[4eyes] "Multi-level inference of human motions using wearable sensors" Lecture, May 28, Harold Frank Hall (HFH), Rm 4164

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Please note the following lecture for those of you interested in wearable
sensors as interfaces

"Multi-level inference of human motions using wearable sensors"

Gregory J. Pottie, EE Department, UCLA

May 28 (Wed) 11:00am
Harold Frank Hall (HFH), Rm 4164

ABSTRACT: Recently, many commercial systems have appeared that claim to
track daily activities and estimate energy expenditures. Unfortunately, the
simplified approaches based on population models are inadequate for medical
purposes such as guidance in rehabilitation, monitoring of chronic disease
conditions, or for sports applications such as refinement of athletic form.
Moreover, the data and algorithms are generally proprietary. Need exists for
open systems that enable analysis at multiple levels of abstraction:
environmental context, activity, activity segmentation, and trajectory of
limbs. Also needed are systems that provide feedback at the correct level of
abstraction to the different actors: experts (doctors/coaches),
non-professional caregivers, and the patient/athlete. We describe research
conducted at the UCLA Wireless Health Institute in how to do this at low
cost and at large scale, while taking into account the extreme variability
of motion profiles of various classes of patients. This can potentially
revolutionize the provision of medical care, leading to better outcomes at
lower cost.

BIO: Gregory J. Pottie was born in Wilmington, DE, and raised in Ottawa,
Canada. He received his B.Sc in Engineering Physics from Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario, in 1984, and his M.Eng. and Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, in 1985 and 1988
respectively. From 1989 to 1991, he worked in the transmission research
department of Motorola/Codex in Canton, MA, with projects related to voice
band modems and digital subscriber lines. Since 1991, he has been a faculty
member of the UCLA Electrical Engineering Department, serving in vice-chair
roles from 1999-2003. From 2003-2009, he was the Associate Dean for Research
and Physical Resources of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and
Applied Science, and from 2002-2012, he was deputy director of the NSF
funded center for Embedded Networked Sensing. His research interests include
wireless communication systems and sensor networks. His current focus is on
modeling, inferences, and experimental design in sensor networks with
application to wireless health. From 1997-1999, he was secretary to the
board of governors for the IEEE Information Theory Society. In 1998 he
received the Allied Signal Award for outstanding faculty research for UCLA
engineering. In 2005, he became a Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to
the modeling and applications of sensor networks. In 2009, he received a
Fullbright Senior Scholar award. Dr. Pottie is a member of the Bruins
Master's Swim Club (butterfly) and the St. Alban's Choir (2nd bass).

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