ETPHM 2012 - Workshop on Evaluating Off-the-Shelf Technologies for Personal Health Monitoring

There is growing interest in ubiquitous tracking technology for personal health and wellness. Research in this area is rapidly producing many innovations. However, with such growth there arises a need to evaluate the functionality and success of these innovations. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for the UbiComp community to work together on a comparative evaluation of a wide spectrum of personal-health tracking technologies. The evaluation will yield recommendations for what metrics provide the most insights into the use, design, and functionality of features, data fidelity, research system integration, and user experience. Applicants will submit proposals to evaluate specific technology. If accepted, they will be provided with pre-defined and collectively proposed metrics to carry out those evaluations. The results from all evaluations will be discussed and compared at the workshop. We will broadly disseminate evaluation methods and outcomes to the greater pervasive health informatics communities.