FATHOMing out interdisciplinary research transfer

This paper presents a case study on the development and deployment of a computerised, non-invasive psychological profiling system which detects human comprehension through the monitoring of multiple channels of facial nonverbal behaviour using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). Prior work on an earlier system known as Silent Talker, led to collaborations and a funded project with Family Health International 360 (FHI 360) in collaboration with the National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), to produce the FATHOM system for measuring comprehension of the informed consent process amongst women in Tanzania. This paper describes the process of taking a working research prototype and deploying the system in a real working environment. The paper discusses the process of contract negotiation, global ethics and intellectual property rights. The FATHOM system and initial results are described.