Student Researchers Advance Emergency Alert Technology

A group of Northeastern University student researchers have developed an automated emergency alert system to help elderly people in sudden need of medical attention. Under the direction of Charles DiMarzio, an associate professor in the departments of electrical and computer engineering and mechanical and industrial engineering, the students created the technology for a wireless wrist device that automatically alerts emergency responders should the gadget detect a sudden change in the user's vital signs or speed of movement, as from a fall. The innovative technology was developed for the team's engineering senior capstone project.