Unobtrusive Monitoring of COPD Patients using Speech Collected from Smartwatches in the Wild

Acoustic speech characteristics have previously been identified as possible indicators of respiratory disease when recorded in controlled lab settings. However, the ability to measure and leverage these indicators during people’s everyday lives has been largely under-explored. In this study, we use continuous audio data from smartwatches worn by individuals suffering from COPD, as well as symptom ...