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Research Interests
My research efforts focus on developing data analytic methods and systems to quantify and model behaviors through cutting-edge passive sensing technologies. My lab conducts research developing these systems and methods to understand, detect, predict and ultimately prevent behavioral risk factors (obesity, poor diet, and physical inactivity). I collaborate closely with behavioral intervention researchers in order to design theoretically useful personalized and generalized models, sensors and systems for evidence-based practice.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2015
Computer Science, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2015
MS, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2010
Computer Science, MS, University of California at Los Angeles
… → 2010
Research interests
- Big Data
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Diet and Behavioral Medicine
- Nutrition / Dietetics
- Obesity
- Physical activity
- Preventive Medicine
- Public Health
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RAPID: Low-cost, Batteryless Smart PPE Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alshurafa, N., Cossairt, O. S. & Hester, J. D.
6/1/20 → 5/31/21
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Automatic, wearable-based, in-field eating detection approaches for public health research: a scoping review
Bell, B. M., Alam, R., Alshurafa, N., Thomaz, E., Mondol, A. S., de la Haye, K., Stankovic, J. A., Lach, J. & Spruijt-Metz, D., Dec 1 2020, In: npj Digital Medicine. 3, 1, 38.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access13 Scopus citations -
Deep generative cross-modal on-body accelerometer data synthesis from videos
Zhang, S. & Alshurafa, N., Sep 10 2020, UbiComp/ISWC 2020 Adjunct - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 223-227 5 p. (UbiComp/ISWC 2020 Adjunct - Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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eHealth practices in cancer survivors with BMI in overweight or obese categories: Latent class analysis study
Lin, A. W., Baik, S. H., Aaby, D., Tello, L., Linville, T., Alshurafa, N. & Spring, B., Jul 2020, In: JMIR Cancer. 6, 2, e24137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving the dial on prenatal stress mechanisms of neurodevelopmental vulnerability to mental health problems: A personalized prevention proof of concept
Wakschlag, L. S., Tandon, D., Krogh-Jespersen, S., Petitclerc, A., Nielsen, A., Ghaffari, R., Mithal, L., Bass, M., Ward, E., Berken, J., Fareedi, E., Cummings, P., Mestan, K., Norton, E. S., Grobman, W., Rogers, J., Moskowitz, J. & Alshurafa, N., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Developmental Psychobiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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NeckSense: A Multi-Sensor Necklace for Detecting Eating Activities in Free-Living Conditions
Zhang, S., Zhao, Y., Nguyen, D. T., Xu, R., Sen, S., Hester, J. & Alshurafa, N., Jun 15 2020, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 4, 2, 72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations