Dataset

QU Autism

E4 wristband heart-rate predictor of challenging behaviours in autistic children (Qatar University, IEEE DataPort)

Dataset behind "a heart-rate predictor of challenging behaviours among children with autism" (Qatar University; Cabibihan group). 17 challenging-behaviour instances, 1.74–18.21% of each session. Related paper: MDPI Robotics 12(2):55 (DOI 10.3390/robotics12020055), which reports XGBoost at 99% accuracy and RMSSD correlated with challenging behaviour.

At a glance

Type: Dataset
Host: Not reported
DOI: 10.21227/5b7r-8j60 (opens in a new tab)
Licence: Not reported
Access: Not reported
Subjects: Not reported
Signals: PPG IMU EDA Temp
Devices: Empatica E4
PPG sites: Wrist
Setting: Not reported
Wrist: Not reported
Raw waveforms: Not reported
Tasks: StressPanic Sympathetic ArousalSympathetic Arousal
Updated: Nov 2, 2026

Original description

The dataset contains physiological data collected using a wearable device from 5 children with autism (all males) during interaction sessions with different stimuli. The dataset (QU_Autism_dataset.csv) is related to our investigations of using wearable devices to detect the occurrence of challenging behaviors among children with autism. The study used a wearable device that acquired the acceleration (ACC) (i.e., in X, Y, Z), electrodermal activity (EDA), temperature (TEMP), heart rate (HR), and blood volume pulse (BVP). The recorded sessions were annotated using two labels, namely Non-Challenging and Challenging. The index column identifies the participating child’s number. More details can be found with the related article. Note: The DOI/ link of the related publication will be updated once available.

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QU Autism: ChatPPG research summary card

Key numbers

Reference labels

CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR ANNOTATION

How it works

No model in the hub reports results on this dataset yet.

Reference labels: challenging behaviour annotation
Device roles: Study wearable (IMU)

Devices· 1

Empatica E4

Empatica · Wrist

PPGIMUEDATemp

Product image: Empatica

Full photo credits, sources and licences are on each device page.

Cite this dataset

APA 7BibTeX

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QU Autism [Data set]. (n.d.). https://doi.org/10.21227/5b7r-8j60

@misc{quautismautism,
  title         = {{QU Autism}},
  doi           = {10.21227/5b7r-8j60}
}

Cite the ChatPPG record

Cite the dated snapshot 2026-10 for a fixed, reproducible version. Please also cite the original publications listed above.

APA

ChatPPG. (2026). QU Autism: dataset record (Version 2026-10) [Data set]. ChatPPG Research Hub. https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/qu-autism

BibTeX

@misc{chatppg_dataset_qu_autism,
  author       = {{ChatPPG}},
  title        = {{QU Autism: dataset record}},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = nov,
  version      = {2026-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/qu-autism}},
  note         = {ChatPPG Research Hub, Snapshot 2026-10, https://chatppg.com/research/snapshots/2026-10}
}

CITATION.cff

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message: "If you use this resource, please cite it as below."
type: dataset
title: "QU Autism: dataset record"
authors:
  - name: "ChatPPG"
url: "https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/qu-autism"
repository-artifact: "https://chatppg.com/research/snapshots/2026-10"
version: "2026-10"
date-released: "2026-11-02"

History

Nov 2, 2026
Record updated