Unobtrusive Sensing and Wearable Devices for Health Informatics

The aging population, prevalence of chronic diseases, and outbreaks of infectious diseases are some of the major challenges of our present-day society. To address these unmet healthcare needs, especially for the early prediction and treatment of major diseases, health informatics, which deals with the acquisition, transmission, processing, storage, retrieval, and use of health information, has emerged as an active area of interdisciplinary research. In particular, acquisition of health-related information by unobtrusive sensing and wearable technologies is considered as a cornerstone in health informatics. Sensors can be weaved or integrated into clothing, accessories, and the living environment, such that…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 2010CB732606, GJHZ1212, 81101120
• CA
  Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Awards: 81101120, GJHZ1212, 2010CB732606
• EA
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Award: EP/H009744/1
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Awards: GJHZ1212, Program 973, 2010CB732606, 81101120