This document discusses a wearable device called Hakeeme that monitors construction workers' health in the United Arab Emirates. It provides statistics showing that hundreds die from heat-related issues every year in the UAE, and thousands suffer injuries. While companies are banned from working in extreme heat, these regulations are often not enforced. Hakeeme aims to address this by monitoring workers in real-time and reporting on their well-being and any issues to relevant parties. The document outlines some challenges in accommodating emergencies and enforcing regulations. It then demonstrates a prototype of Hakeeme and discusses moving from prototype to a final product, including considerations around network architecture, feasibility, safety, and social impact.
4. Literature Research
700 deaths and 90 suicides every year in the
UAE
(Ali 2010)
A single hospital in Dubai saw 5,000 heat-
related injuries per month in the summer of
2004
(Human Rights Watch 2006)
Companies rarely follow government bans on
working during the hottest time of day (Hamza
2014)
9. Arabic/Urdu meaning: my doctor, my wisdom
A wearable device to monitor construction worker
health and provide real-time data analysis and reports
of the workers well-being to third parties
Hakeeme
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19. Thank you!
Students
Dori Palfi, NYUAD, Hungary
Farah Shamout, NYUAD, Jordan
Martin Slosarik, NYUAD,
Slovakia
Tony Lin, NYUAD, Taiwan
Nora Benson, University of Illinois
Urbana Champaign, USA
Agoun Juba, Ecole nationale
Sup辿rieure dInformatique, Algeria
Badreddine Zebbich, Institute of
Electrical & Electronics
Engineering IGEE Ex.INELEC,
Algeria
Hajrah Jahan, Manipal University,
UAE
Hassan Bello, University of
Wollongong in Dubai, UAE
Mohamed-Zakariae El
Khdime, Ibn Tofail
University, Morocco
Saif Rehman, University of
Sharjah, UAE
Mentors
Katy Blumer, Google, USA
Anas Shahrour, NYU Abu
Dhabi, Jordan
Ayman Farhat, Software
Engineer, Lebanon
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