A big data approach to improving sleep
Sleep is vital for a healthy life. A significant amount of research points to the negative effects of long-term sleep deprivation in the form of increased risk of heart diseases, depression and stress. Lack of sleep can lead to a higher risk of accidents and productivity losses.
With millions of users worldwide, Sleep Cycle has become the world’s richest repository of data on global sleep habits.
Sleep Cycle's CTO Mikael Kågebäck and Malin Abrahamsson, Director of PR and Partnerships, gave a talk for the Intellectual Forum and ThinkLab's Sleep Week.
They spoke about how their AI technology is trying to solve the global problem of poor sleep by giving people tailored analysis and information about their nocturnal habits, before taking questions from the audience.
More about the speakers:
Mikael Kågebäck is the CTO of Sleep Cycle. Before transitioning to the role of CTO, Mikael designed the audio based sleep tracking system of Sleep Cycle and was the head of the core technology team.
Malin Abrahamsson is the Director of PR and Partnerships at Sleep Cycle. Since first joining the company in 2014, Malin has managed all external communications efforts for the company. This has included translating sleep data into news and stories, as well as contributing sleep data to research projects that increase sleep awareness and understanding worldwide.
