Using smart-glasses to track and manipulate eating in the real world

Other investigators

To be announced

Description

The proposed project builds on a collaboration between Prof Yeomans’ research group (University of Sussex) and Emteq Labs, who have developed novel smart glasses (OCOsense) that measure facial muscle movements. Preliminary data suggest these glasses can detect eating from analysis of facial motor muscle movements. This project intensifies our collaboration by conducting pilot data on the feasibility of OCOsense supporting weight loss, building on the outcomes of an ongoing 3-month Accelerated Knowledge Transfer award, with four specific aims. 1.- Further behavioural validation of OCOsense glasses to measure eating in our laboratory 2.- Proof-in-principle that these glasses can measure real-life eating behaviour 3.- Piloting the effectiveness of haptic feedback delivered through the glasses in slowing eating rate 4.- Explore how emotions detected by the glasses relate to eating. The project comprises two studies. Study 1 further validates OCOsense glasses in measuring eating rate, allowing refinement of the algorithims used to interpret sensed facial movements. Study 2 moves to real-world testing, first measuring everyday eating activity, and then testing the effectiveness of haptic feedback to slow eating rate. The outcomes of this project would underpin a planned application to MRC using OCOsense glasses as a novel behavioural modification weight-loss intervention.

Project keywords

(1) Eating (2) Eating rate (3) Behaviour modification (4) Consumer behaviour

Outputs

To be announced

Email contact

martin@sussex.ac.uk