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- research-articleSeptember 2023
Tracking to Success? A Critical Reflection on Workplace Quantified-Self Technologies from a Humanistic Perspective
CHIWORK '23: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for WorkArticle No.: 6, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3596671.3597653Self-tracking has become omnipresent in our daily lives. By providing insights into how work practices relate to performance or (physical and mental) health, quantified-self technologies (QST) have also made their way into the world of work. ...
- research-articleSeptember 2022Honorable Mention
How Does Sleep Tracking Influence Your Life?: Experiences from a Longitudinal Field Study with a Wearable Ring
- Elina Kuosmanen,
- Aku Visuri,
- Saba Kheirinejad,
- Niels van Berkel,
- Heli Koskimäki,
- Denzil Ferreira,
- Simo Hosio
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), Volume 6, Issue MHCIArticle No.: 185, Pages 1–19https://doi.org/10.1145/3546720A new generation of wearable devices now enable end-users to keep track of their sleep patterns. This paper reports on a longitudinal study of 82 participants who used a state-of-the-art sleep tracking ring for an average of 65 days. We conducted ...
- research-articleJune 2019
Understanding the adoption of quantified self-tracking wearable devices in the organization environment: an empirical case study
PETRA '19: Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive EnvironmentsPages 119–128https://doi.org/10.1145/3316782.3321527Prior research on wearable devices has focused heavily on the consumer market. This study makes a unique empirical contribution to wearables research by extending the knowledge on factors that contribute to the adoption of quantified self-tracking ...
- abstractMay 2019
Configuring Personal Data for a Quantified-Self Archive
CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsPaper No.: LBW2514, Pages 1–6https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3313017An audience exists for personal information, including quantified-self data, beyond an individual's social network and social communities. In the era of big data, the research and policy arenas are two areas where up-to-date assemblages of personal ...
- abstractMay 2019
Towards a Typology of Self-Tracking Gaps
CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsPaper No.: LBW2515, Pages 1–6https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3312867This paper introduces an emerging typology of the 'absences' that confound the study of self-tracking. A review of the literature, and the ongoing work of the authors on the long-term value of self-tracking data, is used as a resource to develop ...
- research-articleMay 2019
Turn to the Self in Human-Computer Interaction: Care of the Self in Negotiating the Human-Technology Relationship
CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing SystemsPaper No.: 481, Pages 1–15https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300711Everyday life is increasingly mediated by technology. Technology is rapidly growing capacity and complexity, especially evident in developments in artificial intelligence and big data analytics. As human-computer interaction (HCI) endeavors to examine ...
- research-articleSeptember 2017
A user-centered approach towards attention visualization for learning activities
UbiComp '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Symposium on Wearable ComputersPages 871–876https://doi.org/10.1145/3123024.3125505Technology is changing the way that students learn. Many students learn the content of different subjects outside the classroom by watching videos on YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy, and other sources. Nevertheless, exams are currently the best feedback ...
- research-articleSeptember 2017
Predicting interruptibility for manual data collection: a cluster-based user model
MobileHCI '17: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and ServicesArticle No.: 12, Pages 1–14https://doi.org/10.1145/3098279.3098532Previous work suggests that Quantified-Self applications can retain long-term usage with motivational methods. These methods often require intermittent attention requests with manual data input. This may cause unnecessary burden to the user, leading to ...
- research-articleJuly 2017
Challenges of quantified-self: encouraging self-reported data logging during recurrent smartphone usage
HCI '17: Proceedings of the 31st British Computer Society Human Computer Interaction ConferenceArticle No.: 81, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/HCI2017.81We argue that improved data entry can motivate Quantified-Self (QS) users to better engage with QS applications. To improve data entry, we investigate the notion of transforming active smartphone usage into data logging contributions through alert ...
- research-articleJune 2017
Health Multimedia: Lifestyle Recommendations Based on Diverse Observations
ICMR '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM on International Conference on Multimedia RetrievalPages 99–106https://doi.org/10.1145/3078971.3080545Managing health lays the core foundation to enabling quality life experiences. Modern multimedia research has enhanced the quality of experiences in fields such as entertainment, social media, and advertising; yet lags in the health domain. We are ...
- research-articleApril 2016
Supporting learning by considering emotions: tracking and visualization a case study
LAK '16: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Analytics & KnowledgePages 254–263https://doi.org/10.1145/2883851.2883888The adequate emotional state of students has proved to be essential for favoring learning. This paper explores the possibility of obtaining students' feedback about the emotions they feel in class in order to discover potential emotion patterns that ...
- ArticleDecember 2015
A platform for user empowerment through Self Ecological Momentary Assessment / Intervention
MOBIHEALTH'15: Proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and HealthcarePages 206–209https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261615This paper presents a software platform for semi-automatic life-style self-monitoring, analysis and intervention. Our approach focuses on user empowerment, engaging them into improving their own well-being. We provide a set of software tools which allow ...
- research-articleSeptember 2015
The curse of quantified-self: an endless quest for answers
UbiComp/ISWC'15 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Symposium on Wearable ComputersPages 973–978https://doi.org/10.1145/2800835.2800946Quantified Selfers are individuals that take a proactive stance to collect and act upon their personal data. However, these endeavours towards a better insight into one's life often do not last long. An important challenge for QS is sustaining data ...
- research-articleAugust 2015
An anxious alliance
CA '15: Proceedings of The Fifth Decennial Aarhus Conference on Critical AlternativesPages 121–131https://doi.org/10.7146/aahcc.v1i1.21146This essay presents a multi-year autoethnographic perspective on the use of personal fitness and self-tracking technologies to lose weight. In doing so, it examines the rich and contradictory relationships with ourselves and our world that are generated ...
- research-articleMay 2015
Roles for personal informatics in chronic pain
Self-management of chronic pain is a complex and demanding activity. Multidisciplinary pain management programs are designed to provide patients with the skills to improve, maintain functioning and self-manage their pain but gains diminish in the long-...
- research-articleMay 2015
Mining minds: an innovative framework for personalized health and wellness support
- Oresti Banos,
- Muhammad Bilal Amin,
- Wajahat Ali Khan,
- Taqdir Ali,
- Muhammad Afzal,
- Byeong Ho Kang,
- Sungyoung Lee
The world is witnessing a spectacular shift in the delivery of health and wellness care. The key ingredient of this transformation consists in the use of revolutionary digital technologies to empower people in their self-management as well as to enhance ...
- Work in ProgressApril 2015
Pretty Pelvis: A Virtual Pet Application That Breaks Sedentary Time by Promoting Gestural Interaction
CHI EA '15: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing SystemsPages 1259–1264https://doi.org/10.1145/2702613.2732807Prolonged sitting can be detrimental to our postures which can cause spinal and pelvic problems. It may also lead to a shortened lifespan due to its adverse impact on cardio metabolic health. One way of preventing and mitigating these risks is to break ...