Wearables

Wearables are networked devices worn on the body that are equipped with various sensors and have an autonomous energy source. Through their networking with other devices or IT infrastructures, they are part of the Internet of Things (IoT) and thus of a smart home or smart city. Wearables can also be worn in the body (see implants) and are frequently used in medicine, e.g. pacemakers.

Wearables are also being used more and more in medicine, e.g. in the monitoring of patients in home care. Sensors based on various technologies (optical, chemical, electronic) generate large amounts of data that can be analysed using various AI-based methods to generate medical knowledge.

Regional experts:

Prof. Dr Julian Varghese

Institute for Medical Informatics, WWU Münster

• Project "Smart Device System for Movement Disorders"; Portal for Medical Data Models