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Main Authors: Hasanpoor, Yasin, Tarvirdizadeh, Bahram, Alipour, Khalil, Ghamari, Mohammad
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13636
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author Hasanpoor, Yasin
Tarvirdizadeh, Bahram
Alipour, Khalil
Ghamari, Mohammad
author_facet Hasanpoor, Yasin
Tarvirdizadeh, Bahram
Alipour, Khalil
Ghamari, Mohammad
contents This study introduces a novel method that transforms multimodal physiological signalsphotoplethysmography (PPG), galvanic skin response (GSR), and acceleration (ACC) into 2D image matrices to enhance stress detection using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Unlike traditional approaches that process these signals separately or rely on fixed encodings, our technique fuses them into structured image representations that enable CNNs to capture temporal and cross signal dependencies more effectively. This image based transformation not only improves interpretability but also serves as a robust form of data augmentation. To further enhance generalization and model robustness, we systematically reorganize the fused signals into multiple formats, combining them in a multi stage training pipeline. This approach significantly boosts classification performance. While demonstrated here in the context of stress detection, the proposed method is broadly applicable to any domain involving multimodal physiological signals, paving the way for more accurate, personalized, and real time health monitoring through wearable technologies.
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spellingShingle Multimodal signal fusion for stress detection using deep neural networks: a novel approach for converting 1D signals to unified 2D images
Hasanpoor, Yasin
Tarvirdizadeh, Bahram
Alipour, Khalil
Ghamari, Mohammad
Machine Learning
This study introduces a novel method that transforms multimodal physiological signalsphotoplethysmography (PPG), galvanic skin response (GSR), and acceleration (ACC) into 2D image matrices to enhance stress detection using convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Unlike traditional approaches that process these signals separately or rely on fixed encodings, our technique fuses them into structured image representations that enable CNNs to capture temporal and cross signal dependencies more effectively. This image based transformation not only improves interpretability but also serves as a robust form of data augmentation. To further enhance generalization and model robustness, we systematically reorganize the fused signals into multiple formats, combining them in a multi stage training pipeline. This approach significantly boosts classification performance. While demonstrated here in the context of stress detection, the proposed method is broadly applicable to any domain involving multimodal physiological signals, paving the way for more accurate, personalized, and real time health monitoring through wearable technologies.
title Multimodal signal fusion for stress detection using deep neural networks: a novel approach for converting 1D signals to unified 2D images
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.13636