Sleep schedules are often one of the first things that people choose to compromise in order to check everything off their to-do lists, especially with the end of the year approaching. But folks hoping for happy holidays should reconsider.| University of Michigan News
I study the mathematics of physiological factors which affect human performance such as sleep, proper timing by our internal daily (circadian) clock, and mood regulation. Applications of this work include an app to help travelers avoid jet lag, analysis of the sleep and circadian patterns of medical interns, and comparisons of performances of the Trio Sonatas by J. S. Bach. My students, post-docs and I develop novel algorithms to measure these factors in the real world from smartphones, weara...| lsa.umich.edu