HumaniTech

IDEO.org, League of Hope, USAID, Zanmi Agrikol (Partners is Agriculture)

HumaniTech

Goals

To improve health outcomes, nutrition, and general living conditions in developing nations and resource-limited environments through a variety of key technologies. These solutions include: sensors for sanitation in challenging environments, improving access to healthcare through the development of low-cost technologies focusing primarily on child and maternal health, data analytics and human centered design.

Issues Involved or Addressed

Designing and building low-cost sensors, evaluating data and determining outcomes in developing countries by users with limited training.

Methods and Technologies

  • Focus on human centered design to develop, build and deploy sustainable solutions in challenging environments

Academic Majors of Interest

  • Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Biology
  • Computer Engineering
  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Industrial Design
  • All Disciplines

Preferred Interests and Preparation

Meeting Schedule & Location

Time: 

1:55-2:45

Day: 

Wed

Location: 

Klaus 1440

Team Advisors

Sponsor(s)

IDEO.org, League of Hope, USAID, Zanmi Agrikol (Partners is Agriculture)