FUTURES EXPO SERIES
ARC
RESEARCH HUB FOR CONNECTED SENSORS FOR HEALTH
> Received funding for ARC Mid- Career Industry Fellowships and National Industry PhD Program .
> Published new research that mimics the properties of human skin . Insights from the work may advance smart wearable technology that detects human movement or be applied to soft robotics and prosthetics .
> Supported the development of the Walking Tall app to help people who are living with Parkinson ' s disease .
Supporting better health with sensors RESEARCH PROJECT
Connected health sensors have a lot of potential to address various healthcare challenges . These sensors offer a transformational technology that can tackle a wide range of pressing issues , such as remote health management of chronic diseases for at-risk populations , rehabilitation , and chronic disease management of frail and older people . They can also be used to monitor acute pain and blood lactate levels in athletes and support smart rehabilitation and treatment of neurological diseases .
The Hub is working with multiple industry partners to develop health sensors and devices , commercialise the next generation of sensor technologies , and train the next generation of students to take this knowledge into a commercial setting . The Hub is committed to driving sensor technology innovation by building a national end-to-end ecosystem for the design , manufacture , and commercialisation of clinical-grade sensors and predictive analytics .
The vision is to build wearable technologies for better health that benefits humanity . The Hub is in the early stages of a five-year mission to develop , prototype , manufacture and test of diverse range of health sensors .
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