[MassAITC Webinar] No One Left Behind: Building Low-Cost Wearables for Low-Income Communities
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Speaker: Longfei Shangguan (University of Pittsburgh)
Abstract: Wearable devices such as the Apple Watch and Fitbit wristbands allow users to track their health statistics around the clock. They have become increasingly popular over the past few years. However, in the context of low-income areas of United States, these wearable devices are still pricey and thus constitute a critical bottleneck in their adoption. In this talk, I will present our past and ongoing works on repurposing electronic wastes, particularly everyday earphones into health trackers - from heart rate monitoring, heart sound recovery, all the way down to pulse wave velocity estimation in home settings. I will also discuss the potential of these technologies for filling the gap of remote health care. I believe this research creates a holistic approach toward recycling and repurposing electronic waste while fostering a sustainable and equitable future.
Speaker Bio: Longfei Shangguan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interest lies in mobile health, wireless networks, and IoT. His works have been awarded the Best Paper Award at MobiCom 2024, Best Paper Runner-up Award at MobiCom 2021, Distinguished Paper Award at Ubicomp 2017, and Best Paper Award at TrustCom 2014. He is the recipient of an NSF CAREER Award in 2024, a Google Research Scholar Award in 2023, and the AIoTSys Young Scientist Award in 2023. Longfei earned his Ph.D. from HKUST in 2015 and his bachelor's degree from Xidian University in 2011.