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Quantified Self and Citizen Science breakout session mj - 12th may 2013
1. QS and Citizen Science
Maneesh Juneja
Digital Health Futurist and Founder
Quantified Self Europe
May 12th
2013
2. Disclaimer
All views expressed are my own, and do not
necessarily represent those of MJ Analytics or Health
2.0 London
I have no financial relationship with any of the
products/services featured in this slide deck
3. Agenda
A focus on Citizen Science for Health
What role does Quantified Self play in
promoting Citizen Science?
Will Citizen Science accelerate the pace of new
scientific discoveries in the 21st
century?
How can Quantified Self support the growth of
Citizen Science in developing nations?
What are the risks of citizens conducting their
own scientific research?
5. The bigger picture
2011 - “Personal data is the new oil and the new currency
of the digital world”
− Source: World Economic Forum
2013 - “Big data is set to become one of the greatest
sources of power in the 21st
century”
− Source: BBC Horizon documentary
Today - “Imagine being able to put sensors in your body
that go to different organs, and they’re just sitting there
monitoring your internal health. I wouldn’t be surprised if
within two to three years, they didn’t have an app that
could diagnose my health better than my cardiologist can”
− Source: Vivek Wadhwa, Faculty, Singularity University
6. What can Citizen Scientists do?
help gather data that will be analysed by professional
researchers
help analyze data that has been gathered by professional
researchers
volunteer at a research center or join a research expedition,
such as those organized by the Earthwatch Institute.
compete in competition such as NASA's International Space
Apps Challenge
build and operate their own instruments to gather data for their
own experiments or as part of a larger project.
use their own organs as scientific sensors.
Source: Wikipedia
7. Patients and Big Data
Patients (in USA) are starting to realise the
value of their own health data
A few of the initiatives in 2013 (click on logos to visit the site)
Our Health Data Cooperative
8. New streams of data
Sentiment analysis of social media channels
Genomic data (e.g )
Online patient communities (e.g patientslikeme)
App data (EEG, blood sugar, ECG, skin
galvanization, physical activity)
Glass
Sensors in cars
Internet of Things/Internet of everything
Information Obesity
9. Smartphones and sensors allow anyone
on the planet to gather and process health data
Mobile Health Sensors linked to a mobile health
app
2017 forecast: $5.6 billion (CAGR: 69%)
Truesense is the world’s smallest
wearable bio-sensor
35 Euros
Captures EEG, ECG, EMG, motions
and postures
Shown at Quantified Self Europe 2013 conference
11. References
World Economic Forum 2011 – Personal Data
report
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_ITTC_PersonalDataNewAsset_Report_2011.pdf
BBC Horizon – The Age of Big Data - 4th
April
2013 (Not available online – I have a copy you can watch – email me)
https://twitter.com/ManeeshJuneja/status/319964662907154432
Vivek Wadhwa - Front End of Innovation
Wellness conference, May 2013
http://medcitynews.com/2013/05/watson-will-be-better-than-docs-other-sweeping-predictions-from-a-tech-optimist/
12. References
FutureMed at Singularity University
www.futuremed2020.com
Our Health Data Cooperative
http://www.ourhdc.com/index.html
Bridge
http://sagebase.org/bridge/
Crohnology
www.crohnology.com