Elena Smet
Elena Smets graduated as a Master of Science in Bioscience engineering from KU Leuven in June 2013. She started working at imec in 2014 where she is doing research on personalized stress detection. In October 2018, she received her PhD in Electrical engineering in collaboration with KU Leuven. Currently, she is working in the imec.ichange program, which aims to use wearable sensors and data analytics towards preventive health.

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Can we measure happiness?
Psychiatrists from the University Psychiatric Center at KU Leuven and imec engineers have joined forces to uncover the link between our mental health and the physiological signals of our bodies. The aim is to use sensors to objectively measure our emotional well-being. In the long term, the plan is to use wearable technology as a way to prevent mental problems.
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