The NSERC-funded sMAP CREATE program is a multi-university, multi-disciplinary program aiming to foster a world-class, collaborative training environment and provide highly qualified personnel with unique experiential training opportunities centered around technologies and best practices for smart mobility for the aging population. The sMAP CREATE team consists of technical leaders and healthcare professionals with diverse expertise and backgrounds including mobile computing and mobile data analysis, machine learning and data management, microelectronic and biophotonics, stretchable electronic devices, biomechanics and statistical & pattern analysis, user interaction and interfacing, and rehabilitation and geriatric care. My contributions focus on user-centered design and interdisciplinary research.