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Imec’s SWEET Study Uses Wearables to Collect Dataset on Stress Detection

Largest study of its kind uncovers links between stress, physiological factors.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Imec announced that it has collected the largest multi-sensor dataset worldwide on stress detection. Imec’s Stress in the Work Environment (SWEET) study captured data from more than 1,000 people and is the first large-scale study that used clinical-grade wearables to establish the link between mental stress and physiological symptoms in daily life, according to the institute.   Work-related stress is common in modern-day society; however, while everyone experiences occasional stress, chronic s...

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