Pulse:
cardiac health wearable
Pulse:
cardiac health wearable
Pulse:
cardiac health wearable
Incubated @ MIT Entrepreneurship Program 2017
Continued @ USC Iovine & Young Academy 2019-23
Senior Thesis Project @ USC Iovine & Young Academy 2022-23
Project, Research, Design Lead: Richa Krishna
Software Engineering Lead, AI/ML: Shantanu Jhaveri
Materials Researcher: Leslie Hwang
Medical Researcher: Dr. Neha Prakash
Advised by: Experts from the USC Iovine and Young Academy, USC Keck School of Medicine, USC AMI Institute of Biomedical Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins ARVD/C Center, Stanford Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, IDEO Health, Edwards Lifesciences, American Heart Association, and AHA Center for Health Technology & Innovation — including Dr. Jacque Sokolov, Dr. Mariell Jessup, Dr. Farzad Azimpour, Dr. John Mai, Dr. Thanassis Rikakis, Dr. Harly Ramsey, Matthew Manos, Trent Jones, and Patrick Wayte.
01 Problem
People with genetic heart conditions that link physical activity to cardiac risk often exercise far below their actual capacity because safe exercise levels cannot be clearly defined without visibility into how their heart responds to activity in the moment. Many are former competitive athletes, for whom limited activity comes at a real cost to quality of life.
02 Primary Research
Validated through 200+ 1:1 interviews, surveys, and field studies with athletes, patients with relevant heart conditions, and health-conscious individuals.
03 Solution
A consumer wearable patch focused on cardiac health, delivering actionable real-time feedback and long-term analytics from data traditionally confined to clinical settings.
Pulse increases visibility into the relationship between physical and cardiac activity, enabling preventative action and improving quality of life.
04 Advanced Research
Medical Research — Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: genetic mutations, muscle cell behavior, heart structure. Malignant heart rhythms preceding sudden cardiac arrest: progression and predictive markers.
Technical Research — Hardware: electrode placement, component selection, PCB constraints. Software: existing ECG datasets, arrhythmia detection and prediction algorithms.
Market Research — Competitive analysis of 200+ companies and projects.
Design Research — Hardware: wearable materials, adhesives, body placement. Software: critical review of existing health/fitness app models.
User Research — Interviews, surveys, and field studies to test and revise assumptions.
05 Form Development
Explored shape, placement, flexibility, and adhesive through sketching, CAD (SolidWorks), flexible-resin 3D printing, and user testing — against four design criteria: comfortable, unobtrusive, intuitive, inconspicuous.
Testing covered wearability (response to movement and skin variation), placement (which locations gave reliable readings), and feedback (alert timing, sensation, and expected user response).
06 Hardware Development
Built multiple Arduino-based prototypes reading live ECG data, delivering haptic feedback against user-specific safe thresholds, and allowing direct engagement with the data.
07 Software Development
Collaborated with a technical team to develop an algorithm predicting heart rate progression 10 seconds ahead — a first step toward an irregular-rhythm prediction model.
08 Brand Development
Built a brand identity balancing reliability, intelligence, and vitality — following consumer-fitness design conventions while carrying medical-grade credibility. Led product photography, graphic design, and pitch decks.
09 Strategy Development
Built go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, financial projections, and market analysis. Presented at venture competitions and investor briefings.
10 Recognition
USC New Venture Seed Competition — Top 4 of 280 teams (2023)
USC Discovery Scholar Distinction (2023)
USC Iovine & Young Academy Prize — 1st Place (2022)
i.Invest National Youth Business Competition — 1st Place (2018)
Diamond Challenge Entrepreneurship Competition — 1st Place (CA), Global Finalist (2018)
Innovation Showcase TV (2017)
MIT Launch Grant Recipient (2017)
Selected to present on behalf of USC IYA to guests including US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, NY Chancellor of Schools, Jimmy Iovine, and Dr. Dre.
Incubated @ MIT Entrepreneurship Program 2017
Continued @ USC Iovine & Young Academy 2019-23
Senior Thesis Project @ USC Iovine & Young Academy 2022-23
Project, Research, Design Lead: Richa Krishna
Software Engineering Lead, AI/ML: Shantanu Jhaveri
Materials Researcher: Leslie Hwang
Medical Researcher: Dr. Neha Prakash
Advised by: Experts from the USC Iovine and Young Academy, USC Keck School of Medicine, USC AMI Institute of Biomedical Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins ARVD/C Center, Stanford Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, IDEO Health, Edwards Lifesciences, American Heart Association, and AHA Center for Health Technology & Innovation — including Dr. Jacque Sokolov, Dr. Mariell Jessup, Dr. Farzad Azimpour, Dr. John Mai, Dr. Thanassis Rikakis, Dr. Harly Ramsey, Matthew Manos, Trent Jones, and Patrick Wayte.
01 Problem
People with genetic heart conditions that link physical activity to cardiac risk often exercise far below their actual capacity because safe exercise levels cannot be clearly defined without visibility into how their heart responds to activity in the moment. Many are former competitive athletes, for whom limited activity comes at a real cost to quality of life.
02 Primary Research
Validated through 200+ 1:1 interviews, surveys, and field studies with athletes, patients with relevant heart conditions, and health-conscious individuals.
03 Solution
A consumer wearable patch focused on cardiac health, delivering actionable real-time feedback and long-term analytics from data traditionally confined to clinical settings.
Pulse increases visibility into the relationship between physical and cardiac activity, enabling preventative action and improving quality of life.
04 Advanced Research
Medical Research — Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: genetic mutations, muscle cell behavior, heart structure. Malignant heart rhythms preceding sudden cardiac arrest: progression and predictive markers.
