At the Quantified Self Europe 2013 conference, I led a breakout session on Quantified Self and Citizen Science.

1. QS and Citizen Science
Maneesh Juneja
Digital Health Futurist and Founder
Quantified Self Europe
May 12th
2013

2. Disclaimer
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All views expressed are my own, and do not
necessarily represent those of MJ Analytics or Health
2.0 London
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I have no financial relationship with any of the
products/services featured in this slide deck

3. Agenda
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A focus on Citizen Science for Health
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What role does Quantified Self play in
promoting Citizen Science?
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Will Citizen Science accelerate the pace of new
scientific discoveries in the 21st
century?
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How can Quantified Self support the growth of
Citizen Science in developing nations?
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What are the risks of citizens conducting their
own scientific research?

4. FutureMed 2013 – mindblowing

5. The bigger picture
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2011 - “Personal data is the new oil and the new currency
of the digital world”
− Source: World Economic Forum
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2013 - “Big data is set to become one of the greatest
sources of power in the 21st
century”
− Source: BBC Horizon documentary
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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?
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help gather data that will be analysed by professional
researchers
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help analyze data that has been gathered by professional
researchers
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volunteer at a research center or join a research expedition,
such as those organized by the Earthwatch Institute.
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compete in competition such as NASA's International Space
Apps Challenge
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build and operate their own instruments to gather data for their
own experiments or as part of a larger project.
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use their own organs as scientific sensors.
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Source: Wikipedia

7. Patients and Big Data
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Patients (in USA) are starting to realise the
value of their own health data
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A few of the initiatives in 2013 (click on logos to visit the site)
Our Health Data Cooperative

8. New streams of data
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Sentiment analysis of social media channels
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Genomic data (e.g )
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Online patient communities (e.g patientslikeme)
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App data (EEG, blood sugar, ECG, skin
galvanization, physical activity)
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Glass
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Sensors in cars
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Internet of Things/Internet of everything
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Information Obesity

9. Smartphones and sensors allow anyone
on the planet to gather and process health data
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Mobile Health Sensors linked to a mobile health
app
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2017 forecast: $5.6 billion (CAGR: 69%)
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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

10. Over to the audience: Debate

11. References
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World Economic Forum 2011 – Personal Data
report
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_ITTC_PersonalDataNewAsset_Report_2011.pdf
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BBC Horizon – The Age of Big Data - 4th
April
2013 (Not available online – I have a copy you can watch – email me)
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https://twitter.com/ManeeshJuneja/status/319964662907154432
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Vivek Wadhwa - Front End of Innovation
Wellness conference, May 2013
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http://medcitynews.com/2013/05/watson-will-be-better-than-docs-other-sweeping-predictions-from-a-tech-optimist/

12. References
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FutureMed at Singularity University
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www.futuremed2020.com
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Our Health Data Cooperative
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http://www.ourhdc.com/index.html
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Bridge
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http://sagebase.org/bridge/
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Crohnology
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www.crohnology.com

13. References
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uBiome
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http://ubiome.com/
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TrueSense
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http://www.op-innovations.com/en/node/95
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Forecast for Mobile Health Sensor market in
2017
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http://mobihealthnews.com/21878/mobile-health-sensor-market-to-hit-5-6b-by-2017/

14. Questions/Comments
• Twitter: maneeshjuneja
• Email: Maneesh@mjanalytics.com
• Website: www.mjanalytics.com
• Next speaking engagement: Mobile Innovation
Summit, Philadelphia, 19-20 August 2013