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Embracing Shifting Trends and Reviving Smartphone Sensing

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Probably the most popular research platform originally never intended to become one, the smartphone has been instrumental in ushering us into the new era of studying human behavior. Even so, however, our analysis of research papers published in the last decade shows that the smartphone is steadily losing its prominence in mobile sensing research. The loss of a platform that is carried by six billion users at almost all times could stifle research in areas varying from human–computer interaction, over healthcare, to demography. Therefore, in this article, I investigate the potential reasons behind smartphone sensing falling out of research fashion and proposes solutions for some key issues identified.

Source: IEEE Pervasive Computing

DOI: 10.1109/mprv.2025.3542291

Author: Veljko Pejović

Institution: University of Ljubljana

Language: English

Topic: Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,995

Funder: Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS