Researcher
Glen Debard
Researcher committed to introducing technology in (mental) health care for young and old.
Researcher committed to introducing technology in (mental) health care for young and old.
Glen Debard has a doctorate in Engineering Technology. His dissertation is titled "Camera-based fall detection using real-life data." In 2008, he became a senior researcher at Mobilab & Care.
His expertise is in the areas of fall detection, image and signal processing, and machine learning. He applies that to real-life data to develop health care applications to improve the quality of life of mainly elderly persons and persons with stress-related problems. He is (co-)author of more than 40 publications in international journals and conferences and has been involved in more than 10, mainly Flemish, projects.