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Bessam Abdulrazak

ResearcherInformatiqueUniversité de Sherbrooke

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Bessam Abdulrazak

Researcher

Informatique

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Smart environment context awareness adaptable system user profile persuasion health aging internet of things (iot)older adult

Latest papers

Staying Together Through Evolving and Personalized Care: Perspectives of Informal Caregivers and Residents on Aging in Place Within a Seniors' Residence.
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
Aging-in-Place (Vieillir Chez Soi, VCS) in a Seniors' Residence: Co-Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Care Approach to Delay Transitions in Long-Term Care.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2026
Feasibility of Measuring Physical Function by Wearable Devices During Deprescribing of Anticholinergic and Sedative Medications.
Canadian Journal on Aging · 2025

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Faciliter les transitions de soins grâce au co-développement d'une solution technologique permettant le partage d'informations personnelles et médicales entre les résidents, les proches et les préposés aux bénéficiaires
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$210,000
Smart Environments for Healthy Aging
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,000
Vieillir chez soi : Soutenir les résidences pour personnes aînées dans l'adoption des meilleures pratiques pour éviter l'entrée en hébergement de soins de longue durée
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$108,156

All 8 grants and awards

13 publications.

Staying Together Through Evolving and Personalized Care: Perspectives of Informal Caregivers and Residents on Aging in Place Within a Seniors' Residence.

Gagnon-Roy M, Mailhot-Bisson D, Rahimaly S, D'Amours M, Nkulikiyinka S, Delli-Colli N, Abdulrazak B, Viscogliosi C, Provencher V

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2026

DOI: 10.1177/07334648261434305 PMID: 41891528

Aging-in-Place (Vieillir Chez Soi, VCS) in a Seniors' Residence: Co-Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Care Approach to Delay Transitions in Long-Term Care.

Gagnon-Roy M, Rahimaly S, D'amours M, Delli-Colli N, Mailhot-Bisson D, Abdulrazak B, Bourassa Forcier M, Viscogliosi C, Queenton J, Provencher V

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980825100391 PMID: 41449814

Feasibility of Measuring Physical Function by Wearable Devices During Deprescribing of Anticholinergic and Sedative Medications.

Cossette B, Boissy P, Milot M-H, Hilmer SN, Kouladjian O'Donnell L, Gnjidic D, Sirois C, Mangin D, Ricard G, Isenor JE

Canadian Journal on Aging20253 citations

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980825000078

IoT in medical diagnosis: detecting excretory functional disorders for Older adults via bathroom activity change using unobtrusive IoT technology.

Abdulrazak B, Mostafa Ahmed H, Aloulou H, Mokhtari M, Blanchet FG

Frontiers in public health2023First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161943 PMID: 37841702

Adapting Transportation Planning e-Tools to Older Adults' Needs: Scoping Review.

Tahir S, Abdulrazak B, Baillargeon D, Girard C, Provencher V

JMIR aging2023

DOI: 10.2196/41938 PMID: 37191985

Contactless remote monitoring of sleep: evaluating the feasibility of an under-mattress sensor mat in a real-life deployment.

Sadek I, Abdulrazak B

Health systems (Basingstoke, England)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2022.2072777 PMID: 37860595

Design and ergonomic evaluation of a new adapted endoscope holder to reduce muscle pressure and discomfort during endoscopy.

Ghasemi MS, Siadat M, Abdulrazak B, Dehghan N, Ibarra-Mejia G, Forogh B

Work (Reading, Mass.)2023

DOI: 10.3233/wor-220185 PMID: 36776095

Developing a One-Stop Platform Transportation Planning Service to Help Older Adults Move Around in Their Community Where, When, and How They Wish: Protocol for a Living Lab Study.

Provencher V, Baillargeon D, Abdulrazak B, Boissy P, Levasseur M, Delli-Colli N, Pigot H, Audet M, Bahrampoor Givi S, Girard C

JMIR research protocols2022

DOI: 10.2196/33894 PMID: 35679116

Ambient intelligence governance review: from service-oriented to self-service.

Ponce V, Abdulrazak B

PeerJ. Computer science2022Senior author

DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.788 PMID: 35111905

A Spectral-Based Approach for BCG Signal Content Classification.

Ben Nasr MC, Ben Jebara S, Otis S, Abdulrazak B, Mezghani N

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

DOI: 10.3390/s21031020 PMID: 33540951

Faciliter les transitions de soins grâce au co-développement d'une solution technologique permettant le partage d'informations personnelles et médicales entre les résidents, les proches et les préposés aux bénéficiaires

SupervisorCIHR2024CIHR Fellowship - Priority Announcement: Patient Oriented Research - General

Principal investigators: Gagnon-Roy, Mireille

Keywords: Co-Développement; Communication Entre Professionnels De La Santé; Implémentation; Méthodes Mixtes; Proches Aidants; Recherche Axée Sur Le Patient; Recherche Participative; Technologies En Santé; Transitions De Soins; Vieillissement

$210,000

Smart Environments for Healthy Aging

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Abdulrazak, Bessam

Keywords: context awareness; adaptable system; user profile; persuasion; health aging; internet of things (iot); older adult; smart environment; behavior changes; activity of daily living

$42,000

Vieillir chez soi : Soutenir les résidences pour personnes aînées dans l'adoption des meilleures pratiques pour éviter l'entrée en hébergement de soins de longue durée

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr.: Policy Research for HST - IHSPR - Health Care Policy Res./Systems Res.

