DISH - Devices for food Intake using Smart devices in Healthcare (DISH)
From 01-10-2014 to 30-09-2016
Description
In this project, technology will be utilized to tackle a difficult problem in elderly: malnutrition. Prevention of malnutrition can
be obtained by carefully monitoring food intake of an older person living alone at home. Autonomous food intake is crucial
for the self-empowerment of the elderly and for his active role in society. Food recall in the form of questionnaires is often
used. However these questionnaires are prone to incompleteness and pose a time-consuming effort on the nurse. The
aim of the project consists of using sensors in cutlery or wearables to detect eating and drinking events. These sensors
are combined in a sensor network. Compared to existing applications, the multimodal fusion of different sensor data (both
environmental and on-body) is a step forward in order to increase accuracy and reduce false negatives. At the end we
want to demonstrate this into a proof of concept where we can show the added value to companies and healthcare
organizations.
Team
- Hans Hallez, Co-promoter (External)
- Johan Claes, Co-promoter (External)
- Bart Vanrumste, Promoter
Financing
Funding: KU Leuven - Internal Funding KU Leuven
Program/Grant Type: Impulsfonds - KU Leuven Impulsfinanciering
Events
2/09/2024:
PhD defense - Martijn Oldenhof
Machine Learning for Advanced Chemical Analysis and Structure Recognition in Drug Discovery
3/09/2024:
Meet the Jury Igor Tetko on Advanced Machine Learning in Drug Discovery
12/09/2024:
Multimodal analysis of cell-free DNA for sensitive cancer detection in low-coverage and low-sample settings
Seminar by Antoine Passemiers
News
STADIUS Alumni Herman Verrelst – new CEO of Biocartis
08 June 2017
Herman Verrelst, the founder of KU Leuven spin-off Cartagenia, who has been working in Silicon Valley, US for the last few years will be returning to Belgium to follow the steps of Rudi Pauwels as CEO of the Belgian diagnostic company, Biocartis.
Supporting healthcare policymaking via machine learning – batteries included!
29 May 2017
STADIUS takes the lead in the data analytics efforts in an ambitious European Project MIDAS.
Marc Claesen gives an interview about his PhD for the magazine of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences "Geniaal"
10 February 2017
Did you know that in Belgium approximately one third of type 2 diabetes patients are unaware of their condition?
Joos Vandewalle is nieuwe voorzitter KVAB
09 October 2016
Op 5 oktober 2016 heeft de Algemene Vergadering van de Academie KVAB Joos Vandewalle verkozen tot voorzitter van de KVAB.