Publications
2024
Cognitive Load Monitoring via Earable Acoustic Sensing
J. Quan, K. Al-Naimi, X. Wei, Y. Liu, F. Kawsar, A. Montanari, T. Dang
This paper opens a new pathway for using earable acoustic sensing in monitoring cognitive function and holds great potential for future cognitive augmentation.
ICASSP 2024
Towards Enabling DPOAE Estimation on Single-Speaker Earbuds
I. Shahid, K. Al-Naimi, T. Dang, Y. Liu, F. Kawsar, A. Montanari
This paper explores the feasibility of measuring Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAE) using single-speaker earbuds, which could enable non-invasive monitoring of inner ear health and potentially detect early signs of hearing loss.
ICASSP 2024
OptiBreathe: An Earable-based PPG System for Continuous Respiration Rate, Breathing Phase, and Tidal Volume Monitoring
J. Romero, A. Ferlini, D. Spathis, T. Dang, K. Farrahi, F. Kawsar, A. Montanari
This research presents OptiBreathe, a novel system that uses photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors in earable devices to continuously monitor respiration rate, breathing phases, and tidal volume, providing comprehensive respiratory insights in everyday settings.
HotMobile 2024
ClearSpeech: Improving Voice Quality of Earbuds Using Both In-Ear and Out-Ear Microphones
D. Ma, T. Dang, M. Ding, R. Balan
ClearSpeech introduces a novel approach to enhance voice quality in earbuds by combining signals from both in-ear and out-ear microphones, significantly improving speech clarity in noisy environments.
UbiComp, 2024
2023
hEARt: Motion-resilient Heart Rate Monitoring with In-ear Microphones
K. Butkow, T. Dang, A. Ferlini, D. Ma, and C. Mascolo
hEARt presents a motion-resilient approach to heart rate monitoring using in-ear microphones, addressing one of the major challenges in earable sensing by maintaining accuracy during physical activities and movement.
PerCom 2023