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Over the past year, we in the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering have been bringing together scientists, engineers and medics from across Imperial College London to discuss what the future of wearable technology might look like.
Through our discussions, we have written a Briefing Paper on what the blurring of the divide between wellness devices (for example, the Apple Watch) and medical devices could mean for data misuse and privacy. Considering there is already concern about what happens to a user’s personal data once it leaves a wearable device, the ability of future wellness devices to monitor more about us will only exacerbate this concern.
Our key conclusion is that industry, policymakers, regulators and academia should work together to form clear guidance on medical-wellness devices. Therefore, we are inviting representatives from all these backgrounds to this discussion. We have invited representatives from Apple, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Information Commisioner’s Office (ICO) and academia on the future of wearable tech and privacy.
Panel discussion
The event will consist of a short outline of our key findings, followed by a panel discussion. There will be an opportunity for Q&As.
16.00 Welcome and introductions
16.05 Outline of key findings
16.15 Panel discussion with Q&A
17.00 Event ends
This is a joint event with The Forum, Imperial’s policy engagement programme.
Confirmed panelists
David Grainger
Technical Lead – Software, AI and MRI, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Maddy Griffiths
Senior Policy Officer, Information Commissioner’s Office
Nejra Van Zalk
Lecturer in psychology and human factors, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London
Firat Güder
Senior Lecturer, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London
More details to follow.
If you have any questions about accessibility requirements please email Leah Adamson (IMSE Events Officer) on l.adamson@imperial.ac.uk