Breathing Mode Monitoring Using In-Ear Microphones
Breathing mode, whether oral or nasal, holds significance in both performance sports and sleep quality. Nasal breathing is favored during endurance activities like distance running due to its efficiency in air filtration, humidification, and warming, which enhances oxygen exchange and reduces respiratory discomfort. Moreover, nasal breathing encourages better pacing control and endurance through diaphragmatic breathing. While oral breathing may be advantageous during high-intensity bursts of activity, the choice between nasal and oral breathing depends on individual factors such as fitness level and respiratory health. Similarly, in sleep, nasal breathing plays a crucial role in maintaining optimal airflow, promoting efficient oxygen exchange, and reducing the risk of respiratory issues like snoring and sleep apnea. Conversely, chronic oral breathing during sleep can lead to various problems, including disruptions in sleep patterns and increased risk of respiratory infections and dental issues. Therefore, having the ability to monitor and effect change in the breathing mode, whether oral or nasal, can contribute to overall respiratory health and well-being of individuals engaging in sport or health and wellness activities.
ERICA: Enabling Real-time Mistake Detection & Corrective Feedback on Free-Weights Exercise
There are inherent risks and challenges involved in performing free-weights exercise without proper supervision. This lack of real-time feedback and guidance leaves room for potential mistakes that can lead to injuries or diminish the effectiveness of the workout. Hence, there is a need for a reliable and accessible solution that can provide instant feedback and corrective guidance to individuals performing free-weights exercises, ensuring their safety, and optimizing the results they achieve.
Foodbot: Empowering Healthy Eating through Goal-oriented Chatbot Intervention
With increasing attention on healthy eating habits, there is still a lack of tools to motivate, personalise and provide timely support to those who need it in the general population. Personalized guidance considers preferences and dietary restrictions for long-term adherence as well as helping to prevent diet-related diseases. With more personalized and timely support, it can motivate individuals to sustain healthy eating habits.
W8-Scope: Fine-Grained Monitoring of Weight Stack-based Exercises
Fine-grained and personalized monitoring of gym exercises is essential for users to track their progress, improve their routines, and prevent injuries. There is a need for a cost-effective and unobtrusive technology that provides accurate insights into multiple aspects of gym exercise behavior.
Wearable-Based Consumer Activity Tracking for Eating & Retail
Researchers in healthcare and retail domains face challenges in capturing and analyzing personalized lifestyle data. Existing approaches require manual effort or extensive infrastructure deployment, resulting in inefficiency and privacy concerns. There is a need for a technology that reduces human effort and privacy concerns while capturing and analyzing personalized lifestyle data.
An Intelligent (Machine Learning) AI Platform for Health and Fitness
Obesity rates have tripled since 1975 and are projected to reach 15% of the global and Singaporean population by 2024. Existing health and fitness apps have limitations, failing to make a long-term difference for users. Customers often opt out due to data input requirements, lack of personalization, and the non-motivating nature of the apps.