Hearables: In-Ear Multimodal Data Fusion for Robust Heart Rate Estimation

• Published in: BioMedInformatics Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 911 - 920
• Main Authors: Żyliński, Marek, Nassibi, Amir, Occhipinti, Edoardo, Malik, Adil, Bermond, Matteo, Davies, Harry J., Mandic, Danilo P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.04.2024
• Subjects: data fusion method; hearables; heart rate tracing; wearables

Background: Ambulatory heart rate (HR) monitors that acquire electrocardiogram (ECG) or/and photoplethysmographm (PPG) signals from the torso, wrists, or ears are notably less accurate in tasks associated with high levels of movement compared to clinical measurements. However, a reliable estimation...