Principal investigators: Provencher, Véronique; Rosebush, Natalie

Keywords: Collaboration Interdisciplinaire Et Intersectorielle; Innovation En Santé / Culture Organisationnelle; Intégration Et Continuité Dans Les Soins De Longue Durée; Modèle De Financement Et De Prestation Des Services De Soins; Personnes Vivant Avec Des Troubles Neurocognitifs Majeurs; Philosophie De Soins / Gestion Des Risques Autonomisante; Recherche Participative; Soins Centrés Sur La Personne / Expérience Des Usagers; Soutien Et Rétention Des Ressources Humaines En Santé; Vieillissement Au Bon Endroit / Vivre Dans Le Même Milieu

$108,156

Impact in older adults of reducing anticholinergic and sedative medication burden on physical function measured by clinical digital phenotyping in lab and real-life environments

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cossette, Benoît; Boissy, Patrick; Lebel, Karina

Keywords: Anticholinergic Medications; Clinical Digital Phenotyping; Cognition; Deprescribing; Dual-Task Gait Assessment; Physical Function; Sedative Medications; Wearable Systems

$631,126

Smart Environments for Active Aging

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Abdulrazak, Bessam

Keywords: Aging people; Application builder; Context-awareness; Programming model; Smart environment; User activity

$168,000

Adaptable Smart Environments for Elderly People [Environnement Intelligent Adaptable pour les Personnes Agées]

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Abdulrazak, Bessam

$110,000

ICOST2011: 9th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics

Nominated PICIHR2010Dissemination Events

Principal investigators: Abdulrazak, Bessam

Keywords: Maintien À Domicile; Personnes Âgées; Qualité De Vie; Technologies D'Assistance; Télésanté

$17,500

CP2M: Continuous, Contextual, Proactive and Personalized Supporting Technology for Mobility in Aging [CP2M: Technologies de soutien Continu, Contextuel, Proactif et Personnalisé pour la Mobilité au cours du vieillissement]

Nominated PICIHR2009Emerging Team Grant: Alliances in Mobility in Aging - LOI

Principal investigators: Abdulrazak, Bessam; Fulop, Tamàs; Sawan, Mohamad

Keywords: Cognitive Health And Training; Cognitive Rehabilitation; Health Care Technology; Mobile Assistive Technology; Pervasive Computing; Wearable Sensor Network

$22,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Bessam Abdulrazak

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Staying Together Through Evolving and Personalized Care: Perspectives of Informal Caregivers and Residents on Aging in Place Within a Seniors' Residence.

Aging-in-Place (Vieillir Chez Soi, VCS) in a Seniors' Residence: Co-Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Care Approach to Delay Transitions in Long-Term Care.

Feasibility of Measuring Physical Function by Wearable Devices During Deprescribing of Anticholinergic and Sedative Medications.

IoT in medical diagnosis: detecting excretory functional disorders for Older adults via bathroom activity change using unobtrusive IoT technology.

Adapting Transportation Planning e-Tools to Older Adults' Needs: Scoping Review.

Contactless remote monitoring of sleep: evaluating the feasibility of an under-mattress sensor mat in a real-life deployment.

Design and ergonomic evaluation of a new adapted endoscope holder to reduce muscle pressure and discomfort during endoscopy.

Developing a One-Stop Platform Transportation Planning Service to Help Older Adults Move Around in Their Community Where, When, and How They Wish: Protocol for a Living Lab Study.

Ambient intelligence governance review: from service-oriented to self-service.

A Spectral-Based Approach for BCG Signal Content Classification.

Faciliter les transitions de soins grâce au co-développement d'une solution technologique permettant le partage d'informations personnelles et médicales entre les résidents, les proches et les préposés aux bénéficiaires

Smart Environments for Healthy Aging

Vieillir chez soi : Soutenir les résidences pour personnes aînées dans l'adoption des meilleures pratiques pour éviter l'entrée en hébergement de soins de longue durée

Impact in older adults of reducing anticholinergic and sedative medication burden on physical function measured by clinical digital phenotyping in lab and real-life environments

Smart Environments for Active Aging

Adaptable Smart Environments for Elderly People [Environnement Intelligent Adaptable pour les Personnes Agées]

ICOST2011: 9th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics

CP2M: Continuous, Contextual, Proactive and Personalized Supporting Technology for Mobility in Aging [CP2M: Technologies de soutien Continu, Contextuel, Proactif et Personnalisé pour la Mobilité au cours du vieillissement]

Frequent collaborators

Nathalie Delli Colli

Chantal Viscogliosi

Mireille Gagnon-Roy

Patrick Boissy

Caroline Sirois

Benoît Cossette

Karina Lebel

Derelie A Mangin

Neila Mezghani

Véronique Provencher