The ODIN Researcher Website enables social and behavioral science researchers to design their study protocols and manage the continuous stream contextual data as it is being collected from study participants. Study protocols require the researcher to design a set of questions and a set of associated rules. A rule is formal specifications of the contexts in which a question should be asked of a study participant. Within ODIN, rules are compound logical expressions which may refer to data such as:
- Calendar date and time of day
- Engagement with particular locations (GPS, RFID, Bluetooth beacon)
- Physical proximity to other study participants (Bluetooth)
- Self-reports triggered by within-app interaction
- Biosensor data (stress, heart rate using Empatica E4; cognitive engagement via Emotiv Insight).
- Physical activity (via Google’s activity recognition API)
- Electronic contact (SMS, phone)
- Answers to previous questions