[Usability Engineering] This project involves the design and development of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system for people with severe physical disabilities (e.g. Locked-in syndrome). It facilitates communication for cognitively intact individuals by detecting eye gaze and using that for typing in  Arabic using optimized virtual keyboards.

iWriter: Eye-Typing interface with Arabic virtual keyboard that is fully controlled by tracking the eye gaze of locked-in individuals
Developers: Bushra Al-Kadhi, Arwa Al-Issa, May Alhumaimeedi, Etessam Al-Hazza, Lujain Al-Tamimi
Project supervised by: Dr. Areej Al-Wabil
Project Duration: Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
Publications:
Gaze-Communication for Individuals with Severe Motor Disabilities: In proceedings of APCHI - The 10th Asia Pacific Conference in Computer Human Interaction in Matsue, Japan [August 28, 2012].
Optimizing Gaze Typing for People with Severe Motor Disabilities: The iWriter Arabic Interface: PUBLISHED in the proceedings of the ACM Assets 2012 conference in Boulder Colorado [October 2012]. ACM