PhD defence: Asbjørn Kloppenborg
Personal sensors and wearables in health research
Info about event
Time
Location
Samfundsmedicinsk Auditorium, (1262-101), Aarhus University
On Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:00, Asbjørn Kloppenborg defends his PhD dissertation entitled “Repeated Measurement of Personal and Time-Varying Exposure in Health Research: Advances Using Personal Sensors”.
Air pollution and physical activity vary from hour to hour. However, much health research still relies on measurements that describe people at a single time point or location, for example through their home address or questionnaires. In his PhD project "Repeated Measurement of Personal and Time-Varying Exposure in Health Research: Advances Using Personal Sensors" from Aarhus University, Health, Asbjørn Kloppenborg examines how personal sensors and wearables can be used to measure such time-varying conditions in greater detail.
The PhD project examines how personal sensors and wearables can be used to collect repeated, individual-level measurements in health research. This is investigated in two applied contexts: personal air pollution exposure and running-related injury prediction. A published part of the project showed that a personal sensor for measuring fine particles in the air could follow changes in particle concentrations over time. At the same time, the study showed that individual measurements from such sensors may be uncertain, even after calibration. This means that personal sensors should not necessarily be used uncritically to determine accurate concentrations for an individual person. They may, however, be useful for studying how exposure varies in everyday life, provided that measurement uncertainty is known and considered in the interpretation.
The summary is written by the PhD student.
The defence is public and takes place in Samfundsmedicinsk Auditorium, (1262-101), Aarhus University. Please see the press release for more information.
Contact
PhD student Asbjørn Kloppenborg
Mail: askl@ph.au.dk
Phone: +45 30265103