Digital therapeutics (DTx), unlike traditional treatments such as pills, uses software installed in smartphones or wearable devices as software as a medical device (SaMD) to cure diseases and improve health conditions, which is a major departure from existing wellness products (e.g., Fitbits). As with traditional therapeutics, DTx also requires clinical validation of efficacy through systematic c...

Emotional labor is customer-facing work such as sales of goods or customer services, where workplaces require them to show friendly emotions and expressions (Ministry of Employment and Labor, 2021). The number of workers engaged in emotional labor (call center counselors, civil service facility workers, care services, department store/mart workers, etc.) is about 7 million, which accounts for 35....

According to a recent survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (2021), it was found that major mental health indicators (depression risk and suicidal ideation rate) deteriorated significantly, especially among young people in their 20s and 30s. The rate of depression risk group was 22.8%, which was about 6 times higher than 3.8% in 2018, before COVID-19, and the rate of suicidal thoughts was ...

As time at home increases due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and non-face-to-face services are spreading, the roles of smart home are rapidly expanding. Beyond simple environment monitoring and home appliance control, smart home technologies must consider new user needs such as health care, remote work, and education. In this project, we aim to explore data-intensive smart homes by developing a ...