Sustainable Monitoring of Sleep Disorder with Multimodal Intraoral Sensor (SMILE)

The Sustainable Monitoring of Sleep Disorder with Multimodal Intraoral Sensor (SMILE) project, issued by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek under the agency Toegepaste en Technische Wetenschappen, focuses on creating a user-friendly sensing system for the long-term monitoring of diagnosed sleep disorders. The initiative seeks to overcome the high costs and limitations of single-event clinic monitoring by developing a multimodal intraoral sensor. By utilizing the mouth as a data source, the project aims to provide continuous sleep assessment that surpasses the capabilities of standard wearables like smartwatches. The primary technical objectives involve the reliable and comfortable extraction of signals from the complex environment of the human mouth. To achieve this, the project must address critical engineering constraints regarding device size and power consumption to ensure the sensor is sustainable for daily, long-term use. This award notice, posted on September 22, 2026, under solicitation number 22526, represents a strategic effort to improve patient monitoring and data collection for sleep-related health conditions.