Walking on the Wild Side
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Walking on the Wild Side
Fri, 30/05/2025 - 14:00 to 14:30
Location:
Speaker:
Dr Encarna Micó Amigo
Affiliation:
HWU
Synopsis:
In this presentation, I will outline my research journey from digital mobility to digital maternal health. My work began with the development of wearable sensor technologies and signal-processing algorithms to quantify mobility-related digital biomarkers in neurological conditions, contributing to large-scale initiatives such as the €50-million Mobilise-D project. Building on this foundation, my current research explores the use of wearable technology to monitor gait in Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on evaluating medication effects; investigates how urban design can promote physical activity among refugee populations; and advances digital maternal health by using wearable sensors to detect complications during pregnancy and support remote care.
Biography:
Encarna's research focuses on digital health, specifically the implementation, development, and validation of methods to assess vital signs using wearable technology. She applies her expertise to clinical contexts by quantifying digital mobility outcomes as biomarkers for a range of medical conditions. Her background includes a competitively funded industrial PhD under the Marie Curie FP7 Actions and a Research Associate role within the leading team of the €50-million Mobilise-D project (https://mobilise-d.eu/), where she contributed to the development of signal-processing algorithms for the study of neurological disorders.