The research paper: Mood ratings and digital biomarkers from smartphone and wearable data differentiates and predicts depression status: A longitudinal data analysis , published in the Pervasive and Mobile Computing 83 (2022): 101621 journal, has been presented with the 2024 PMCJ Best Research Paper to UBICOMP alumni Dr. Kennedy Opoku Asare, Dr. Denzil Ferreira and Professor Simo Hosio, current leader…
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Discover the future of interactive technology at UBICOMP’s new CityLab, a space designed to showcase research and engage the community. Located in Oulu’s center, at Pakkahuoneenkatu 18, CityLab offers an immersive showroom featuring VR/AR demonstrations, highlighting our ‘perception engineering’ research. Visitors can see roaming robots and explore interactive exhibits, while adults can sign up for research participation via Sona Systems.…
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UBICOMP is back from Summer holidays. UBICOMP’s “Back to School” Summer Event took place yesterday, August 14th 2024, at Koitelin Residenssi. The event consisted of various group and individual activities, including a guided walking tour through the history of Koiteli, and the Koiteli theme trail targetting collaborative and creative group tasks, while exploring Koiteli’s nature routes. In addition, the UBICOMP…
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At the 24th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 2023), which took place in Bordeaux, France, between 24 – 28 July 2023, Xinhui Hu from the Design Research group (DR) was awarded both the Reviewers’ Favourite Award and Young Member’s Best Presentation Award. Xinhui’s paper centers on an innovative Virtual Reality (VR)-based empathy design approach. The research delves into the…
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