raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se raunaq bose [human-optimised view] Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:40:58 +0000 https://human.raunaqbo.se en splash https://human.raunaqbo.se/splash Mon, 10 Jul 2017 23:26:12 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/splash <img width="1795" height="1287" width_o="1795" height_o="1287" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c480ead10946b3bef0212647eef4186dda30091fb2d2b790d0a7b59976d8c757/UT0.png" data-mid="53894328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c480ead10946b3bef0212647eef4186dda30091fb2d2b790d0a7b59976d8c757/UT0.png" /> imperial college design collective https://human.raunaqbo.se/imperial-college-design-collective Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:11:47 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/imperial-college-design-collective <img width="960" height="640" width_o="960" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31bf5a189ba56a0a527d51ff433cf69595699e9223acbd82541b911078b6c929/1385067_533045260106323_1803888707_n.jpg" data-mid="53894747" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/31bf5a189ba56a0a527d51ff433cf69595699e9223acbd82541b911078b6c929/1385067_533045260106323_1803888707_n.jpg" /> Mid-pitch in the RCA-led furniture workshop Imperial College Design Collective (ICDC) aims to showcase design in different forms, from toy design to city planning. This is done through weekly design workshops centred on specific themes or skills, and talks given by design experts from industry and academia. Examples include the designers from Genesis Bikes, Waugh Thistleton Architects, Simon Manchipp of SomeOne, Miles Pennington of the Royal College of Art and public space artist Andrew Shoben. As one of the founding members, I help organise workshops and talks at University, as well as trips to relevant exhibitions and design offices. I am also in charge of the social media side of ICDC, and create posters for our events. <img width="1153" height="755" width_o="1153" height_o="755" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e020085867e1526d74cba84c8273143dca254b2fcf1c53b11fdf3f92737642c/icdcws.png" data-mid="53894749" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e020085867e1526d74cba84c8273143dca254b2fcf1c53b11fdf3f92737642c/icdcws.png" /> Our first ever workshop, featuring Genesis bikes. <img width="1682" height="1163" width_o="1682" height_o="1163" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef2cd3e0c8e3199e343906fa7ed36d07df218fcb9e9df799db2e1ace8bf6431a/rickbanks.png" data-mid="53894748" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef2cd3e0c8e3199e343906fa7ed36d07df218fcb9e9df799db2e1ace8bf6431a/rickbanks.png" /> Example poster design for ICDC talk photography https://human.raunaqbo.se/photography Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:15:23 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/photography Updates from past 5 years to come. Kolkata, India [December 2014] <img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6a137d6706823bd6d540c493919da66e707a2e5748a15e75c23231456baba7a/CNV00160.JPG" data-mid="53894786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6a137d6706823bd6d540c493919da66e707a2e5748a15e75c23231456baba7a/CNV00160.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73f6ccb03a594abb8ec330c2d6363b72969f94021bfad465959a617bb193e725/CNV00043.JPG" data-mid="53894783" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73f6ccb03a594abb8ec330c2d6363b72969f94021bfad465959a617bb193e725/CNV00043.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2d709a3eb1bb1a2a0e7bf8eae962cfb1ea3631cd81af1f8a5870fec453fa602/CNV00061_9.JPG" data-mid="53894784" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c6126e5b50efc13e381fa7d50cd901b93fc5bcfa1885fa95f088d56c3b6f1bb/CNV00022.JPG" data-mid="53894782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c6126e5b50efc13e381fa7d50cd901b93fc5bcfa1885fa95f088d56c3b6f1bb/CNV00022.JPG" /> Budapest, Hungary [July 2014] <img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/235866fcb733ab2541d44fe3457f300605b79f8636c8bba8051dad136b660b12/CNV00033.JPG" data-mid="53894778" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/235866fcb733ab2541d44fe3457f300605b79f8636c8bba8051dad136b660b12/CNV00033.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b9ef5107b42c80c30bd87f74b98884650414c3bb215c6b90b4b35c759593a1e/CNV00018.JPG" data-mid="53894777" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b9ef5107b42c80c30bd87f74b98884650414c3bb215c6b90b4b35c759593a1e/CNV00018.