Monthly updates from MEMoPAD, a PhD project co-designing wearable emotion monitoring for anxiety disorders.https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/en-gbhttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/september-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/september-2026/Ten people are now using MEMoPAD in their own days, for up to five weeks. Next come focus groups, clinician interviews, and one last survey for everyone who signed up.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/august-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/august-2026/Phase VI takes it out of the lab. Ten people in Bristol, up to five weeks, in their own days. It is the first honest test of whether co-design actually mitigates the dropout that digital mental health tools are known for.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/july-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/july-2026/Two years ago, this newsletter went out to a handful of co-design participants. It now reaches over 600 people. A monthly update to participants quietly became the spine of how this project talks to the world.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/june-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/june-2026/Phase VI is go: hot news from a hot summer! IH 2026 demo presentation and other newsThu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/may-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/may-2026/Phase V surveys close, Phase VI ethics takes shape, a new book chapter on affective computing for Alzheimer’s, and where to find MEMoPAD this June.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/april-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/april-2026/Concluding Phase V and preparing Phase VI, the last stage of the research project. Clinicians, we want to hear from you!Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/march-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/march-2026/Phase V surveys are online and HUGxSmartSock data collection is over! We are preparing Phase VI while the project gains more traction and visibility.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/february-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/february-2026/Hands-on study happening now + steps toward real-world MEMoPAD implementation. Two ways to contribute to wearable emotion monitoring research this month!Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/january-2026/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/january-2026/The first iteration of the working prototype actually worked! Thankfully, no blue screen of death in classic Microsoft style.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/december-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/december-2025/Won the Stress category in SmartSocks DISCOVERY Pioneers Competition by Milbotix, ran Phase V simulation with supervisors, shared how I made the MEMoPAD video AI-assisted.Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/november-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/november-2025/MEMoPAD is transitioning from design to deployment + A 2-minute animated story showing how our technology for mental health works in daily lifeThu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/october-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/october-2025/Our Nature Machine Intelligence paper just dropped, and it challenges how most people think about multimodal AI: Start with the problem, not the cool techTue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/september-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/september-2025/As the autumn leaves begin to turn here in Bristol, the MEMoPAD project continues to buzz with activity and exciting new developments! We’re so grateful for your ongoing support and wanted to share what we’ve been working on this September.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/august-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/august-2025/Some months are for sowing, while others are for reaping. August was certainly one of the latter for the MEMoPAD project.Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/july-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/july-2025/Co-design Phase IV almost completed, and ethical application for Phase V ready for submission! New demo trailer and other curiosities.Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/june-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/june-2025/MEMoPAD in Action, Co-design Phase IV begins! Watch the first trailer of MEMoPAD demo and tell us what you think of it!Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/may-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/may-2025/A summary of the completion of our creative co-design Phase III, an introduction to our new intern Louis, and a look ahead to the prototype evaluation in Phase IV.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/april-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/april-2025/Details on our co-design terminology survey, the completion of our "Generative" Phase II workshops, and a look ahead to the upcoming Phase III activities.Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/march-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/march-2025/An overview of our in-depth qualitative analysis from Phase I, the key insights from our expert roundtable, and the official launch of our "Idea Generation" phase (Phase II).Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/february-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/february-2025/A summary of our conference presentation at HEALTHINF 2025 and our seminar at the UWE Public Engagement in Research Network, plus our preparations for Phase II of the co-design.Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/january-2025/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/january-2025/An update on the new Public Engagement in Research Network at UWE, the completion of clinician interviews for Phase I, and a final call for carer participants.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/december-2024/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/december-2024/Details on becoming an Innovate Healthier Together (IHT) Fellow, new student involvement, progress on co-design sessions, and our paper acceptance at HEALTHINF 2025.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/november-2024/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/november-2024/Announcing a new grant from UWE Bristol’s CATE fund, a new postgraduate membership with the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS), and ongoing co-design sessions.Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/october-2024/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/october-2024/An update on our funding progress, ongoing publication efforts, and our work in exploring different wearable devices for the project.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/september-2024/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/september-2024/Featuring our revised recruitment materials based on your feedback, growing community interest, and a shift to 1-to-1 interviews for clinicians.Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/august-2024/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/august-2024/A summary of our recent funding bid, the organization of our final Phase I co-design workshops, and improvements to our digital collaboration tools.Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/july-2024/https://memopad.luigiandreamoretti.com/newsletter/july-2024/A summary of our recent activities, including our first focus group, key conference presentations, and the best poster award at the MultimodalAI workshop.Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT