Safa Idris Ikheria
Industrial Design
A designer who specialises in user research and interface design.
Final year project
Michu - Mental Health Diagnostic Aid for Children
Michu - Children's Mental Health Aid
Through the use of biomarkers, Michu brings objective data and measurement to the way we diagnose, manage and care for children’s mental health. This provides a more accurate and efficient screening process.
The Michu support toy alerts the carer when the child requires support and guides them through understanding and talking about their feelings and practising coping strategies. Suitable for ages 4-6 years old.
Michu - Wearable Adhesive Patch
The wearable adhesive patch acts as an emotion sensor to monitor your child’s physiological symptoms throughout the day and uses AI to learn and recognise emotional patterns. These sensors monitor heart rate variability, galvanic skin response (sweat gland activity), infrared skin temperature and IMU (inertial measurement unit). Research shows that the combination of these sensors will accurately detect changes in emotional states and when the user manually inputs how they are feeling, AI can begin to automatically detect when they are feeling these emotions.
Support Toy UI Interface - Feeling Identification
The displayed animation shows the feeling identification feature within the toy. The child is provided with the Michu support toy able to use the dial to scroll through emotions to select how they are feeling at that moment. The screen layouts were user-tested to ensure they were easily understandable for children. The colourful aesthetic and soft animation provides an engaging experience for the child.
Emotion identification is then followed up by a voice note recording for the child to talk about what they are doing and why they are feeling this way. Finally, they are coached through coping strategies on screen. These include breathing exercises and EFT tapping. This will continue until the sensor detects their emotional levels returning back to base level.
Michu - Mobile App
The mobile app is accessible to parents/carers and teachers to input further clarification of the scenario which is then logged and can be accessed by the child practitioner in their first assessment. This data can then be used to support standard screening methods for an accurate diagnosis. The separate parent/teacher modes mean confidential data can not be accessed by the teacher. The app also ensures both parents and teachers are offering cohesive support strategies to the child.
PATH - Travel Aid for The Visually Impaired
* Currently Shortlisted for the Global RSA Student Design Awards (Results TBA) *
Group Project - A phone accessory, working in conjunction with an app, that provides haptic feedback to guide the user through the travel experience, from start to destination. This includes identifying the correct bus through Bluetooth/ NFC, detecting an empty seat on the bus via thermal imaging, and alerting when the user has arrived at their destination through vibrations.
These features remove the dependence on unreliable bus hardware, such as announcements, and also reduce the need for human contact, avoiding potential embarrassments.
AirHost - 1 Week Design Project
A design for a smart lock system that bridges the gap between fully automated check-in processes and personal interactions with the host. The focus of the brief was to capture the aesthetic of the Airbnb brand.
From the soft blended surfaces to the bold accent of colour each part of the design has been carefully considered to match Airbnb’s welcoming brand image.
AirHost provides the best hospitality experience at the convenience of both the host and their guest. Hosts no longer have to feel guilty about not being able to provide a ‘welcome house tour’. Guests no longer have to delay their long-awaited nap while their host shows them around.
AirHost allows the guest to experience all the best hospitality that comes with staying at an Airbnb but in their own time. No more sacrifices. Bridge the gap with AirHost.
Safa Idris Ikheria
Final year project
Michu - Mental Health Diagnostic Aid for Children
Awards
I recently led a team project which involved conducting, evaluating, and designing a prototype product for the visually impaired which has now been shortlisted for the RSA Student Design Awards 2022.