The CAMS eSense Framework: Enabling Earable Computing for mHealth Apps and Digital Phenotyping

Earable computing devices can be an important platform for mobile health (mHealth) applications and digital phenotyping, since they allow for collection of detailed sensory data while also providing a platform for contextual delivery of interventions. In this paper we describe how the eSense earable computing platform has been integrated with a programming framework and runtime platform for the design of mHealth applications. The paper details how this programming framework can be used in the design of custom mHealth technologies. It also provide data and insight from an initial study in which this framework was used to collect real-life contextual data, including sensory data from the eSense device.

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