Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement

Hania Aslam; Farhana Seemi; Hamid Mukhtar; Djamel Belaïd

doi:10.1109/DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTec.2016.92

Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement

Hania Aslam, Farhana Seemi, Hamid Mukhtar, Djamel Belaïd

Computer Science

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Abstract

In this paper, we share our experience of developing a personal informatics framework for Android based smartphones that leverages mobile sensing for capturing and visualizing individual's performance and well-being with the aim of promoting awareness, self-reflection and self-optimization among-st users. We first describe an application that integrates different hardware and software sensors in smartphones to collect sensorial and contextual information. Then, we develop lightweight, interactive visualizations that effectively summarize quantitative data related to users' behavior patterns and routines, thus, facilitating them in self-monitoring and reflection-after-action process. As a final step we deliver personalized feedback and behavior change interventions for promoting positive behavior changes amongst the users. We also discuss some important results attained from a pilot case study that leverages a prototype of this system for validating and analyzing the results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016
Editors	Kevin I-Kai Wang, Qun Jin, Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Qingchen Zhang, Ching-Hsien Hsu
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	467-474
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509040650
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTec.2016.92
Publication status	Published - 11 Oct 2016
Event	14th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 14th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 8 Aug 2016 → 10 Aug 2016

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Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016

Conference

Conference	14th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 14th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Period	8/08/16 → 10/08/16

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.

Keywords

behavior change interventions
mobile sensing
pattern discovery
self-reflection
visual analytics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Information Systems
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications

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Aslam, H., Seemi, F., Mukhtar, H., & Belaïd, D. (2016). Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement. In K. I.-K. Wang, Q. Jin, M. Z. A. Bhuiyan, Q. Zhang, & C.-H. Hsu (Eds.), Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016 (pp. 467-474). Article 7588888 (Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTec.2016.92

Aslam, Hania ; Seemi, Farhana ; Mukhtar, Hamid et al. / Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement. Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016. editor / Kevin I-Kai Wang ; Qun Jin ; Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan ; Qingchen Zhang ; Ching-Hsien Hsu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016. pp. 467-474 (Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016).

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Aslam, H, Seemi, F, Mukhtar, H & Belaïd, D 2016, Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement. in KI-K Wang, Q Jin, MZA Bhuiyan, Q Zhang & C-H Hsu (eds), Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016., 7588888, Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 467-474, 14th IEEE International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 14th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 8/08/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTec.2016.92

Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement. / Aslam, Hania; Seemi, Farhana; Mukhtar, Hamid et al.
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Aslam H, Seemi F, Mukhtar H, Belaïd D. Harnessing Smartphones as a Personal Informatics Tool towards Self-Awareness and Behavior Improvement. In Wang KIK, Jin Q, Bhuiyan MZA, Zhang Q, Hsu CH, editors, Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2016. p. 467-474. 7588888. (Proceedings - 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing, DASC 2016, 2016 IEEE 14th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing, PICom 2016, 2016 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing, DataCom 2016 and 2016 IEEE Cyber Science and Technology Congress, CyberSciTech 2016, DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTech 2016). doi: 10.1109/DASC-PICom-DataCom-CyberSciTec.2016.92

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