We aim to develop wearable and ambient sensing device technologies and personalized AI/ML algorithms for continuous, longitudinal assessment of older adults' health conditions during their daily living activities (ADL). Such longitudinal health dataset will enable early detection and personalized management of chronic and neurodegenerative diseases.

Smart IPS Study
McMaster Smart Home for Aging-in-PlacE
Smart Diet & Nutrition Monitoring
Smart Exercise Project

• Marla Beauchamp, Renata Kirkwood, Cody Cooper, William E McIlroy, Karen Van Ooteghem, Kit B Beyer, Julie Richardson, Ayse Kuspinar, Paul D McNicholas, Bruce Newbold, Darren Scott, Parminder Raina, Qiyin Fang, Paula Gardner, Manaf Zargoush, Jinhui Ma, Sachi O’Hoski, Talha Rafiq, “Cohort profile: baseline characteristics and design of the McMaster Monitoring My Mobility (MacM3) study – a prospective digital mobility cohort of community-dwelling older Canadians from Southern Ontario,” BMJ Open 2025;15:e105223. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105223
• Haixin Wang, Guha Ganesh, Michael Zon, Oishee Ghosh, Henry Siu, Qiyin Fang, “A BLE based turnkey indoor positioning system for mobility assessment in aging-in-place settings,” PLoS Digital Health, 4(4): e0000774, 2025 (Doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0000774)
• Isabel Rodrigues, M. Kalra, R. Zheng, A. Rabinovich, G. Ioannidis, D. Kobsar, SR Bray, JD Adachi, Q. Fang, A. Papaioannou, “Mapping context of sedentary behaviour in older adults who are prefrail and frail: an analysis of secondary outcomes from a longitudinal study (MAPS-B),” BMJ Open 2024;14:e084610. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084610
• Isabel Rodrigues, P. Ching, M. Kalra, R. Zheng, A. Rabinovich, A. Papaioannou, C. Leckie, D. Kobsar, Q. Fang, S. Bray, J. D. Adachi. “Exploring the perspectives of older adults who are pre-frail and frail to identify interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour and improve mobility: A thematic content analysis.” BMC Public Health, 2024; 24(6): 1582. 10.1186/s12889-024-19051-2.
• Isabel Rodrigues, S. Tariq, A. Kouroukis, R. Swance, J. Adachi, S. Bray S, Qiyin Fang, George Ioannidis, D. Kobsar, A. Rabinovich, Alexandra Papaioannou, Rong Zheng, “Mapping sedentary behaviour (MAPS-B) in winter and spring using wearable sensors, indoor positioning systems, and diaries in older adults who are pre-frail and frail: A feasibility longitudinal study,” PLoS ONE 19(5): e0290197, 2024. open access, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0290197
• Michael Zon, Guha Ganesh, M. Jamal Deen, and Qiyin Fang, “Context-Aware Medical Systems within Healthcare Environments: A Systematic Scoping Review to Identify Subdomains and Significant Medical Contexts” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(14): 6399, 2023 Open Access doi:10.3390/ijerph20146399
• Brenda Vrkljan, Marla K. Beauchamp, Paula Gardner, Qiyin Fang, Ayse Kuspinar, Paul D. McNicholas, K. Bruce Newbold, Julie Richardson, Darren Scott, Manaf Zargoush and Vincenza Gruppuso, “Re-engaging in Aging and Mobility Research in the COVID-19 Era: Early Lessons from Pivoting a Large-Scale, Interdisciplinary Study amidst a Pandemic,” Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 1-7, 2021, doi:10.1017/S0714980821000374 (Open Access)
• Sinead Dufour, Donna Fedorkow, Jessica Kun, Shirley S.X. Deng, & Qiyin Fang, “Exploring the Impact of a Mobile Health Solution for Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: Pilot Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study.” JMIR MHealth and UHealth, 7(7): e12587, 2019, doi.org/10.2196/12587 (Open Access)
• Eric Mahoney, Colleen Chau, Qiyin Fang, “Experiential learning of data acquisition and sensor networks with a cloud computing platform,” Proc. SPIE 11143, Fifteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2019, 111433X, 2 July 2019, doi.org/10.1117/12.2535399 (Open Access);
• Henry Y.-H. Siu, B. Delleman, J. Langevin, Dee Mangin, Michelle Howard, Qiyin Fang, David Price, David Chan, “Demonstrating a Technology-Mediated Intervention to Support Medication Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Primary Care: A Feasibility Study.” Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5:1-11, 2019, doi.org/10.1177/2333721419845179 (online)