Dr. Amine Choukou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational
Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, and an Adjunct
Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program. He is Research Affiliate at
Riverview Health Centre and the University of Manitoba’s Centre on Aging. Dr. Choukou
is also an Associate Researcher in the Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network. He
currently holds the “Gerry McDole Professorship in Improved Healthcare Delivery to
Rural, Remote, and Underserved Populations of Manitoba”.
Dr. Choukou’s current research program focuses on developing and implementing non-
obtrusive smart systems and environments that can enhance the quality of life of
people living with disabilities or chronic conditions. His research focuses on delivering
telerehabilitation services to people with chronic stroke, Parkinson's disease, and
multiple sclerosis who live in the community. Innovative technology fills in many gaps in
the current practice and promises better access to care for all, regardless of their
geographic location. Receiving rehabilitation care at home is at the utmost of the needs
of people living in rural and remote communities who want their physical or cognitive
skills recovered or improved. Ultimately, these technologies are intended to help these
individuals live independently with dignity. Dr. Choukou is the author of more than 50
peer-reviewed publications, a patent and 10 book chapters, and he presented his
research work at more than 60 conferences around the world. He is the co-editor of
“Smart Home Technologies and Services for Geriatric Rehabilitation," published by
Elsevier (2021). Dr. Choukou graduated from Université Paris-Sud with a PhD in Human
Kinetics and followed an intensive research training in international research centers in
France (SSMMH Doctoral School, Paris) and Quebec City (CIRRIS, Quebec, Canada).