DTU researchers develop device to track workplace behaviour and mindfulness indicators
Researchers from Delhi Technological University and the University of Delhi have developed a device to monitor workplace behavior and mindfulness indicators. The system uses sensors and algorithms to track stress, attention, and engagement, offering real-time feedback to improve employee well-being.
Why it matters
This technology represents a shift in workplace management, moving from simple productivity tracking to monitoring the psychological and physiological states of employees.
A team of researchers from Delhi Technological University (DTU) and the University of Delhi has devised a technology-enabled system to continuously monitor behavioural patterns at workplaces and identify indicators associated with stress, attention, engagement and mindfulness.
The invention, titled a “Workplace Mindfulness and Behaviour Tracking Device”, has been developed by Sunita Yadav and Ankit Verma, research scholars at DTU, along with Varsha Sehgal, Assistant Professor, DTU, and Nidhi Sharma, Assistant Professor, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
The patent for the device was issued by the Patent Office, Government of India, in September.
The researchers said the system seeks to address limitations of existing workplace mindfulness applications, which largely rely on self-reported questionnaires, meditation sessions and periodic assessments. Conventional employee-monitoring systems, meanwhile, generally focus on attendance, movement, task completion and productivity without accounting for behavioural indicators linked to stress or concentration.
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