New research paper: MouthIO
Breaking new ground in computer science and Human-Computer Interaction. We're excited to share '๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ'.ย This innovative work was presented at UIST24ย by PhD student Yijing Jiang alongside co-authors Julia Kleinau, Till Max Eckroth, Eve Hoggan, Michael Wessely from Aarhus University and Stefanie Mueller from CSAIL MIT.
MouthIO introduces the first customizable intraoral user interface that combines various sensors and output components, all housed within a bio-compatible brace worn in the mouth. The device can be tailored for diverse applications:
- Health Monitoring โ Tracks teeth grinding (bruxism) during sleep using an accelerometer, offering new ways to keep an eye on oral health.
- Assistive Technology โ Detects tongue touches via capacitive touchpads behind the upper teeth, offering hands-free device control for individuals with motor impairments.
- Beverage Consumption Monitoring โ Measures beverage temperature with a sensor and vibration feedback, helping users with oral hypoesthesia.
A user study found MouthIO to be highly wearable and socially accepted, while technical tests have confirmed its durability against adult bite forces. This project is a great example of how computer science is finding its way into unexpected places, making life better in the process.
Read the full paper at https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3654777.3676443.