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea2af40d6861bc5596634191ca2ec84d43c1ea59fbb327e2768df8a7b08fb7a7/CNV00034.JPG" data-mid="53894779" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea2af40d6861bc5596634191ca2ec84d43c1ea59fbb327e2768df8a7b08fb7a7/CNV00034.JPG" /> Rävemåla / Umeå, Sweden [June / July 2014] <img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bffaf111f6f6653fbec8f8dac22034e607f7af4868586451dabaa0ad6df3656e/CNV00036.JPG" data-mid="53894776" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bffaf111f6f6653fbec8f8dac22034e607f7af4868586451dabaa0ad6df3656e/CNV00036.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26a5d87295482a10dcaadda050a081171f667a4d355922b9d79b6a7e532e34c7/CNV00169.JPG" data-mid="53894775" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df9f67e5883dba9e202dbc20e02ad5a9134a94cf0102d1fa13b9d1d55aacc2a3/CNV00093.JPG" data-mid="53894772" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df9f67e5883dba9e202dbc20e02ad5a9134a94cf0102d1fa13b9d1d55aacc2a3/CNV00093.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae397e230d9103a2bb608583de9cebe571087dc26e90288541684dc64c2b5ecc/CNV00099.JPG" data-mid="53894773" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae397e230d9103a2bb608583de9cebe571087dc26e90288541684dc64c2b5ecc/CNV00099.JPG" /> Paris, France [November 2013] <img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb89035bb2a824c1d491ce3003065d06e8bb848757e818d1b3fa7c60ded2b694/CNV00120.JPG" data-mid="53894770" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb89035bb2a824c1d491ce3003065d06e8bb848757e818d1b3fa7c60ded2b694/CNV00120.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17e46cba113e55c9782b069595bc1cab9ad7df02ab71deb7d33f9b66290488de/CNV00119.JPG" data-mid="53894769" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17e46cba113e55c9782b069595bc1cab9ad7df02ab71deb7d33f9b66290488de/CNV00119.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85b1e55bd5b9fb0b2faea46f8b095a5b80e0f79dd86264d56e10fccada1f359d/CNV00110.JPG" data-mid="53894768" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85b1e55bd5b9fb0b2faea46f8b095a5b80e0f79dd86264d56e10fccada1f359d/CNV00110.JPG" /> Kolkata, India [October 2013] <img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13de3b484f98e80b75d4a10093fd7f10c4fc161efd57fa70860b56d48294227b/CNV00102.JPG" data-mid="53894764" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edf302553c9b87a560266182223271aa538c74a705de7c684b73d17b0e2abc4b/CNV00051.JPG" data-mid="53894766" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edf302553c9b87a560266182223271aa538c74a705de7c684b73d17b0e2abc4b/CNV00051.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a13ff01e14e237ca27f4690482454ea2f123483f97e0dbfc38643da96d344641/CNV00039.JPG" data-mid="53894765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a13ff01e14e237ca27f4690482454ea2f123483f97e0dbfc38643da96d344641/CNV00039.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1da2e15a7e224153a36539f1ff42434cd749b6c370cf3cf8ca1c72acabf25f19/CNV00061.JPG" data-mid="53894767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1da2e15a7e224153a36539f1ff42434cd749b6c370cf3cf8ca1c72acabf25f19/CNV00061.JPG" /> New Delhi / Kolkata, India [June 2013] <img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17dbfe62343b757465eb461893dabdcc0b456d5471452f6fbe18e62561d268fe/CNV00094.JPG" data-mid="53894761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17dbfe62343b757465eb461893dabdcc0b456d5471452f6fbe18e62561d268fe/CNV00094.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a319c49d507ab2b334341c373766564b29bead236ef4ede8592d86a81b552b3b/CNV00085.JPG" data-mid="53894760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a319c49d507ab2b334341c373766564b29bead236ef4ede8592d86a81b552b3b/CNV00085.JPG" /><img width="1840" height="1232" width_o="1840" height_o="1232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cce9ed4c047ea428fe61ac1072642a9dbe3c1b93e5c27e0ef1828f547571c05c/CNV00172.JPG" data-mid="53894759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cce9ed4c047ea428fe61ac1072642a9dbe3c1b93e5c27e0ef1828f547571c05c/CNV00172.JPG" /> taxheaven https://human.raunaqbo.se/taxheaven Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:40:07 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/taxheaven taxheaven <img width="852" height="483" width_o="852" height_o="483" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbddd725a90e3daca815d6971b1aec80e3e6dda5bd7828cb3184352e8a8d97e5/2025-08-04-11.07.37.gif" data-mid="236633922" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/852/i/fbddd725a90e3daca815d6971b1aec80e3e6dda5bd7828cb3184352e8a8d97e5/2025-08-04-11.07.37.gif" />Making sole trader tax heavenly.TaxHeaven is a FinTech B2C SaaS app designed to simplify Self Assessment tax returns for UK sole traders and freelancers by combining frictionless UX and multimodal AI models. &nbsp;<img