Presented by Jochen Meyer, PhD
Director, Health Department, Ambient Health Technologies
Oldenburger Institute for Information Technology (OFFIS)
Oldenburg, German
Technology in support of healthy living:
What works, what doesn’t, and what we can do about it
Monday, October 19, 2015
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
415 Shillman Hall
It is a strange paradox that we are talking about health technology, but care much more about disease technology. We address chronic diseases, we want to change unhealthy behaviors, we aim to help careers and nurses – but we hardly ever look at those who are and want to remain healthy. This is strange, as times of health outnumber periods of disease in most person’s lifetimes. In my talk I will discuss some challenges related to technology for living healthy, e.g.:
- Why is there an inherent trade-off between quality of data and precision?
- How can we measure health beyond counting steps?
- Can we really design systems for life-long use, and what would they look like?
Based on these challenges I will provide insight into our work on usable and reasonable technology for holistic lifelong health.
Jochen Meyer studied Computer Science at the University of Oldenburg, Germany from 1989 to 1994. From 1994 to 1995, he worked as a software developer in Hamburg. Since 1995, he has worked at the research institute OFFIS in Oldenburg, where he first was active as a research assistant in the area of digital libraries and internet technologies. From 1998 to 2008 he was director of the division “Multimedia and Internet Information Services.” Since 2008 he has been director of the Health department at OFFIS where he is responsible for about 30 researchers working in regional, national and international projects. His research areas include technologies for well-being and prevention, ambient assisted living, and personal use of multimedia data.