Using Wearable Devices for Diagnostics, Prevention and Therapeutics
While smartphones and smartwatches can track basic health stats like heart rate, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Hyoyoung Jeong envisions a future of skin-close wearables that capture a broader picture of health. As he continues designing wearable devices, Jeong looks to continue to enhance and expand the applications of wearable technology.
Jeong is interested in expanding the use of wearable technology to animals. Last year, he initiated a project with the Bodega Marine Laboratory. Starting with tiny sea creatures like chiton and abalone, this research project focuses on developing wireless sensors and verifying their ability to effectively operate underwater, which would determine the possibility of expanding these monitoring devices to larger marine animals in the future.