DrPeter Leijdekkers

Industry Fellow

School of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical ENG

  • Industry Fellow
    School of Electrical, Mechanical and Biomedical ENG
  • + 61 (2) 95147871 (Work)
  • University of Technology, Sydney, FEIT/SOCS CB11.08.117, PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia

FUNDED RESEARCH

Peter's  research focuses on mobile applications in the e-Health domain and on the use of mobile technology and data analysis to offer better and more personalised advice and care. His current work harnesses data from mobile devices, wearable technology and electronic health records to offer a better and more holistic view on someone’s wellness. Peter is technical director of the mHealth lab.

Current Research Domains 
- Design of mobile applications
- Health informatics
- Health social media
- Health and serious game, gamification
- Mobile Health

Current Projects

myFitnessCompanion.com: Personalised, intelligent, innovative, non-intrusive, real time health and fitness monitoring using wireless sensors. 

Emotion-aware Apps (CaptureMyEmotion): Use of sensor technologies and facial expression recognition to sense emotions and create emotion-aware apps. Design of a suite of Apps to provide a very personalised way to help autistic children and their carers understanding and managing their emotions.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Using Smart Phones and Integrated Methodology in a Field Trial to Understand Tourist Dispersal Beyond Gateway Cities
    University of Technology Sydney20 Mar 2012 - 30 Sep 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    UTS Partnership Grants - (UTSPG11R1)