CHASE
THE
STORM
THE
STORM
Courage / Foresight
Storm Chasers
We move toward difficult questions before they become familiar problems. Courage is part of the method.
Global AI Storm
THE NEXT AGE STARTS HERE.
GOLAB Vision
GOLAB unites gerontechnology, health informatics, innovation, and entrepreneurship to shape what aging can become.
01 / WHY GOLAB
Aging opens a new world of possibility.
We work where uncertainty, fragmented information, and delayed intervention meet — then design earlier, smarter, and more human responses.
AI × Human Warmth
AI makes life convenient. GOLAB makes it worth living.
Our Point of View
We live in an era of rapid intelligence. Its value emerges only when professional judgment, empathy, dignity, and lived experience are built into the system.
We chase meaningful signals, not hype, and return every idea to the people whose lives it should improve.
02 / Culture
YOLO.
Live boldly. Learn globally. Build technology with courage, curiosity, and care.
CROSS
THE
WORLD
THE
WORLD
Exploration / Boundary Crossing
World Explorers
We leave the comfort zone, cross disciplines and cultures, and learn where innovation becomes real.
BUILD
WITH
WARMTH
WITH
WARMTH
Science / Empathy
Human-Centered Technologists
We carry the strongest technical skills without losing tenderness, dignity, or everyday joy.
AI FORBETTERAGING.
Principal Investigator
Prof. Chia-Tung Wu, PhD
Gerontechnology · health informatics · innovation · entrepreneurship
03 / Adventure Starts Here
Research built to move.
Prof. Chia-Tung Wu leads GOLAB at the intersection of gerontechnology, health informatics, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
His work connects rigorous evidence with field implementation, global partnerships, and venture-minded execution — turning emerging signals into services that can matter in everyday life.
Member
Professional depth meets AI fluency.
An interdisciplinary team connecting care, systems, data, design, operations, and field deployment.
Not multidisciplinary by proximity. Interdisciplinary by practice.
Every project connects technology decisions to clinical realities and community life.
Every project connects technology decisions to clinical realities and community life.
Clinical depth × AI fluency × Field action
04 / Research Frontiers
Technology for better aging.
Our work begins where older adults live, then expands through access, prevention, and AI agents that support real-world care.
Aging in Place
Life remains the center.
We build services that help older adults stay safe, connected, independent, and dignified in their homes and communities.
Bridging the Digital Divide
Access comes first.
We turn technology into something older adults can understand, trust, and use, connecting digital tools with real participation.
Home-based Health Promotion
Prevention follows daily life.
We bring health promotion into routines through continuous touchpoints, personalized guidance, and community-linked support.
Agentic AI
AI that works with people.
We explore AI agents that coordinate signals, workflows, and human expertise while keeping clinical judgment in the loop.
05 / GOLAB Universe
One lab. A world of missions.
From Taiwan, GOLAB steps beyond the comfort zone, learns across borders, and brings insight back to everyday care.
06 / Signals in Public
Ideas should not stay inside the lab.
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THE
NEXT
AGE
NEXT
AGE
Storm Signals
Conversations on AI, entrepreneurship, care, and the future of aging.
Listen now ↗FIELD
NOTES
CES
NOTES
CES
Signals from CES
What frontier consumer technology could mean for longer and better lives.
Open feature ↗AI ×
HUMAN
WARMTH
HUMAN
WARMTH
Human Warmth in the AI Age
A world-facing perspective on intelligent care and meaningful innovation.
Watch stage ↗TV
FEATURE
FEATURE
AI for Better Aging
Making gerontechnology understandable, visible, and relevant to everyday audiences.
Watch feature ↗RADIO
SIGNALS
SIGNALS
Technology with a Human Voice
Public conversations about care, dignity, health innovation, and daily life.
Listen now ↗IP ×
HEALTH
MARKET
HEALTH
MARKET
Ideas in Translation
Writing on intellectual property, health markets, innovation strategy, and public value.
Read columns ↗07 / Milestones
GOLAB Awards, Publications, and Social Impact
Click each category to expand representative achievements from Prof. Chia-Tung Wu and the broader GOLAB translation journey.
View full CV ↗01 / AwardsAwards & RecognitionClick to expand
- National Innovation Advanced AwardApollo: Sustainable Community Innovation Service for Rural Older Adults; cross-specialty collaboration with National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch.
- H&J Chair Professor AwardHua-Jen Young Chair Professor Award, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
- SNQ National Quality MarkAdvanced intelligent recognition system for clinical syndromes of brain degeneration.
- FutureTech AwardPrecision Health Management Service for Chronic Diseases; selected as an NSTC annual highlight technology.
- National Innovation AwardAI-enabled remote management platform for precision medicine in sleep apnea.
- CES Digital Health ExposureMedical Genie Platform selected for the NSTC National Startup Team and Demo Show at CES Las Vegas.
- VivaTech MedTech ExposureAST Senior Living Genie selected through Taiwan Tech Arena and presented in Europe’s major innovation exhibition ecosystem.
- One World for Health, SwitzerlandExhibited Taiwan health-tech solutions during the 78th World Health Assembly week in Geneva.
02 / PublicationsSelected PublicationsClick to expand
- AI facial-expression model for Parkinson’s disease screeningBiomedical Signal Processing and Control, Volume 113, Part B, 108974; SCI Q1, Computer Science-Signal Processing.
- Wearable Device and Machine Learning to Predict Mood Symptoms in Bipolar DisorderJMIR Medical Informatics, 13:e66277; SCI Q1, Health Informatics.
- A Precision Health Service for Chronic DiseasesIEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, vol. 10, Art no. 2700414.DOI ↗
- The necessity of abdominal drainage for complicated appendicitisWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 17, 16; SCI Q1, Surgery.DOI ↗
- AECOPD Prediction System Using Wearable Device Data, Machine Learning, and Deep LearningJMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(5):e22591; SCI Q1, Health Care Science & Services.DOI ↗
03 / Social ImpactPublic Signals & Field TranslationClick to expand
AI Care Technology Trend PublicationInvited by Taiwan Intellectual Property Office to publish a digital feature integrating AI, medicine, long-term care, and industry perspectives.
Community Innovation for Rural Older AdultsConnected community, hospital, and technology-based care models across 60 communities and 40 health navigators.
International Stage TranslationCES, VivaTech, MEDICA, and Geneva exhibition exposure for digital health and aging technology.
Precision Chronic Disease ManagementAIoT-based risk prediction and precision health management supported clinical researchers, care institutions, and health-promotion planning.
08 / Health Hub
Building a continuous aging-population Health Hub.
GOLAB is growing a connected Health Hub for older adults, linking clinical systems, community care, international partners, and large-scale real-world data into one living ecosystem.
Join the Health Hub ↘10+Counties and cities with medical-system collaboration
5+Countries in cross-border collaboration
60+Professional organizations connected
20,000+Older adults participating
293M+Accumulated data points
Next Expedition
Bring us a difficult signal.
We collaborate with hospitals, communities, long-term care services, universities, startups, industry, and public-sector partners who want technology to become meaningful in real life.