Student research project
Measuring the 24-hour human exposome
Measuring and comparing environmental exposures across the day.
The question
Our days involve changing light, activity and other environmental conditions. How can we describe these exposures together, without losing their timing or the uncertainty in the measurements?
The project
Develop reproducible ways to work with time-resolved environmental and behavioural measurements. The focus is on making streams of observations comparable and interpretable, rather than treating a whole day as a single average. Available data and sensors will determine the final scope.
What you will do
- Review relevant exposure measures and the limitations of wearable sensing.
- Build documented workflows for aligning data, detecting missingness and checking measurement quality.
- Evaluate summaries or visualisations that preserve meaningful daily patterns.
Possible scope
A thesis could compare measurement or analysis approaches. An engineering project or shorter placement could deliver a validated workflow for one sensor or data stream. Programming and comfort with quantitative data are especially useful.
How to apply
Send a short motivation, CV, relevant skills, preferred project, dates, format and location. Mention external funding. Contact Prof. Manuel Spitschan using the address below.
Location, timing and scope are agreed with the supervisor; availability depends on capacity and the work involved.