Embedded Sensor Systems for Health – collaboration between industry, academia and healthcare

Embedded Sensor Systems for Health (ESS-H) is a research profile at Mälardalen University (MDH) in Sweden, where researchers are working together with several industrial partners, and healthcare organizations. The aim of the research profile is to develop novel embedded sensor systems promoting health. The sensor systems are developed with the aim to monitor health conditions and follow health trends of elderly at home, and also for monitoring of drivers and machine operators in order to achieve a safer work environment. Several companies are involved in the work in various ways; providing specialist competence, providing equipment and access to advanced laboratory settings, and also working as adjunct professors and providing industrial PhD students to the environment. Healthcare providers are involved in the work, providing end-user perspective to the work. This includes to provide real user-driven challenges, and involvement in all development phases.