Stress Analytics in Education

During the years of college and university education students are exposed to different kinds of stress, especially during the difficult studying periods like final exams weeks or project deadlines. Stress on a long run is dangerous and can contribute to illness through its physiological effects or maladaptive health behaviors. Many students admit, or are self-aware, that they become stressed under different circumstances and have some clues about their potential stressor. Still, even for such students, the monitoring and awareness of stress are not systematic and based on subjective data, i.e. someone’s feelings. In our work we aim at providing means to students to become aware of the past, current and expected (objectively measured) stress and its correlation with their performance, to understand their stressors, to cope with and prevent stress thus, to live healthier and happier lives and better organize their studies.