Publications

A log of all my publications

Know Your Heart Better: Multimodal Cardiac Output Monitoring using Earbuds

This study introduces EarCO, a non-invasive cardiac output monitoring system using commodity earbuds with photoplethysmography and ballistocardiogram signals. The research demonstrates that multimodal earbud sensors can accurately estimate cardiac output for daily cardiovascular health monitoring.

Published on March 27, 2025

Morphological Photoplethysmography Features Enhance Stress Detection in Earbud Sensors

This study shows that morphological features from earbud PPG sensors outperform heart rate variability features for stress detection. The research evaluates earbud sensors as a platform for stress monitoring.

Published on December 17, 2024

forager: A Python package and web interface for modeling mental search

A comprehensive Python package and web interface that implements computational models of memory search for analyzing verbal fluency task data. The tool provides multiple automated methods for cluster-switch analysis and foraging models to study semantic memory search patterns in both research and clinical settings.

Published on December 13, 2023

Speech Behavioral Markers Align on Symptom Factors in Psychological Distress

This study investigates the link between speech signals and psychological distress symptoms using the Distress Analysis Interview Corpus. The research demonstrates that speech behavioral markers align primarily with somatic and affective symptom factors rather than cognitive alterations.

Published on November 25, 2022

Using "Semantic Scent" to Predict Item-Specific Clustering and Switching Patterns in Memory Search

A novel predictive model called 'Semantic Scent' that extends optimal foraging theory to predict when switches occur during semantic memory search. The model outperforms existing approaches by accurately predicting cluster transitions based on the proximity of yet-to-be-produced items in semantic space.

Published on July 31, 2022

Neuropsychological test validation of speech markers of cognitive impairment in the Framingham Cognitive Aging Cohort

This study validates speech-based markers for cognitive impairment detection by comparing original and expanded linguistic feature sets against neuropsychological tests. The research demonstrates that expanded linguistic features outperform traditional screening tools like MMSE in classifying cognitive status.

Published on June 30, 2021

Multimodal Automatic Coding of Client Behavior in Motivational Interviewing

This study develops multimodal machine learning models to automatically detect client behavioral codes in motivational interviewing sessions using BERT and VGGish encoders. The research achieves an F1-score of 0.72 for three-class classification of client utterances and explores associations between in-session language patterns and subsequent behavioral outcomes.

Published on October 22, 2020

Assessing the Utility of Language and Voice Biomarkers to Predict Cognitive Impairment in the Framingham Heart Study Cognitive Aging Cohort Data

This study demonstrates that voice and language features can predict cognitive impairment with high accuracy (AUC 0.942) using data from the Framingham Heart Study. The research identifies specific acoustic and linguistic biomarkers that correlate with neuropsychological test results and dementia diagnoses.

Published on May 7, 2020

Automated voice biomarkers for depression symptoms using an online cross‐sectional data collection initiative

This study explores and validates voice features extracted from recorded speech samples as digital biomarkers for depression symptoms including suicidality, psychomotor disturbance, and depression severity. Voice features from depressed subjects successfully predicted PHQ9 scores with an area under the curve of 0.821 and mean absolute error of 4.7.

Published on May 7, 2020

Evaluating Acoustic and Linguistic Features of Detecting Depression Sub-Challenge Dataset

A comprehensive analysis of the AVEC 2019 Detecting Depression with AI Sub-Challenge dataset, examining acoustic and linguistic digital biomarkers for depression detection. The study identifies key preprocessing considerations and modeling methodologies while highlighting important dataset limitations and bias issues that affect model generalizability.

Published on October 15, 2019
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