Mid-Program
This Mid-Program Update reflects the evolution of Who?Cares, our ongoing effort to develop a smart in-home monitoring solution for elderly care. It highlights the major design decisions, changes in scope, key milestones achieved so far and the direction we’re heading next. While our initial vision has been refined, the mission remains the same: to build a meaningful, human-centered tool that brings peace of mind to caregivers.
Here are some of the categories and content related to our project that you will find in this presentation:
🔹The Problem
A refined look at the daily challenges caregivers face — and how our insights from interviews helped narrow our focus to in-home safety.
🔹Our Updated Solution
Our simplified but smarter approach — wearable + BLE localization, sensor data fusion and edge-based alert generation.
🔹Who Benefits
The primary users of our solution, including informal caregivers and elderly individuals living independently
🔹Technical Challenges
The key engineering and development hurdles we expect to encounter
🔹Competitor Analysis
A look at existing solutions and how Who?Cares aims to differentiate itself
🔹Our Team & Advisors
All the people involved in bringing this vision to life
🔹Architecture & System Design
A peek at our current system setup, including how can the wearable, Raspberry Pi and sensors work together
🔹Testing & Validation Metrics
The methods we plan to use to ensure accuracy and reliability of our solution
🔹Work Distribution & Project Timeline
An updated schedule reflecting the pivot in our scope, new responsibilities and work ahead — along with who's doing what
This marks the halfway point in our journey — where ideas have turned into research and interviews into insight. The road ahead will be focused on prototyping, testing, refining and connecting all the moving parts. Stay tuned as Who?Cares continues to take shape.