Towards unravelling the relationship between on-body, environmental and emotion data using sensor information fusion approach

Kanjo, E ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-0661, Younis, EMG ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-4231 and Sherkat, N, 2018. Towards unravelling the relationship between on-body, environmental and emotion data using sensor information fusion approach. Information Fusion, 40, pp. 18-31. ISSN 1566-2535

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Abstract

Over the past few years, there has been a noticeable advancement in environmental models and information fusion systems taking advantage of the recent developments in sensor and mobile technologies. However, little attention has been paid so far to quantifying the relationship between environment changes and their impact on our bodies in real-life settings. In this paper, we identify a data driven approach based on direct and continuous sensor data to assess the impact of the surrounding environment and physiological changes and emotion. We aim at investigating the potential of fusing on-body physiological signals, environmental sensory data and on-line self-report emotion measures in order to achieve the following objectives: (1) model the short term impact of the ambient environment on human body, (2) predict emotions based on-body sensors and environmental data. To achieve this, we have conducted a real-world study ‘in the wild’ with on-body and mobile sensors. Data was collected from participants walking around Nottingham city centre, in order to develop analytical and predictive models. Multiple regression, after allowing for possible confounders, showed a noticeable correlation between noise exposure and heart rate. Similarly, UV and environmental noise have been shown to have a noticeable effect on changes in ElectroDermal Activity (EDA). Air pressure demonstrated the greatest contribution towards the detected changes in body temperature and motion. Also, significant correlation was found between air pressure and heart rate. Finally, decision fusion of the classification results from different modalities is performed. To the best of our knowledge this work presents the first attempt at fusing and modelling data from environmental and physiological sources collected from sensors in a real-world setting.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Information Fusion
Creators:	Kanjo, E., Younis, E.M.G. and Sherkat, N.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	March 2018
Volume:	40
ISSN:	1566-2535
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.inffus.2017.05.005 DOI S1566253517303433 Publisher Item Identifier
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	07 Jun 2017 07:42
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2019 13:40
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/30878

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