The Georgia Tech Aware Home Research Initiative is devoted to the multidisciplinary exploration of emerging technologies and services for the home. Starting in 1998, our collection of faculty and students has created a unique research facility that has allowed us to develop and evaluate novel user experiences of domestic technologies. With specific expertise in health, education, entertainment and usable security, we are able to apply our research to problems of significant social and economic impact. The Aware Home Research Initiative (AHRI) is an interdisciplinary research endeavor at the Georgia Institute of Technology that addresses challenges facing the future of domestic technologies. A unique and critical resource in this activity is the Georgia Tech Broadband Institute Residential Laboratory, a three-story, 5040-square-foot home that functions as a living laboratory for interdisciplinary design, development and evaluation.

Research Areas in Aware Home Research Initiative

• Chronic Care Management in the Home
• Future Tools for the Home
• Digital Entertainment and Media

Research Groups

• Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory
• Pixi Laboratory
• Computational Perception Laboratory
• Contextual Computing Group
• Everyday Computing Laboratory
• Human Factors and Aging Laboratory

Collaborators

• GVU Research Center
• College of Computing
• School of Psychology
• Interactive Media Technology Center
• School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• School of Industrial and System Engineering
• School of Literature, Communication and Culture
• School of Public Policy
• School of Industrial Design
• Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
• GT Health Systems institute (HSI)

External Contributors

• Georgia State University. Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education
• Emory Autism Center
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta