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
Why GOLAB?
AI × Human Warmth
AI makes life convenient. GOLAB makes it worth living.
Aging opens a new world of possibility.
We live in an era of rapid intelligence. Technology becomes meaningful only when clinical judgment, empathy, dignity, and lived experience are designed 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
Aging in Place.
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.
Care × AI × 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.
Step beyond the comfort zone
TaiwanJapanSingaporeMalaysiaHong KongCanadaUnited StatesFranceSwitzerland
Aging in Place
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 ↘0Counties and cities with medical-system collaboration
0Countries in cross-border collaboration
0Professional organizations connected
0Older adults participating
0Accumulated data points
06 / Signals in Public
Ideas should not stay inside the lab.
Public-facing signals from global stages, market columns, podcasts, radio, television, and invited talks.
GLOBAL
STAGE
STAGE
Signals from Worldwide
Global-facing field notes from conferences, exhibitions, and public innovation moments across the GOLAB network.
Open stage ↗MARKET
COLUMNS
COLUMNS
AI Care Technology Trends
A public-facing column connecting AI, healthcare, long-term care, intellectual property, and market translation.
Read columns ↗PODCAST
SIGNAL
SIGNAL
Technology with a Human Voice
A long-form conversation on aging, innovation, health technology, and the real-world meaning of AI-enabled care.
Listen now ↗RADIO
SIGNALS
SIGNALS
Care Innovation on Air
Public radio storytelling that makes gerontechnology, long-term care, and health innovation easier to understand.
Listen now ↗TELEVISION
FEATURE
FEATURE
AI for Better Aging
A public video feature translating GOLAB’s technology and aging-service vision for broader audiences.
Watch feature ↗STAGE
TALK
TALK
FutureTech Highlight
A stage-ready research story showing how precision health management can move from evidence to impact.
Watch stage ↗07 / Milestones
Social Impact
01 / IndustryIndustry & Public ImpactClick to expand
- Top 10 Age-Friendly Technologies, Products and Services AwardRecognition for age-friendly technology and service innovation.
- National Healthcare Quality AwardHealthcare quality recognition for translational health-technology impact.
- National Innovation Advanced AwardApollo: sustainable intelligent community health service for older people in remote areas.
- WHA 78th One World for Health, SwitzerlandTaiwan health technology exhibition during the World Health Assembly week in Geneva.
- CES Digital Health National Team, USADigital health national-team exposure at CES, Las Vegas.
- VivaTech MedTech National Team, FranceMedTech national-team exposure at VivaTech, France.
- SNQ National Quality MarkRecognition for intelligent identification of clinical syndromes in neurodegenerative disease.
- National Innovation AwardInnovation recognition for health-technology translation and service development.
- FutureTech AwardPrecision health management service for chronic diseases.
02 / AcademiaAcademic Impact & PublicationsClick to expand
- Outstanding Courses AwardTeaching recognition for interdisciplinary long-term care, health informatics, and technology translation.
- A facial expression based artificial intelligence model to aid in screening for Parkinson’s diseaseBiomedical Signal Processing and Control, Volume 113, Part B, 108974. First author.
- H&J Chair Professor AwardHua-Jen Young Chair Professor Award, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
- Predicting Mobility Assistive Device Needs in Elders Using EHR and Healthcare Utilization DataInternational Society for Gerontechnology’s 15th World Conference, Vancouver, Canada. First and corresponding author.
- Apollo Sustainable Intelligent Community Health Service for Older People in Remote AreasInternational Society for Gerontechnology’s 15th World Conference, Vancouver, Canada. First and corresponding author.
- Predicting depressive symptoms in autistic individuals using wearable devices and machine learningJournal of the Formosan Medical Association.
- Using Wearable Device and Machine Learning to Predict Mood Symptoms in Bipolar DisorderJMIR Medical Informatics, 13:e66277. First author.
- Wearable mobile health device for monitoring postoperative ambulationInternational Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 20(2).
- A Precision Health Service for Chronic DiseasesIEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, vol. 10, pp. 1–14. First and corresponding author.
- The necessity of abdominal drainage for complicated appendicitisWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 16.
- Panic Attack Prediction Using Wearable Devices and Machine LearningJMIR Medical Informatics, 10(2). Corresponding author.
- Acute Exacerbation of COPD Prediction Using Wearable Device Data, Machine Learning, and Deep LearningJMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(5). First author.
08 / GOLAB Ecosystem
Research platforms and lab life
Two public gateways connect the laboratory’s technology infrastructure with the people, stories, and journeys behind GOLAB.
Health Information Integration Service
Gerontech OS
A modular health-innovation operating system developed by the lab for research partners, connecting data streams, AI insights, dashboards, and real-world health services.
Open platform ↗Lab Life Archive
GOLAB Life Record
A living website for documenting the lab’s daily stories, field trips, behind-the-scenes moments, student culture, and the adventure of building gerontechnology together.
Visit archive ↗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.