Microsoft GirlSpark

03/04/2020

【Digital skills teacher, refugee advocate, dreamer】💭
First, she taught herself how to use a computer—then, her family and friends. Today, Grace Nshimiyumukiza is a teacher for a digital literacy program aimed at training 25,000 refugees like herself in Kakuma, Kenya. Learn how she’s able to find opportunity in the face of hardship.

Find out how Grace is inspiring others👇

Grace Nshimiyumukiza is a teacher for the Connected Education program aimed at training 25,000 refugees with digital skills.

20/03/2020

Anna Miller at 12 years old, has a great passion in coding, and now her goal is to inspire a similar passion for coding in others. And her reason is simple: when people from diverse perspectives and points of view learn to code, it has the power to change the world for good.

Go inside Anna's vision for a better world👇

Accessibility advocate Anna Miller is using her passion for coding and STEM to inspire others and help change the world for the good.

19/03/2018

【 – 香港女生都可以！】女士走入STEM世界，用科技改善社會，其實都唔係咁困難！早前80位女大學生參加Microsoft GirlSpark訓練營，將科技融入各社會議題，設計出不同嘅創科點子，為社福界注入新思維！快啲Click入去睇吓得獎作品*嘅嶄新idea啦！

Women can do well in STEM fields! 80 of the GirlSpark participants had joined the camp and worked in teams to put forward the most relevant and innovative solutions to different social issues by using advanced technologies. Let's have a look at their innovative ideas* !

*所有作品均為初步概念，歡迎Inbox我們了解詳情。
*They are all preliminary ideas in this stage, please inbox us to understand more

14/02/2018

¡HearMe is an AI bracelet that eradicates the communication barriers between the hearing impaired and people around. Users can simply type on a laser projected keyboard and the voice output will be transmitted via a speaker built-in iHearMe, whereas the speech cognitive service will be used to recognize and convert received spoken language into text. https://youtu.be/Gz_6te4EFhA

14/02/2018

SheVoices a phone based app system aimed to provide a judgeless emotional support for victims experienced sexual harassment with a vision to encourage more victims to speak up. Secured and unbiased AI chatbot provide emotional comfort for victim; face recognition detects real emotions of victims; routine analytics help NGOs allocate their resources for those in urgent need. https://youtu.be/tItdcMkFc2I

14/02/2018

HomePal is a stuffed animal with active monitoring which allows elderly to age in place, reducing the number of home accidents and better preparing for the growing aging population. With the adoption of Voice and Pose Recognition, HomePal can detect emotional changes of the elderly and identify urgent condition and discover hidden injure respectively. It is more than a Chatbot as psychological attachment through interaction is maximized, providing a companionship for the elderly. https://youtu.be/ioncdn5mxfM

14/02/2018

Mamahood is a mobile app designed for new mothers, potentially suffered from postnatal depression. Provided with personal profile and AI deep learning, it connects mothers with similar mothers so as to support each other emotionally. Through detection and intellectual matching, users can chat and share via the forum to solve most of the motherhood problems. https://youtu.be/UhBA3TjvhHA

14/02/2018

A wearable device together with an app that monitors users’ blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipid level through text recognition on any device, to detect and prevent potential illnesses by sending correspondent reminders. https://youtu.be/v3_JSeFHaFs

14/02/2018

A-Bot is an online platform providing cartoon learning programme for ADHD children with the aim to assist them to learn better and improve their attention span. With the support of the eyeball, facial and emotion tracking, A-Bot can determine whether the kid is focusing on the programme or not. A mini game or a video-bot will instantly pop up if the attention level remains to be low to grab their attention. With the previous user history, A-Bot can predict when the kid will lose focus and thus provide a personal learning experience. https://youtu.be/ge8YMAqd_90

14/02/2018

Tracious is a smart bin to effectively tackle waste problems in Hong Kong. It leverages deep learning technology to identify and sort recyclables. Data on the amount and types of waste are analyzed and visualized so that companies gain better insights on the environmental impact they are making. It also detects the level of waste in the bin to help cleaners work more efficiently. https://youtu.be/agdz7jyv8Lc

14/02/2018

"Shy to Shine is a device duo aimed at helping people with
Asperger’s Syndrome to communicate effectively with others. With emotions and gestures detected by the badge’s facial recognition and motion detector, it will then be translated by the earpiece’s Chatbox and users will refer to the real-time suggestions to react accordingly - making it easier for them to integrate into society." https://youtu.be/cMFRUeNxu4I

14/02/2018

Combox is an e-learning device aimed at helping children with autism spectrum disorders to enhance their collaboration skillsets. With artificial intelligence, face and emotion recognition APIs, children can learn different subjects through digital games with tailor-made content and levels of difficulties in learning mode. Moreover, users can practice expressing thoughts and maintaining good eye contact while using the chatbot function in social mode. With big data analysis, user's performance report will be generated and sent to their parents regularly. https://youtu.be/91BKjx-RUZU