Mikko’s research topics at Nanyang Technological University

Keywords:

Assistive technology, subtle interaction, elderly, wearable computing.

Assistive technologies for the elderly

This project developed assistive technologies for the elderly in Singapore together with NTU’s School of Art, Design & Media with focus on subtle wearable user interfaces that are easier to learn and more convenient to use than current smartphones. Specifically, we are developed proof-of-concept devices called UbiRing and UbiBracelet that enable smartphone use by just taking photos.

International conference papers:

Mikko J. Rissanen, Samantha Vu, Owen Noel Newton Fernando, Natalie Pang and Schubert Foo. Subtle, natural and socially acceptable interaction techniques for ringterfaces ─ finger-ring shaped user interfaces. In: Proceedings of The 1st International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions (DAPI), Las Vegas, NV, July 21-26, 2013, pp. 52-61. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39351-8_6

Mikko J. Rissanen, Owen Noel Newton Fernando, Horathalge Iroshan, Samantha Vu, Natalie Pang and Schubert Foo. Ubiquitous shortcuts: mnemonics by just taking photos. In: Proceedings of The ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI EA), Paris, France, April 27-May 2, 2013, pp. 1641-1646. ACM. DOI: 10.1145/2468356.2468650

Hands-on demonstrations/video presentations:

Mikko J. Rissanen, Horathalge Iroshan, Owen Noel Newton Fernando, Willy Toh, Jeffrey Hong, Samantha Vu, Natalie Pang and Schubert Foo. UbiRing my bell. Video showcase presentation at The ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Paris, France, April 27-May 2, 2013, pp. 2865-2866. ACM. DOI: 10.1145/2468356.2479551

Patents:

Mikko J. Rissanen and Owen Noel Newton Fernando. Ubiquitous shortcuts – General purpose camera-based computer command method. United States Patent Application US61/731893 filed November 30, 2012.

Invited presentations:

Mikko J. Rissanen. Enabling under-served communities to enter the digital era through social media innovations. Invited presentation at the Joint Meeting of Medical Engineering Research Labs of Kansai, Kyoto, Japan, November 29, 2012.

Sources of inspiration:

This research topic by those few works that focus on subtlety of user interaction in future wearable jewelry-like devices, namely Miner et al.’s Digital jewelry: wearable technology for everyday life and the discussion on Disappearing mobile devices by Ni & Baudisch.