Wearable technologies are networked devices that collect data, track activities and
customize experiences to users' needs and desires. They are equipped, with microchips …

Activity recognition is an increasingly relevant topic in the context of the most varied end-
user services. In outdoor environments, activity recognition based on close-to-real-time …

Pervasive healthcare aims at applying mobile and ubiquitous computing technologies to
address some of the major issues facing healthcare, such as the aging of the population, an …

Abstract Project Sherpam (Sensors for HEalth Recording and Physical Activity Monitoring)
aims to provide an open-source, flexible, customizable system to monitor the health …

With many industrialized societies bearing the cost of an increasingly sedentary lifestyle on
the health of their populations there is a need to find new ways of encouraging physical …

We present the design and implementation of a system that monitors physical activities of a
human user wearing a portable device equipped with inertial sensors. This system uses …

In ambulatory assessment, especially when handling subjects with personality disorders, it
is important to monitor the subject's social interactions. Smartphones are already applied to …

Objectives: Wearable systems can be broadly defined as mobile electronic devices that can
be unobtrusively embedded in the user's outfit as part of the clothing or an accessory. In …

With the development of low-cost electronics, rapid prototyping techniques, as well as widely
available mobile devices (eg mobile phones, smart watches), projects related to the design …

It is generally agreed, that an active lifestyle promotes healthy living across different age
groups. It helps to combat obesity, reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease, and …