Yolanda Castillo Escario

Yolanda Castillo Escario is a researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, specializing in the Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation group. Her work focuses on leveraging smartphone sensors and machine learning to assess sleep disorders, trunk function in spinal cord injury patients, and respiratory diagnostics through cough acoustics.

• Key research areas: Sleep-disordered breathing, Spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Smartphone-based health monitoring

Recent publications highlight her contributions to deep learning for apnea detection, accelerometry for sleep position analysis, and acoustic profiling of respiratory diseases. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and mobile health technologies.

As part of IBEC's collaborative initiatives, she works with hospitals and industry partners to translate research into practical applications. Her projects include clinical trials for spinal cord injury rehabilitation and epidemiological studies on respiratory disease patterns.