The DeLTA Center Roundtable Discussion is an event that expands the interdisciplinary research community by promoting reciprocal interactions between basic and applied researchers. These events showcase presenters from a wide variety of academic disciplines and an open discussion about implications of the presenter's ideas across fields of study and research. This roundtable event features Dr. Lucas Silva. Lucas is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Iowa.
Towards Multi-Device and Care Ecosystems for Personal and Family Health Tracking
Abstract: Digital self-tracking technologies can help people better understand themselves and reflect on how to improve their health and wellbeing, such as monitoring one’s food intake, exercise, moods, progress towards goals, and more. However, current health tracking technologies predominantly target single user and device, typically phones, overlooking the increasing ubiquity of technology in people's daily lives and the diverse interaction and data modalities available. This limitation constrains opportunities for self-tracking in different contexts, where a single device and limited modalities may prove unsuitable. Furthermore, data and device rigidity limits opportunities for collaborations centered on health management, particularly in the context of connecting children and families tracking together. In this talk, I describe systems I have designed and evaluated that integrate people's technological and social ecologies for health tracking, exploring opportunities for making self-monitoring more convenient, connected, and meaningful. I present empirical findings from projects in two domains: multi-device and multimodal self-tracking for food journaling, and collaborative tracking in families with ADHD children for behavior co-regulation.
Dr. Lucas M. Silva is an Assistant Professor at The University of Iowa affiliated with the Computer Science Department and Informatics Program. His research focuses on designing, developing, and evaluating systems to support health and wellbeing for individuals and families. He uses human-centered design approaches to understand people's perspectives and everyday experiences with technology use, including co-designing interactions and field deployment evaluations of working systems. His efforts have been recognized through awards such as the Google Research Award, UCI’s Public Impact Fellowship, the Fred M. Tonge Endowed Graduate Award, and Rob Kling Memorial Endowed Fellowship.
Lucas’ Bio Page: https://cs.uiowa.edu/people/lucas-silva