UVA Researchers: Does My Smartphone Know I Am Sick?

What if smartphones could alert you or your physician to a medical problem? Or even monitor your progress after you had suffered a concussion? A University of Virginia research team, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Corp., is developing smartphone applications that can identify symptoms of infectious disease and traumatic brain injury by monitoring a user’s daily activities... The researchers are working closely with mobile application developers at UVA ITS-Custom Applications and Counsulting Services to customize Sensus for the development of the app, embedding artificial intelligence and optimizing battery life. Read more.