Description:

Over the past few years, there has been a general increase in people’s stress and anxiety levels. Events like the COVID-19 lockdowns have caused an increase in people with chronic stress, while the shortage of medical workers has compounded the impact due as there is insufficient support for people. Inner PEACE is a mobile app that has been developed to help people self-manage anxiety or stress. It has been developed to provide support for marginalized communities that might be unable to justify the cost of other therapies and solutions.

In this project, you will enhance the Inner PEACE application by connecting it to a smartwatch or similar device to collect physiological measures of stress (like heart rate), and adding additional functionality based on the smartwatch data. You will then compare the enhanced version of the application to evaluate whether the benefits justify the additional costs (e.g., the smartwatch.) 

This project is new for 2024. It is a collaboration with the School of Design in CAI.

Type:

Undergraduate

Outcome:

Over this project, you will:

• Develop an integration between an existing mobile app and a smartwatch,
• Explore data visualisations to help people understand their physiological state,
• Learn how to run an evaluation study and evaluate the results,
• And learn about the impacts of stress on body and how to manage it.

 

Prerequisites

Knowledge of programming and the willingness to learn how to program smart devices.

Specialisations

• Software Engineering

Categories

• Smart Phone & Tablet Applications

Supervisor

• Craig Sutherland

Co-supervisor

Team

• Janna Rutor
• Michelle Wang

Lab

Radio Systems (405.736, Lab)