# USC TILES-2018 Case Study

Pioneering research in workplace stress and performance analysis.

## Context

Researchers at the University of Southern California and their partners undertook a **first-of-its-kind study on employee wellness and performance in the workplace** based on timeseries data collected from modern, off-the-shelf sensors in a real-world, high-stress hospital setting. reelyActive was selected to supply the gateway infrastructure and software for real-time sensing and location.

212 participants were studied at work over 10 weeks at the Keck Hospital in Los Angeles where **244 ambient data gateways were temporarily installed in a matter of days**. These reelyActive gateways and Pareto (Classic) software provided [participant location](/content/use-cases/personnel-tracking/#content/index.html) data based on the devices they wore/carried as well as door motion, humidity, temperature, and ambient light [environmental sensing](/content/use-cases/environmental-sensing/#content/index.html) data.

The resulting data set is [publicly available](https://tiles-data.isi.edu/) and the study [published](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-00655-3) in the prestigious Nature Research journal.

> "Real-time location data proved to be a key indicator of workplace stress factors, providing a competitive edge for us to extend our study."
>
> Brandon Booth, USC

## Deployed Solution

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
|  | Data management by Evidation, <br> compilation/analysis by USC researchers |
|  | Pareto Classic (SaaS) |
|  | 244 [Owl-in-Ones](/content/products/gateways/#owl-in-one/index.html) on 7 floors |
|  | Android phones and wearables <br> and [Minew E8](/content/pareto/anywhere/devices/#minew-e8/index.html) & [S1](/content/pareto/anywhere/devices/#minew-s1/index.html) sensor beacons |

- USC TILES-2018
- Los Angeles, USA
- 2018