Scott Delp, Stanford University - Stanford Big Data 2015

TL;DR

The Mobilize Center aims to improve human movement by leveraging data science and technology to analyze and understand mobility, with a focus on conditions like cerebral palsy and running injuries.

Transcript

hi everybody good afternoon it's great to be here and to introduce you to the mobilize center it's an nih national center focused on trying to improve human movement by increasing our understanding of human movement mobility is essential for human health and our goal is to try to improve human movement walking running cycling using a a wheelchair b... Read More

Key Insights

• 🧑‍⚕️ Mobility is crucial for human health, and limited mobility is associated with chronic health problems such as diabetes, obesity, stroke, and cardiovascular disease.
• 🥼 Data collected on human movement exists in various labs worldwide but is often not made available for further analysis.
• 🏃 By pooling data and utilizing advanced statistical and machine learning methods, better treatment planning and outcomes can be achieved for conditions like cerebral palsy and running injuries.
• 📱 The Mobilize Center aims to leverage the data collected from smartphones and wearables to motivate healthy behaviors and provide insights into individuals' activities.
• 🏙️ Smaller cities tend to have lower levels of obesity compared to larger cities.
• 🤗 Open source software developed by the center is widely used and available for researchers to utilize and build upon.
• 😵 The training program and postdoc program at the center aim to address the need for cross-trained individuals in biomechanics and data science.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is the mission of the Mobilize Center?

The mission of the Mobilize Center is to utilize data science to address challenges in mobility big data, ultimately improving human movement and understanding of it.

Q: What are the three driving biomedical problems the center focuses on?

The center focuses on treatment planning for individuals with cerebral palsy, gate rehab research on running injuries and osteoarthritis, and weight management and promoting healthy activity.

Q: How does the center utilize data from smartphones and wearables?

While the resolution of data from these devices may be lower compared to biomechanics labs, they are widely available and continuously collect data. The center aims to integrate this data with other factors to motivate healthy behaviors.

Q: What are the core resources of the Mobilize Center?

The center has several core resources, including biomechanical modeling, statistical learning, behavioral and social modeling, and integrative modeling.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The Mobilize Center works to enhance human movement, focusing on conditions such as cerebral palsy and mobility limitations caused by various health problems.

• The center aims to overcome the challenges in analyzing large-scale movement data gathered from different sources, including biomechanics labs, smartphones, and wearables.

• By developing advanced statistical methods and integrating clinical and research data, the center aims to improve treatment planning, gate rehab research, and weight management.