MOBILE + CONNECTIVITY / SEPTEMBER 2018–JANUARY 2019

Local Area Disaster System

Exploring communication when ordinary infrastructure fails.

The challenge

Create a mobile peer-to-peer network to relay relevant information to first responders during mass outages.

My contribution

I helped build the product during a 48-hour hackathon, planned the engineering strategy, divided responsibilities, and coordinated the team’s work with Android Studio.

A practical pivot

We moved from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi to improve the effective transmission range. The project became an exercise in choosing a workable approach quickly and coordinating delivery under a tight deadline.

Project summary based on my resume. A public demo is not currently available.