4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"

Research Article

Empatica E3 - A wearable wireless multi-sensor device for real-time computerized biofeedback and data acquisition

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257418,
        author={Maurizio Garbarino and Matteo Lai and Simone Tognetti and Rosalind Picard and Daniel Bender},
        title={Empatica E3 - A wearable wireless multi-sensor device for real-time computerized biofeedback and data acquisition},
        proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
        year={2014},
        month={12},
        keywords={wearable sensor autonomic stress measurement heart-rate skin conductance eda gsr},
        doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257418}
    }
    
  • Maurizio Garbarino
    Matteo Lai
    Simone Tognetti
    Rosalind Picard
    Daniel Bender
    Year: 2014
    Empatica E3 - A wearable wireless multi-sensor device for real-time computerized biofeedback and data acquisition
    MOBIHEALTH
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257418
Maurizio Garbarino1,*, Matteo Lai1, Simone Tognetti1, Rosalind Picard2, Daniel Bender1
  • 1: Empatica S.r.l
  • 2: MIT - Cambridge
*Contact email: mg@empatica.com

Abstract

The Empatica E3 is a wearable wireless multi- sensor device for real-time computerized biofeedback and data acquisition. The E3 has four embedded sensors: photoplethysmo- graph (PPG), electrodermal activity (EDA), 3-axis accelerometer, and temperature. It is small, light and comfortable and it is suitable for almost all real-life applications. The E3 operates both in streaming mode for real-time data processing using a Bluetooth low energy interface and in recording mode using its internal flash memory. With E3, it is possible to conduct research outside of the lab by acquiring continuous data for ambulatory situations in a comfortable and non-distracting way.