SpectraVue: a platform to simplify data visualization for optical signals from a smartwatch.

What is it about?

This paper simplifies data visualization and processing for optical signals obtained from a wrist-worn wearable device called Lumos that is similar to an Apple Watch, Google Pixel, and similar smartwatch devices. The novelty of the device is that it uses optical signals across the entire visible spectrum (red lights, blue lights, green lights, etc) rather than just some of these. Since there's a lot of data collected, we developed SpectraVue, which simplifies the processing and visualization of signals from this device.

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Why is it important?

Simplifying this process allows more researchers to use Lumos in their research, which can give us more data about various clinical biomarkers like glucose, blood pressure, cortisol, and others, allowing us to diagnose and predict disease from smartwatches more efficiently.