Lost in Translation: Three challenges for the collection and use of data in personal informatics

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Jed R. Brubaker, Sen H. Hirano, Gillian R. Hayes
Personal Informatics & HCI: Design, Theory, & Social Implications at CHI 2011, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2011 May 7

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Brubaker, J. R., Hirano, S. H., & Hayes, G. R. (2011). Lost in Translation: Three challenges for the collection and use of data in personal informatics. In Personal Informatics & HCI: Design, Theory, & Social Implications at CHI 2011. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Brubaker, Jed R., Sen H. Hirano, and Gillian R. Hayes. “Lost in Translation: Three Challenges for the Collection and Use of Data in Personal Informatics.” In Personal Informatics &Amp; HCI: Design, Theory, &Amp; Social Implications at CHI 2011. Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2011.

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Brubaker, Jed R., et al. “Lost in Translation: Three Challenges for the Collection and Use of Data in Personal Informatics.” Personal Informatics &Amp; HCI: Design, Theory, &Amp; Social Implications at CHI 2011, 2011.

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@inproceedings{jed2011a,
  title = {Lost in Translation: Three challenges for the collection and use of data in personal informatics},
  year = {2011},
  month = may,
  day = {7},
  address = {Vancouver, BC, Canada},
  author = {Brubaker, Jed R. and Hirano, Sen H. and Hayes, Gillian R.},
  booktitle = {Personal Informatics & HCI: Design, Theory, & Social Implications at CHI 2011},
  month_numeric = {5}
}

As personal informatics tools grow in number, interpretation and interoperability of data will become increasingly important. In this paper, we share insights from our development of Estrellita, a medical tracking system for high-risk infants, and our ongoing research in the area of social media. We highlight three challenges relevant to the area of personal informatics: determining context, assumptions around “personal” use, and the social implications of representation.