Open Collaborative Research: Software for maturing workers

The Open Collaborative Research program funds university computer scientists who work with their counterparts inside IBM to develop open source software.

Learn more about the IBM-University of Miami-University of Dundee project on software to meet the needs of a maturing workforce.

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Vicki HansonSara Czaja, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and industrial engineering, University of Miami, Florida, U.S.
John RichardsPeter Gregor, dean and head of School of Computing, University of Dundee, Scotland
Shari Trewin

Download the mp3 files. Transcripts available.

Can we make software for older workers? Peter Gregor, a professor at the University of Dundee, Scotland, talks about his research into the cognitive changes that accompany the aging process.

What technologies are right for older workers? Shari Trewin, a Research Staff Member at IBM Research, talks about the work she and her team are doing to help keep older workers and their "institutional memory" actively involved in the workplace.

How can technology help older workers? Sara Czaja, a workplace accessibility researcher, talks about the synergy between IBM and her team at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Last updated on February 13, 2009