Technical Research — Hardware: electrode placement, component selection, PCB constraints. Software: existing ECG datasets, arrhythmia detection and prediction algorithms.
Market Research — Competitive analysis of 200+ companies and projects.
Design Research — Hardware: wearable materials, adhesives, body placement. Software: critical review of existing health/fitness app models.
User Research — Interviews, surveys, and field studies to test and revise assumptions.
05 Form Development
Explored shape, placement, flexibility, and adhesive through sketching, CAD (SolidWorks), flexible-resin 3D printing, and user testing — against four design criteria: comfortable, unobtrusive, intuitive, inconspicuous.
Testing covered wearability (response to movement and skin variation), placement (which locations gave reliable readings), and feedback (alert timing, sensation, and expected user response).
06 Hardware Development
Built multiple Arduino-based prototypes reading live ECG data, delivering haptic feedback against user-specific safe thresholds, and allowing direct engagement with the data.
07 Software Development
Collaborated with a technical team to develop an algorithm predicting heart rate progression 10 seconds ahead — a first step toward an irregular-rhythm prediction model.
08 Brand Development
Built a brand identity balancing reliability, intelligence, and vitality — following consumer-fitness design conventions while carrying medical-grade credibility. Led product photography, graphic design, and pitch decks.
09 Strategy Development
Built go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, financial projections, and market analysis. Presented at venture competitions and investor briefings.
10 Recognition
USC New Venture Seed Competition — Top 4 of 280 teams (2023)
USC Discovery Scholar Distinction (2023)
USC Iovine & Young Academy Prize — 1st Place (2022)
i.Invest National Youth Business Competition — 1st Place (2018)
Diamond Challenge Entrepreneurship Competition — 1st Place (CA), Global Finalist (2018)
Innovation Showcase TV (2017)
MIT Launch Grant Recipient (2017)
Selected to present on behalf of USC IYA to guests including US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, NY Chancellor of Schools, Jimmy Iovine, and Dr. Dre.
Incubated @ MIT Entrepreneurship Program 2017
Continued @ USC Iovine & Young Academy 2019-23
Senior Thesis Project @ USC Iovine & Young Academy 2022-23
Project, Research, Design Lead: Richa Krishna
Software Engineering Lead, AI/ML: Shantanu Jhaveri
Materials Researcher: Leslie Hwang
Medical Researcher: Dr. Neha Prakash
Advised by: Experts from the USC Iovine and Young Academy, USC Keck School of Medicine, USC AMI Institute of Biomedical Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins ARVD/C Center, Stanford Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, IDEO Health, Edwards Lifesciences, American Heart Association, and AHA Center for Health Technology & Innovation — including Dr. Jacque Sokolov, Dr. Mariell Jessup, Dr. Farzad Azimpour, Dr. John Mai, Dr. Thanassis Rikakis, Dr. Harly Ramsey, Matthew Manos, Trent Jones, and Patrick Wayte.
01 Problem
People with genetic heart conditions that link physical activity to cardiac risk often exercise far below their actual capacity because safe exercise levels cannot be clearly defined without visibility into how their heart responds to activity in the moment. Many are former competitive athletes, for whom limited activity comes at a real cost to quality of life.
02 Primary Research
Validated through 200+ 1:1 interviews, surveys, and field studies with athletes, patients with relevant heart conditions, and health-conscious individuals.
03 Solution
A consumer wearable patch focused on cardiac health, delivering actionable real-time feedback and long-term analytics from data traditionally confined to clinical settings.
Pulse increases visibility into the relationship between physical and cardiac activity, enabling preventative action and improving quality of life.
04 Advanced Research
Medical Research — Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: genetic mutations, muscle cell behavior, heart structure. Malignant heart rhythms preceding sudden cardiac arrest: progression and predictive markers.
Technical Research — Hardware: electrode placement, component selection, PCB constraints. Software: existing ECG datasets, arrhythmia detection and prediction algorithms.
Market Research — Competitive analysis of 200+ companies and projects.
Design Research — Hardware: wearable materials, adhesives, body placement. Software: critical review of existing health/fitness app models.
User Research — Interviews, surveys, and field studies to test and revise assumptions.
05 Form Development
Explored shape, placement, flexibility, and adhesive through sketching, CAD (SolidWorks), flexible-resin 3D printing, and user testing — against four design criteria: comfortable, unobtrusive, intuitive, inconspicuous.
Testing covered wearability (response to movement and skin variation), placement (which locations gave reliable readings), and feedback (alert timing, sensation, and expected user response).
06 Hardware Development
Built multiple Arduino-based prototypes reading live ECG data, delivering haptic feedback against user-specific safe thresholds, and allowing direct engagement with the data.
07 Software Development
Collaborated with a technical team to develop an algorithm predicting heart rate progression 10 seconds ahead — a first step toward an irregular-rhythm prediction model.
08 Brand Development
Built a brand identity balancing reliability, intelligence, and vitality — following consumer-fitness design conventions while carrying medical-grade credibility. Led product photography, graphic design, and pitch decks.
09 Strategy Development
Built go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, financial projections, and market analysis. Presented at venture competitions and investor briefings.
10 Recognition
USC New Venture Seed Competition — Top 4 of 280 teams (2023)
USC Discovery Scholar Distinction (2023)
USC Iovine & Young Academy Prize — 1st Place (2022)
i.Invest National Youth Business Competition — 1st Place (2018)
Diamond Challenge Entrepreneurship Competition — 1st Place (CA), Global Finalist (2018)
Innovation Showcase TV (2017)
MIT Launch Grant Recipient (2017)
Selected to present on behalf of USC IYA to guests including US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, NY Chancellor of Schools, Jimmy Iovine, and Dr. Dre.
