Ryan McGinnis

Ryan McGinnis

Senior Algorithms Engineer

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Published on Apr 01, 2020

PanicMechanic is Live!

The project that started here has made it to the Apple App Store as PanicMechanic an interactive app that uses concepts from biofeedback to help people manage their panic attacks. Check it out! htt...

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Published on May 28, 2019

Results!

Hi All,Thank you for supporting this project and for sticking with us all this time! Last week we presented some initial results from this work at The 16th IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Wea...

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Published on Dec 01, 2017

In-Home Validation Study Approved by the IRB: We Need Your Help!

Help us take the next step towards a mobile treatment for panic attacks. In 15 minutes you can help us AND become eligible to win an Amazon gift card! To participate, please proceed to the link bel...

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Published on Sep 25, 2016

App Development Begins!

Hi Backers!Things have been a bit busy around here, with both Ellen and I starting new jobs at the University of Vermont (UVM).  Luckily, we had some time this weekend to get back to ending panic a...

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Published on Jul 08, 2016

The Panic Button: Nerd Update

In the last lab note we shared early results from some of our pilot testing.  In this note, we're going to describe some of the signal processing techniques we used to arrive at those results... th...

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Published on Jun 16, 2016

We have liftoff!

We've been working hard, and now have a first pass at the algorithms for heart and respiratory rate!When you use the Panic Button!, you will place your finger tip against the camera lens on your sm...

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Published on May 01, 2016

Nature Calls for Increased Scientific Support for Mental Healthcare Apps

A limited supply of qualified mental health professionals has burdened would-be patients with significant wait times and astronomical costs for mental health services. To meet this...

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Reply to:Denny LuanDenny Luan
Hi Denny, the matlab code used to generate the plots in this lab note is now hosted in a public github repository. You can access it here: https://github.com/ryan-mcginnis/panic-button
Jul 09, 2016
Project: The Panic Button!: A Biofeedback App for Panic Attacks
Reply to:Denny LuanDenny Luan
Thanks Denny! The video was recorded on my iPhone, and the plots are all from Matlab. We plan to release the source code sometime soon... I just need to make sure everything is nicely commented :)
Jul 08, 2016
Project: The Panic Button!: A Biofeedback App for Panic Attacks
Note on the second plot, my heart didn't actually stop, there is just some noise in our heart rate predictions :)
Jun 16, 2016
Project: The Panic Button!: A Biofeedback App for Panic Attacks