IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine - December 2023 - 34

As Canada's
The Engineering
Projects in Communi
t y
Ser v ice
(EPICS) in IEEE
Access and Abilities
Compet it ion has
supported more than
20 projects in 2023
alone, providing those
growth opportunities that
can seem sparse as students hope to
complete their degrees, build a curriculum
vitae, and prepare for their future
careers as engineers. The competition is
funded by the Jon C. Taenzer Memorial
Fund established by the IEEE Foundation
in 2019 with a generous bequest
from the estate of Taenzer, an IEEE Life
Senior Member.
Projects in the EPICS program vary
widely depending on the ideas and
economy expands
and the healthcare
infrastructure
improves, so too does
the need for better
senior care.
expertise of the teams
involved, and with
US$6,000 funded for
the Sound Detection
System project, the
IEEE WIE Toronto
Section was given the
opportunity to push
forward with exciting
innovations-thought experiments
that can serve Canadians in
their golden years for decades to come.
Supporting Canada's Seniors
With Hearing Loss
As Canada's economy expands and the
health-care infrastructure improves, so
too does the need for better senior care.
The IEEE WIE Toronto Section is working
with Toronto Metropolitan University
and Humber College students, along
with Canadian Hearing Services and
the Waterfront Neighborhood Center, to
support seniors who wish to stay in their
own homes as long as possible.
Having an elderly relative who
doesn't want to leave their own home
is common. If you've spent so much of
your life in one place, why leave?
The safety and security of the elderly
can be worrisome for younger relatives
who are often charged with the care and
support of their elders. When checking
in on elderly relatives, it is sometimes
difficult to determine whether everything
is alright.
According to the project proposal,
nine out of 10 Canadian seniors over 65
wish to stay at home longer, but eight
out of every 10 Canadian seniors suffer
from hearing loss, and more than 13%
suffer from some form of dementia.
EPICS in IEEE Sound Detection System team members assembling their prototype, which includes microphone sensors and a
central hub that sends alerts to a web app.
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