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The UC3M4Safety reached the semifinal stage at the XPRIZE Women's Safety. The $1 million Anu and Naveen Jain Women’s Safety XPRIZE was a global competition that challenges teams to leverage technology to empower communities with transformative solutions that ensures women’s safety.
The competition began in 2017, with the presentation of a proposal in September 2017, when after being selected as one of the 15 semifinalists, the UC3M4safety reached the final stage. The final was held in Mumbai in April 2018 and was the first time Bindi's solution was showed. Xprize represented a boost to get that ideas exposed in papers reach the state of a real prototype.
The groups involved in the competition team come from the Polytechnic School and from the Gender Studies Institute of UC3M. Three departments in the Polytechnic School face the problem of preventing and combating the violence from a technological point of view. Signal Theory and Communications Department, Telematics Engineering Department and Electronic Technology Department apply their knowledge to use the most recent smart sensors, recogniztion algorithms and security in wireless networks in a proposal that protect victims. On-line detection of human moods, dangerous objects or agressors, with a "transparent" wearable system, would allow victims to prevent and combat new episodes of violence. Of course, this system is assessed by the Gender Studies Institute thanks to its large knowledge in violence against women and protecting victims. Beside, researchers from Center of Industrial Electronics, (UPM-CEI), experts in Wireless Sensor Networks will provide their expertise in machine learning algorithms for multi-sensor data treatment.
ABOUT US
The Carlos III University of Madrid provides a high degree of interdisciplinary research for international research projects where Social and Human Sciences must connect and collaborate with Information and Communications Technologies, for improving the quality of life of Europe citizens. The open concept of global departments for teaching the students of the whole university, as well as the large experience in collaborative research makes this university a key element in research projects where different approaches must be undertaken to study and analyze a common necessity, and propose common solutions to attend and solve today’s society challenges.
The UC3M4Safety team has applied already to project calls for public funding in the framework of European Union, in a willing of developing a efficient and applicable solution to the problem of violence against weak elements in the current societies: women, children, eldery, etc.
The six groups composing UC3M4Safety have experience in research and development projects in their respectives field of expertise. But, all of them agreed a year ago in the necessity of working together for solving this problem, with a techical and a social perspective. First works have started, developing a proof of concept for detecting agressiveness, fear, and other human reactions to violence. Contacts with victims' associations and law enforcement agencies have also been done, confirming the interest in the solution proposed.
CONTACT US
Team leader: Celia López
📧 email: celia@ing.uc3m.es
Media appearances during our participation in the competition
Jewels protect against abuse
Bindi is a jewelry accessories solution that allows registering and recognizing the emotions of panic and stress in the woman user. Through a mobile 'app' is activated to emergency alarm to receive help immediately. Read more.
EL MUNDO (Newspaper) - 01/04/2018 (Spanish)
Crean una 'joya' con un dispositivo interno que envía alertas a la Policía en situaciones de peligro
Crean una 'joya' con un dispositivo interno que envía alertas a la Policía en situaciones de peligro
Para proteger a las mujeres de cualquier tipo de violencia, investigadores españoles han creado un dispositivo en forma de colgante capaz de enviar un mensaje de socorro de forma automática sin necesidad de que la víctima lo active. Ver vídeo y noticia
ANTENA 3 "Informativos 15h" - 13/05/2018 (Español/Spanish)
BINDI: SMART SOLUTION FOR WOMEN'S SAFETY XPRIZE
BINDI is a wearable system composed of two devices, which have an aesthetic intention but also include a smart monitoring mission to prevent sexual or violent attacks against users. The devices are connected wirelessly between them and with the users' smart cellular phone through a reliable and lightweight communication protocol (Bluetooth™ Low Energy, BLE) providing a competitive autonomy, in terms of battery re-charging, and bandwidth for data transmission.
Apart from a duplicated panic button, that can be activated by the user when a risk situation arises; the main novelty of the system is a set of sensors for key physiological variables and voice recognition, that are able to detect a panic or high-fear-stress emotion in the user, who can be unable to push the panic button.
The two devices of BINDI can work separately and together, always thanks to the connection to the smart cellular phone. The highest safety and security is achieved with the complete set of devices, but lower (and sometimes enough) degrees of safety are assured when wearing a single device and the cellular phone.
Lecture: Bindi. Jewelry to Detect, Prevent and Combat Violence Against Women.
Speakers: Ms. Clara Sainz de Baranda, Professor of Audiovisual Communication at UC3M and Ms. Celia López Ongil, professor of electronic technology at UC3M.
UC3M Conference - March 2018
Jewelry against sexual abuse
The University Carlos III of Madrid participates in the international contest 'Anu & Naveen Jain Women's Safety', where teams from all over the world compete to develop technological solutions for the safety of women. Read more.
CADENA SER RADIO - 01/11/2018 (Spanish)
La pulsera que puede evitar agresiones sexuales y asesinatos machistas
La pulsera que puede evitar agresiones sexuales y asesinatos machistas
Un equipo universitario español ultima un prototipo de ‘wearables’ que detectan la violencia contra las mujeres y se comunican con el móvil para avisar de emergencias. Read more.
EL PAÍS - 21/06/2018 (Spanish)
Bindi: la pulsera y el colgante que te pueden salvar la vida
El acoso sexual, las violaciones y la violencia de género han aumentado a un ritmo exponencial. En 2018, 47 mujeres perdieron la vida a manos de sus parejas o exparejas y 39 niños quedaron huérfanos. Cifras desconcertantes, pero... ¿y si les dijera que han inventado un sistema para protegernos?
LA RAZÓN (Newspaper) - 11/02/2019 (Spanish)