Persuasive Technology

说服性技术(PTS)是有目的地设计的，旨在激励人们采取有益的行为，例如，锻炼、健康饮食、节省能源或应对抑郁。然而，为了真正有效，PTS需要针对个人进行个性化。这项拟议的研究利用技术(如移动电话)越来越多地融入和渗透到我们的生活中来设计个性化的PT，这些PT将赋予和激励人们实现对他们和他们的社区重要的目标。研究成果将通过针对问题领域(安全/安保、健康/健康)和不同受众，包括处于危险中的加拿大青年和未得到充分服务的人群，改善加拿大人的生活。

Persuasive Technologies (PTs) are purposefully designed to motivate people towards beneficial behaviours, for example, exercising, eating healthily, saving energy, or dealing with depression. However, to be really effective, PTs need to be personalized to an individual. The proposed research leverages the increasing integration and penetration of technologies (such as mobile phones) into our lives to design personalized PTs that would empower and motivate people to achieve goals that are important to them and their communities. The research results will improve the lives of Canadians by targeting problem domains (safety/security, health/wellness) and diverse audiences including at-risk Canadian youths and under-served populations.