Keio University

Challenge Grant: Orthopedic Disease Estimation System Based on Daily and Gestural Movements Using a Hearable Device

Publish: June 30, 2025
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Summary

This study focuses on wearable devices that users are expected to wear constantly, aiming to develop a screening method using earphone-type wearable devices (hearable devices). Specifically, the goals for the first year are 1) screening for gait disorders, for the second year, 2) screening for temporomandibular joint disorders, and 3) screening for shoulder-related orthopedic disorders.

Project Members

Note: ◎ indicates the project leader

Project Members

Principal Investigator

Yuta Sugiura

Associate ProfessorFaculty of Science and TechnologyHuman-computer Interaction (HCI)

Anusha Withana

Senior LecturerSchool of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney.Human-computer Interaction (HCI)

Liwei Chan

ProfessorCSIE, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, TAIWANHuman-computer Interaction (HCI)