Unsupervised Machine Learning Identifies Latent Ultradian States in Multi-Modal Wearable Sensor Signals

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Main Authors: Thornton, Christopher, Smith, Billy C., Besne, Guillermo M., Little, Bethany, Wang, Yujiang
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Published: 2024
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author Thornton, Christopher
Smith, Billy C.
Besne, Guillermo M.
Little, Bethany
Wang, Yujiang
author_facet Thornton, Christopher
Smith, Billy C.
Besne, Guillermo M.
Little, Bethany
Wang, Yujiang
contents Wearable sensors such as smartwatches have become ubiquitous in recent years, allowing the easy and continual measurement of physiological parameters such as heart rate, physical activity, body temperature, and blood glucose in an every-day setting. This multi-modal data offers the potential to identify latent states occurring across physiological measures, which may represent important bio-behavioural states that could not be observed in any single measure. Here we present an approach, utilising a hidden semi-Markov model, to identify such states in data collected using a smartwatch, electrocardiogram, and blood glucose monitor, over two weeks from a sample of 9 participants. We found 26 latent ultradian states across the sample, with many occurring at particular times of day. Here we describe some of these, as well as their association with subjective mood and time use diaries. These methods provide a novel avenue for developing insights into the physiology of everyday life.
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spellingShingle Unsupervised Machine Learning Identifies Latent Ultradian States in Multi-Modal Wearable Sensor Signals
Thornton, Christopher
Smith, Billy C.
Besne, Guillermo M.
Little, Bethany
Wang, Yujiang
Neurons and Cognition
Wearable sensors such as smartwatches have become ubiquitous in recent years, allowing the easy and continual measurement of physiological parameters such as heart rate, physical activity, body temperature, and blood glucose in an every-day setting. This multi-modal data offers the potential to identify latent states occurring across physiological measures, which may represent important bio-behavioural states that could not be observed in any single measure. Here we present an approach, utilising a hidden semi-Markov model, to identify such states in data collected using a smartwatch, electrocardiogram, and blood glucose monitor, over two weeks from a sample of 9 participants. We found 26 latent ultradian states across the sample, with many occurring at particular times of day. Here we describe some of these, as well as their association with subjective mood and time use diaries. These methods provide a novel avenue for developing insights into the physiology of everyday life.
title Unsupervised Machine Learning Identifies Latent Ultradian States in Multi-Modal Wearable Sensor Signals
topic Neurons and Cognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03829