Acknowledgement First of all, I thank God for providing me such an opportunity and support. support and kind encouragement on thesis and professional issues have effectively guided me to right path. I take this opportunity to convey my sincere thanks and deep sense of gratitude to him, for his invaluable guidance, suggestions, inspiration and constant encouragement throughout the period of this...

The psycho-galvanic reflex is a decrease in the electrical resistance of the skin which occurs in response to a wide variety of stimuli. The physiological basis of this autonomic measure, known also as the galvanic skin response or electro-dermal response, has not yet been fully elucidated. There are two principal theories accounting for the phenomenon. The vascular theory, proposed by Fire (18...

In this paper, we present a mobile fitness proof-of-concept demonstrator that includes several sensors for measuring physiological issues in a human body, i.e., heart rate meter, 3-axis accelerometer for step counter and energy consumption, and bioresistance meter for fat percentage, body water content and galvanic skin response. In addition, we describe user perceptions representing various di...