Mapping Waterways
Mapping Waterways will create a participatory mapping system that involves all aspects of the mapping process: from data collection, to map input, to visualization and organization. The mapping project will incorporate government and community-collected data to bridge current water mapping endeavors. This meets the need to integrate data analysis with community participation and improves access … Continue reading “Mapping Waterways”
- Team Members: Rachel Gottfried, Winston Huang, Gabriel Schwartzman
- Open Data for Development
- UC Berkeley
- 2014
Berkcycle
The Berkcycle system will consist of bicycles and bicycle racks that will be designed and manufactured by the Berkcycle team to fit the need of the students of University of California, Berkeley campus. The bicycle will have one-size-fits-all design that will allow all students to comfortably ride the bicycle anywhere on campus. It will also … Continue reading “Berkcycle”
- Team Members: Hunjoo Kim, Hyun-Ho Jung, Woo Yong Choi
- Improving Student Life
- UC Berkeley
- 2014
AgroMarketDay
The increasing ubiquity of mobiles in Uganda presents both opportunities and challenges, especially for critical sectors such as agriculture. In their various designs and capabilities, mobile phones can be found in the pockets of the wealthy and poor alike. Even in rural areas of Uganda, mobiles are growing in number and sophistication. The increase in … Continue reading “AgroMarketDay”
- Team Members: Lisa Katusiime, Isaac Omiat
- Global Poverty Alleviation
- Makerere University
- 2014
Remote Cleft Therapy for Young Children through a Mobile Game
Speech therapy is not fun for children. It consists of frequent doctor visits and boring repetitive homework. Outside of the office, the therapist has no idea if the child performs the exercises correctly or at all. Modern speech recognition is capable of accurately detecting speech impediments, and the speed of current mobile devices makes it … Continue reading “Remote Cleft Therapy for Young Children through a Mobile Game”
- Team Members: Zak Rubin
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Santa Cruz
- 2014
Inserting Innovation into Vision: UC Vision Project in Cambodia
The project will deliver vision correction to the poor in Cambodia, using self-adjustable glasses that allow the user to self-diagnose their own prescription. Once individuals determine their own prescriptions, they will be able to choose from standardized eyeglasses that fit a range of prescriptions. This approach allows a reduction in the cost of vision correction … Continue reading “Inserting Innovation into Vision: UC Vision Project in Cambodia”
- Team Members: Moon Parks, Silvina Bae
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2014
m3d: Mass Minable Medical Data
m3d is the “Google for Healthcare”—an intuitive and fast search engine for clinical and biomedical research. Existing technology uses outdated software to manage massive data sets, proves unintuitive with drag-and-drop interfaces, and demonstrates major issues in software architecture and scalability. The m3d software solution utilizes cutting-edge technology that ensures optimum performance analyzing Terabytes of data … Continue reading “m3d: Mass Minable Medical Data”
- Team Members: Sabrina Atienza, Georgy Ramonov
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2013
Small, Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for CAL FIRE Reconnaissance
Wildfires are a major part of California’s ecology and take a large amount of resources to monitor, contain, and ultimately suppress. Cal Fire is the state entity that is responsible for suppressing wildfires in California. Operations help improve the ecology of the local habitats by protecting rare and/or unique ecological resources, as well as protecting … Continue reading “Small, Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for CAL FIRE Reconnaissance”
- Team Members: Luis Bernardo, Chase Heckman, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Mark Lazzaro, Alexander Martinez, Jorge Nunez, Kelsey Nze, Erik O'keefe, Angel Sepulveda
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Merced
- 2013
Low-Cost Utility-Driven Guardian Robot for Older Persons Living Alone
This team’s faculty advisors received CITRIS seed funding this year to investigate the activity patterns of older persons living alone, and simultaneously, the capabilities of various sensors such as cameras, temperature sensor, and a two-way microphone for remote monitoring by family members. The goal of this CITRIS funding is for family members or their surrogates … Continue reading “Low-Cost Utility-Driven Guardian Robot for Older Persons Living Alone”
- Team Members: Peter Cottrell, Sebastian Hening
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Santa Cruz
- 2013
Near Zero
Unlike chemical batteries that have a limited power output and diminishing cycle lives, flywheel batteries can supply quick surges of power in milliseconds with a reliable 20-30 year lifespan. The small footprint of flywheel batteries makes them easily deployable in any environment. Near Zero’s rapid ramping abilities, high cycle life, and low maintenance make … Continue reading “Near Zero”
- Team Members: Sadegh Asefi, David Atkins-Maters, David Olmos, Togay Ozen, Marwan Rammah, and Paul Weitekamp
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability
- UC Berkeley
- 2013