“We’re starting a smartwear revolution to create light, washable, affordable assistive technology that will be indistinguishable from your current clothing.”

– Dr. Vivian Mushahwar The Smartwear Revolutions Begins

“We’re able to have different functionality of each subsection of the fibres that would act either as an artificial muscle, stiffness switching actuator, sensor, possibly even batteries in the future, but these will provide us all the intelligence within the fabrics themselves.”

– Dr. Dan Sameoto Inspired Smartwear, Edmonton Journal

“The project team includes 64 researchers and collaborators from the U of A and across Canada, the United States and Europe. It includes fashion designers, disability advocates, clothing manufacturers, visual artists, a choreographer, as well as researchers from eight faculties in several disciplines.”

-CTV News

Art & Accessibility eSymposium

Amr Marey, Melwin Moncy, and Rashedul Islam explore advances in smartwear and predictive robotics, highlighting the development of intelligent systems designed to understand and respond to human movement.

iSMART Talk

Dr. Carla Prado explores the role of nutrition and muscle health in supporting mobility and recovery, highlighting the connection between nutrition, muscle function, and health outcomes.

iSMART Talk

Ahmed Abdelrahman and Akila Bandara explore thermal drawing, from the fundamentals of the process to its applications in advanced laboratory research and technology development.

iSMART Talk

Dr. Anastasia Elias and Amir Mohamadi discuss the development of 2D and 3D printed sensors for human health monitoring, exploring how advanced printing technologies can enable new approaches to wearable and health sensing.

iSMART Talk

Dr. Patricia Dolez and Dr. Marilène Oliver explore smartwear and transformative clothing technologies designed to support mobility, independence, and ability. The talk highlights the role of co-design and user-centred approaches in developing wearable technologies that respond to the needs and experiences of users.

iSMART Talk

Dr. Taymy Caso examines provider perspectives on barriers to LGBTQ-competent training and service provision in radiation oncology, highlighting considerations for improving education and patient care.

iSMART Talk