The Mood Challenge for ResearchKit calls for proposals for ResearchKit studies that will further our understanding of mood and how it relates to our daily lives, health, and well-being.
Congratulations to the winner, BiAffect!
Meet the winnerSchedule
- Call for SubmissionsApril 6, 2016
- Semi-Finalists AnnouncedJuly 20, 2016
- Virtual AcceleratorJuly – September 2016
- Finalists AnnouncedOctober 5, 2016
- Finalist Incubation and TestingOctober 2016 – April 2017
- Winner AnnouncedMay 2017
Finalists
The two finalists will spend the coming months developing prototype apps to pilot with iPhone users in TestFlight.
Interested in trying either of the studies? Follow the links below to learn more and sign up to be notified when prototypes are ready.
Aware Study
Aware aims to be the largest applied research study to assess mood and its relationship to PTSD and will seek to tailor insights to an individual’s context. The study lasts 28 days and asks participants to respond to surveys every week and perform two daily tasks, all while collecting data passively.
BiAffect
BiAffect is a system for understanding mood and neurocognitive functioning in bipolar disorder using keystroke dynamics, such as typing speed and errors, to track and predict mood episodes. Alteration in communication is one of the main problematic symptoms of bipolar disorder. This study will unobtrusively monitor non-verbal communications on iPhone to improve our understanding of mood disorders and provide a means of predicting future mood fluctuations.
About The Challenge
Psychology, evolutionary biology, psychiatry, economics, and many other fields have studied human mood for decades. While many theories have been developed, the full complexity of this macro-measure of mental and emotional condition is still a mystery.
To capture this opportunity, the Mood Challenge for ResearchKit calls on researchers, technologists, and data scientists to submit proposals for ResearchKit studies that will further our understanding of mood, its correlates, and its relation to social context through the novel interpretation of signals from iPhone, related sensors, and other data sources.
About ResearchKit
Apple’s ResearchKit is an open source software framework that makes it easy for researchers and developers to create apps that could revolutionize medical studies, potentially transforming medicine forever.
Go to ResearchKit.orgAwards
TOTAL AWARDS
$500,000
5 semi-finalists receive $20,000
to translate their proposals into designs for ResearchKit studies.
2 finalists receive $100,000
to develop their designs into prototypes to pilot with users in Apple’s TestFlight.
1 award winner receives $200,000
and guidance for submission of their ResearchKit study to the App Store.
Submissions by Round
Over the course of the Challenge, entrants will submit three separate submissions, each iterating off the last to build towards a full ResearchKit study. The three submissions are as follows:
Additional Information
Read Criteria to see the types of solutions the Mood Challenge is seeking.
Read Rules, Terms and Conditions for full eligibility, evaluation criteria, and other Challenge requirements.