How does it work?

The HealthBox is a digital tool that offers personalised coaching and support to live a healthier lifestyle, which is the key underlying problem for many chronic diseases. It combines a virtual coach with digitally connected tracking equipment (e.g., smart watches), to provide the end user with personalized lifestyle recommendations and real-time feedback. The tool is developed with direct involvement of the target group, with strong emphasis on addressing barriers, such as limited health literacy.

LIACS + HealthBox

At the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS, Leiden University) we are heavily specialised in performing Artificial Intelligence research. Our mission is to contribute fundamental research into natural algorithms and programming languages to the life sciences and human-centred AI. This makes the HealthBox a very natural match to our specialisation and mission statement. For this project, we specifically bring in the following expertise to the Healthbox project: 

• Automated Machine Learning (AutoML), which can automate processes from machine learning, with the goal of supporting the human in the loop..
• Meta-learning, which addresses performance of machine learning techniques in data scarce domains, by leveraging data from related domains (e.g., measurements from different patients or observations from related diseases).

By leveraging such state-of-the-art AI methods, we can better support the coaching tools within HealthBox, and bring innovative, personalized solutions to the digital health domain.  

What do we want to achieve?

By linking existing evidence-based interventions and better tailoring them to the target group, the HealthBox can be a valuable addition to the care for metabolic syndrome. We expect this to produce positive effects, such as the reduction of overall morbidity, better prevention care, more knowledge on the involvement of low health literacy group, and greater acceptance of hybrid lifestyle tools among healthcare professionals.

Working together for a healthier future

The consortium offers expertise in preventive medicine, public health, design, technology, machine learning, behavioural psychology and implementation science. By working together more intensively in a multidisciplinary way, we increase our impact and can develop solutions that better match people's health and lives.

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