Rong Zheng is a Professor in the Dept. of Computing and Software, and a member of the School of Biomedical Engineering in McMaster University, Canada. She is the director of the NSERC Smart Mobility for the Aging Population CREATE program. She is currently a Tier-1 Canada research chair in Mobile Computing. She received the US National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2006, and was a Joseph Ip Distinguished Engineering Fellow from 2015 – 2018.
Dr. Rong Zheng’s research lies at the intersection of mobile computing, wireless networking and machine learning. Details of her current active research projects can be found at this Dropbox link.
Did you know?
MacQuest 2.0 was released in Google Play. MacQuest is a McMaster campus navigation and map mobile app developed by the Wireless System Research Group.
Wireless system research group captured the first prize in indoor localization competition in IPSN’17 in the infrastructureless category.
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Master of Engineering (thesis) in Electrical Engr., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engr, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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The proportion of older adults (aged 65 and older) worldwide has been increasing steadily over the past 40 years. In Canada, it has been projected that seniors will represent up to 25% of the total population by 2036. Mobility is a crucial indicator of functional status, and a predictor of quality of life and longevity; hence, it is often called the sixth vital sign. Mobility encompasses not only the physical activities of older adults, and the performance of specific maneuvers such as sit-to-stand, walking or climbing stairs, but also participation in society (e.g., the ability to drive, accessibility to public transportation). This course (MiA I) is the first of a two-part 6-unit credit course that spans two terms. This main goals of MiA 1 are to provide students in the CREATE program from diverse backgrounds the necessary foundational knowledge to understand mobility challenges faced by older adults and their physiological roots, user-centric research design and methods in multidisciplinary settings, and key technologies including data management, machine learning, sensors and sensor data analysis, as well as new frontiers in sensing. The lectures will be offered by renown experts in related fields from three institutions.
The proportion of older adults (aged 65 and older) worldwide has been increasing steadily over the past 40 years. In Canada, it has been projected that seniors will represent up to 25% of the total population by 2036. Mobility is a crucial indicator of functional status, and a predictor of quality of life and longevity; hence, it is often called the sixth vital sign. Mobility encompasses not only the physical activities of older adults, and the performance of specific maneuvers such as sit-to-stand, walking or climbing stairs, but also participation in society (e.g., the ability to drive, accessibility to public transportation). This course (MiA II) is the second installment of a two-part 6-unit credit course that spans two terms. The main goals of MiA II are 1) to put in practices principles and tools learned from MiA I in group design projects, 2) to work in an interdisciplinary team, and 3) to develop a technical solution with real-world impacts.
