Advisor: Dr. Rosalind Picard
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Using features similar to a lie detector: Electrodermal Activity, Heart Rate, Temperature, and Vibration
I have helped develop wrist bands that can output these measurements live.
This project is currently being used with various projects including baby shoes and students with autism
I personally developed the software that can read the incoming data and flexibly display it in a variety of formats.
The laptop used is the XO (One laptop Per a Child). Not only is it affordable, but it is also very durable and can take quite a beating, which is great for 24 hour measurements!
EDA has been an expensive tool where people are required to be in a stringent setting: don't move sit personally still.
By making affordable, wireless, sensors, I hope to uncover new ideas for psychology by providing live measurements that can be taken 24 hours a day.