Studyboost

STUDYBOOST, a wearable-based system for monitoring study and learning processes.

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Inspiration

On this lockdown state we are currently going through, it has been reported many problems regarding concentration and harnessing of study, on the one hand, and, on the other, sleep disorders due to lack of organization and a fixed schedule. Therefore, we propose a solution based on monitoring brain activity and improving sleep through a simple mobile app using an affordable electronic device and a comfortable headband.

What it does

Studyboost aims to address two processes:

1.- Quantify the quality of the time invested in the study. The app will detect the real study time used, intelligently quantifying the level and time spent on the cognitive functions necessary for learning, such as attention level, reading time or the level of reasoning, among others.

2.- Modulate the sleep phases. Modulation will be carried out by means of auditory stimulation, capable of expanding the slow wave phase of sleep, responsible for deep and more restful sleep. With the app the user will achieve a restful sleep to be able to 100% address the cognitive demands required during a study day.

How I built it

It is a small, innocuous, non-invasive and very easy to use system that is currently implemented in the prototype phase. For that, we are implementing the recording part using a platform already developed that we called Signalino, a powerful and low-cost, open-source bioamplifier able to recording EEG and EMG as a wearable device.

Associated we have an hybrid app which is built using Java. Its study panel is built to program a study scheduling for the day and measure the real study time used. The other part is built to detect the onset and the end of the sleep and modulate the sleep through auditory stimulation. All the app is provided by an artificial intelligence system that analyzes the collected data and produces statistics about the performance obtained during both the study and the sleep. In addition, the development of a comfortable headband is developed through 3D printing.

Challenges I ran into

During this hackathon we achieve an innovative product in for students in order to solve study scheduling and sleep disorders that can appear due to the confinement in a pandemia like covid-19. In addition, we created a multidisciplinary team, made up of a phycologist, medical doctor, software and hardware developers and 3D printed experts.

What's next for Studyboost

The next step of Studyboost is to develop a functional app, adapt the biosignal amplifier we have, signalino, and develop a comfortable headband to be used during the study, as well as, during sleep focus on university students. Finally, in the near future and with the current status of this project, we know that in 6 months, approximately, studyboost will be ready to be in the market with a price between 250€ and 750€.

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