January 2, 2020

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Better health insights by unlocking data

Better health insights by unlocking data

Mahdi Yusuf discusses new ways to unlock hidden potential from data you currently generate with smart health devices. Along the way, he dives into key health metrics and misconceptions past, present, and future, illustrates insights with real-world data examples, and details the effects they've had on respective candidates.
Talk Title Better health insights by unlocking data
Speakers Mahdi Yusuf (Gyroscope Innovations)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
Conf Tag Put open source to work
Location Portland, Oregon
Date July 16-19, 2018
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
Video Talk Video

Mahdi Yusuf discusses new ways to unlock hidden potential from data you currently generate with smart health devices. Along the way, he dives into key health metrics and misconceptions past, present, and future, illustrates insights with real-world data examples, and details the effects they’ve had on respective candidates. Mahdi concludes by examining the issues that arise with privacy and its importance to maintain public trust.

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