose, images, audio and video data, in what is ref…

In this work we suggest to harness the power of knowledge-seeking positive experiences, engagement, and curiosity that objects perceived as…

P. Pataranutaporn* J. Leong*, V. Danry*, A. Lawson, P. Maes, M. Sra. 2022. *Co-first authorship ”AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning” to appear in FIE 2022, October 8-11, Uppsala, Sweden.

This work was presented  at  the ACM CHI 2023 conference. By Joanne Leong, Florian Perteneder, Muhender Raj Rajvee, and…

Leong, Joanne, et al. "Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity." Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.

Leong, Joanne. "Using Generative AI to Cultivate Positive Emotions and Mindsets for Self-Development and Learning." XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students 29.3 (2023): 52-56.

This research explores the effects of LLM use on the brain. In one of the studies we recorded brain activity of 55 participants while …

Millions of learners worldwide lack access to personalized education. Generative AI offers a potential solution, but a key challenge for AI…