CRIR-CRLLM Student presentation – Décembre 4, 2025, 12:00 p.m. | Edge A-Eye: An indoor navigation platform to assist individuals with visual impairments

When: 4 December 2025 12:00 to 4 December 2025 13:00

Where: Hybrid format - Registration required:
📍 In person at CRLLM, MAB site, 7000 Sherbrooke West, A-314. A link will be sent to registered participants.
📍 Online via Zoom - Registration link below.

Student presentation presented by the CRIR-Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (LLMRC), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal

 

Speakers | UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL:

 

Summary

Indoor navigation represents a significant challenge for individuals living with visual impairments. Modern buildings—often complex and labyrinthine—make orientation and access to essential information difficult. Currently, many accessibility solutions focus on outdoor environments, leaving a gap when it comes to indoor applications. The Edge A-Eye project aims to bridge this gap by developing an innovative platform that leverages artificial intelligence, advanced communication technologies, and multi-cloud architectures to provide real-time support to users with visual impairments. This initiative responds to an urgent need to enhance the autonomy and quality of life of these individuals. Such a platform can potentially reduce users’ cognitive load, enabling them to navigate with greater confidence and interact more effectively with their environment.

Objectives:

To build a cutting-edge computing platform that supports individuals with visual impairments during indoor navigation. This platform will rely on artificial intelligence, multi-cloud integration, and advanced wireless communication technologies to help reduce cognitive load and improve spatial awareness in complex and dynamic environments.

This project involves developing an inclusive and responsible universal application for indoor navigation, designed to enhance autonomy and enable the full socio-economic participation of people with visual impairments.