Wearable technologies have the potential to be an innovative solution to healthcare problems. These wearable devices allow the users to monitor not only their physical health, but also other important health parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure and stress level. The growing field of wearable technology aims to tackle the limitations of the centralized reactive healthcare system by providing individuals an insight into the dynamics of their physiology. This approach would help prevent the onset of health conditions and improving the quality of patient care while reducing the cost of care. Further, the integration of big data techniques, algorithms and Artificial Intelligence impose challenges as well as opportunities for this technology. Moreover, most of the wearable technologies are still in their prototype stages. Issues such as user acceptance, security, ethics and big data concerns in wearable technology still need to be addressed to enhance the usability and functioning of these devices for practical use.

Prof. Sunita Mehta has completed her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur India in 2017. She has been a recipient of SERB-NPDF program at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay India and SERB Indo-US PDF award at Northwestern University, IL, US.  She is working as an assistant professor at Chitkara University, Punjab, India. Her research expertise involves the development of novel functional materials and device fabrication processes for electronics, energy harvesting, and healthcare applications.  She has accomplished national as well international patents along with 12 research publications in reputed journals. She has bagged the best paper and presentation awards in the research community. She has also been a reviewer of reputed international journals.