Presentation at the workshop on digital contributions Pervasive health 2019 wearable technologies

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Wearable Health
Opportunities and
Challenges
Vivian Genaro Motti
George Mason University
May 20th, 2019

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Wearable Technologies
n Computers worn as garments, clothes, accessories
n Bring technology closer to users’ lives
n To support, facilitate, help, enhance daily activities
n To augment human senses, raise users’ awareness, empower
them
n Diverse application domains
• Form factors
• Sensors + Actuators
• Storage & Connectivity

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Form Factors
n Anklet
n Armband
n Backband
n Belt
n Bra
n Bracelet
n Contact Lenses
n Chest Mounted
n Earring
n Earpiece
n Glasses
n Glove
n Headphones
n Head mounted
n Helmet
n Jacket
n Necklace
n Pajamas
n Pendant
n Ring
n Shirt
n Shoes
n Watch
n Wrist mounted
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Sensors
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— Accelerometer
— Altimeter
— Bio-acoustic
— Blood Pressure (BP)
— Brightness
— Camera
— Compass
— Electrocardiogram (ECG)
— Electro dermal Activity (EDA)
— Electroencephalogram (EEG)
— Electrodes
— Electromyogram (EMG)
— Electrooculogram (EOG)
— Fiber Optic Sensors
— Fiber Sensors
— Glucometer
— GPS
— GSR
— Gyroscope
— Humidity
— Inductive Wires
— Inertial Measurement Units (IMU)
— IR LED + IR photodiode
— IR photo reflective
— IR proximity
— IR temperature
— LED + Photodiode
— Magnetic Coils
— Microphone
— Optical Sensor
— Oximeter
— Piezoelectric/resistive
— Pressure
— Polysomnogram (PSG)
— Respiration
— RFID
— Spectrometer
— Thermometer
— Textile Sensors
— Ultra-sound (US)
— Ultra-violet (UV)
— Weight

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Wearable health
Reminding,
Notifying,
Informing
Augmenting,
Alerting
Intervening,
Assisting
Sensing and
Monitoring

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Opportunities
n Continuous data collection
n Monitoring signals from users’ body as well as
environmental clues
n How to make sense of the data? How to aggregate it? What
about standards?
n Prompt access
n On-body interfaces, interaction on the go, micro interactions
n Versatility
n Multiple body placements, sensors and form factors,
customized form factors

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Challenges
n Energy
n Trade-off between sampling rates (continuous data
collection) and long-lasting battery life
n Privacy
n Personalized features due to fine-grained data collected
n User Interface
n Limited resources for input and output, new paradigms for
user interaction
n Continuous usage requires high comfort levels and
unobtrusive feedback

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Wearable health
Reminding,
Notifying,
Informing
AugmentingIntervening,
Assisting,
Alerting
Sensing and
Monitoring

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Take Away
n Wearables have improved in quality
n More devices are available in the market
n Although adoption has increased, sustained engagement
remains a challenge
n Potential in healthcare is large
n Across users’ population, domains, form factors
n Open questions remain:
n Standards
n Energy-efficiency
n Niche vs. mainstream use

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Acknowledgments
This material is based upon work supported by the
National Science Foundation under Grant Number
1314342. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
recommendations expressed in this material are those
of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the
views of the National Science Foundation. This
material is based upon work supported by the Teach
Access and Silicon Valley Foundation.

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vmotti@gmu.edu