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The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced everyone to stay indoors, fabricating a significant drop in physical activeness. Our work is constructed upon the idea to formulate a backbone mechanism, to detect levels of activeness in real-time, using…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-27 Aitik Gupta , Aadit Agarwal

Even though it is well known that physical exercises have numerous emotional and physical health benefits, maintaining a regular exercise routine is quite challenging. Fortunately, there exist technologies that promote physical activity.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-04-22 Shun Ishii , Kizito Nkurikiyeyezu , Anna Yokokubo , Guillaume Lopez

Stride length estimation using inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors is getting popular recently as one representative gait parameter for health care and sports training. The traditional estimation method requires some explicit…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-09 Jien-De Sui , Tian-Sheuan Chang

Chronic neck pain is a prevalent condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide, causing significant individual suffering and socioeconomic burdens. Although exercise rehabilitation is a staple in relieving pain and improving…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Haitham Abdelsalam , Chanelle Montpetit , Arash Harirpoush , Maryse Fortin , Yiming Xiao

We demonstrate a novel deep neural network capable of reconstructing human full body pose in real-time from 6 Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) worn on the user's body. In doing so, we address several difficult challenges. First, the…

Graphics · Computer Science 2018-10-12 Yinghao Huang , Manuel Kaufmann , Emre Aksan , Michael J. Black , Otmar Hilliges , Gerard Pons-Moll

The ability to estimate 3D human body pose and movement, also known as human pose estimation (HPE), enables many applications for home-based health monitoring, such as remote rehabilitation training. Several possible solutions have emerged…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-18 Sizhe An , Yin Li , Umit Ogras

Future health systems require the means to assess and track the neural and physiological function of a user over long periods of time and in the community. Human body responses are manifested through multiple modalities, such as the…

Monitoring growth behavior of maize plants such as the development of ears can give key insights into the plant's health and development. Traditionally, the measurement of the angle of ears is performed manually, which can be time-consuming…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-20 Nathan Sprague , John Evans , Michael Mardikes

The potential of facial expression reconstruction technology is significant, with applications in various fields such as human-computer interaction, affective computing, and virtual reality. Recent studies have proposed using ear-worn…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Xianrong Yao , Lingde Hu , Dong She , Yincheng Jin , Yang Gao , Zhanpeng Jin

Social distancing has been proven as an effective measure against the spread of the infectious COronaVIrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, individuals are not used to tracking the required 6-feet (2-meters) distance between themselves and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-10 Dongfang Yang , Ekim Yurtsever , Vishnu Renganathan , Keith A. Redmill , Ümit Özgüner

This paper describes a mobile health monitoring system called iCare for the elderly. We use wireless body sensors and smart phones to monitor the wellbeing of the elderly. It can offer remote monitoring for the elderly anytime anywhere and…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Ziyu Lv , Feng Xia , Guowei Wu , Lin Yao , Zhikui Chen

Manufacturing industries strive to improve production efficiency and product quality by deploying advanced sensing and control systems. Wearable sensors are emerging as a promising solution for achieving this goal, as they can provide…

We have performed cough detection based on measurements from an accelerometer attached to the patient's bed. This form of monitoring is less intrusive than body-attached accelerometer sensors, and sidesteps privacy concerns encountered when…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-12 Madhurananda Pahar , Igor Miranda , Andreas Diacon , Thomas Niesler

This study aims to develop a wearable device that collect health data from maintenance personnel and environmental conditions data in order to ensure the safety of the staff in industrial work areas where have different levels of risk…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-03-08 Ersin Beberoglu , M. Tokmakci , A T. Ozdemir

Chronic itch affects 13% of the US population, is highly debilitating, and underlies many medical conditions. A major challenge in clinical care and new therapeutics development is the lack of an objective measure for quantifying itch,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-10 Michail Ouroutzoglou , Mingmin Zhao , Joshua Hellerstein , Hariharan Rahul , Asima Badic , Brian S. Kim , Dina Katabi

Health sensing for chronic disease management creates immense benefits for social welfare. Existing health sensing studies primarily focus on the prediction of physical chronic diseases. Depression, a widespread complication of chronic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-17 Jiaheng Xie , Xiaohang Zhao , Xiang Liu , Xiao Fang

Vision- and hearing-threatening diseases cause preventable disability, especially in resource-constrained settings(RCS) with few specialists and limited screening setup. Large scale AI-assisted screening and telehealth has potential to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Mahesh Shakya , Bijay Adhikari , Nirsara Shrestha , Bipin Koirala , Arun Adhikari , Prasanta Poudyal , Luna Mathema , Sarbagya Buddhacharya , Bijay Khatri , Bishesh Khanal

With the development of wearable technologies, a new kind of healthcare data has become valuable as medical information. These data provide meaningful information regarding an individual's physiological and psychological states, such as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-03-09 Berrenur Saylam , Özlem Durmaz İncel

Over 1.5 billion people worldwide live with hearing impairment. Despite various technologies that have been created for individuals with such disabilities, most of these technologies are either extremely expensive or inaccessible for…

Sound · Computer Science 2023-07-11 Jesse Choe , Siddhant Sood , Ryan Park

The study aims the development of a wearable device to combat the onslaught of covid-19. Likewise, to enhance the regular face shield available in the market. Furthermore, to raise awareness of the health and safety protocols initiated by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-01-03 Manuel Luis C. Delos Santos , Ronaldo S. Tinio , Darwin B. Diaz , Karlene Emily I. Tolosa