width="573" height="646" width_o="573" height_o="646" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c802130f7d95e3842b2857f24fc000e776a1b33aafeb691243f530def4cf644e/2025-08-04-11.02.26.gif" data-mid="236633844" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/573/i/c802130f7d95e3842b2857f24fc000e776a1b33aafeb691243f530def4cf644e/2025-08-04-11.02.26.gif" />Onboarding process Began as a personal project to gain more hands-on experience with agentic workflows and tuning and training of LLM/multimodal models, but evolved into a product that I am building in public as it seemed to resonate with a lot of people.Leading all aspects of the business in taking the product from 0→1:Product &amp; Design: Defining the product vision and roadmap. Designing a simple, frictionless user experience to make tax management more accessible.Full-Stack Development: Architecting and building the complete technical solution. This includes frontend (Figma, Lovable), backend (Supabase with PostgreSQL, Auth, Edge Functions) and integrating key APIs for payments, AI models, product analytics, marketing and transactional automation. <img width="514" height="822" width_o="514" height_o="822" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31d3064d71e43f05025401f33d95526b0d663dd497840cffe14762b70102577d/2025-08-04-11.05.08.gif" data-mid="236633947" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/514/i/31d3064d71e43f05025401f33d95526b0d663dd497840cffe14762b70102577d/2025-08-04-11.05.08.gif" /> Early feedback from first users Currently building in public and working with our first wave of 'founding angel' users to create the best possible tool for the UK's self-employed community. Follow along here:&nbsp;https://taxheaven.app/. Demo of TaxHeaven - building in public molehunt https://human.raunaqbo.se/molehunt Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:40:58 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/molehunt molehunt <img width="1132" height="1074" width_o="1132" height_o="1074" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/78d532c9bd9dc4516aeaa2b6def3b3cccf7156d10b627953ee1fc03028fc4905/2025-08-04-11.48.35.gif" data-mid="236634392" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/78d532c9bd9dc4516aeaa2b6def3b3cccf7156d10b627953ee1fc03028fc4905/2025-08-04-11.48.35.gif" /> Molehunt - monitoring skin health using open source AI Molehunt was created as a demonstration project to showcase the practical applications of Google's open-source MedGemma AI models. The goal was to make a simple and accessible tool, leveraging latest open-source multi-modal AI models, that could be useful for everyday health monitoring. Key Features: AI-powered mole analysis Interactive 3D body mapping for mole tracking Secure data storage and privacy-first design Professional-grade export functionality for healthcare providers Mobile-optimized responsive design using React and Tailwind CSS &nbsp; Tech stack:Frontend: Built with&nbsp;React and&nbsp;TypeScript, styled using&nbsp;Tailwind CSS&nbsp;for a modern, responsive UI.3D Visualization: Uses&nbsp;React Three Fiber (a React renderer for&nbsp;Three.js) to display and interact with a 3D human model. The model was modified in&nbsp;Blender&nbsp;and exported for web use.Backend: Supabase&nbsp;provides secure authentication, database, and file storage for user moles and logs.AI Analysis: Mole images are analyzed using the&nbsp;medgemma-4b-it model (from Google DeepMind) using custom prompts, deployed on&nbsp;Vertex AI on&nbsp;Google Cloud Platform. The app calls a secure cloud function to run the model and return results. <img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb9f83c867a3a38f9ab62f8fae7d817f7afb4c15835120cb55b0c0006cc34eab/2025-08-04-12.00.12.gif" data-mid="236634663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/eb9f83c867a3a38f9ab62f8fae7d817f7afb4c15835120cb55b0c0006cc34eab/2025-08-04-12.00.12.gif" /> User flow Project background:In July 2025, I saw that Google DeepMind released their new open-source medical model, MedGemma. I wanted to see how it worked, so I decided to build a lil product called Molehunt 🟣.It's a web app that lets you analyse and track moles on your body using the medgemma-4b-it model. I also had some fun with the UX and built a fully interactive 3D body model (all in React and TypeScript) so you can pinpoint exactly where a mole is and monitor it, with the AI analysing its current state, and any changes over time. I’ve also built a secure sharing + PDF export facility so that you can give these details to healthcare professionals.Not exactly the sexiest application, but healthcare stuff rarely is. My goal was to build something useful while learning how to take these powerful new models from a research paper to a practical application. I think it’s interesting that AI could make health tracking more accessible and interactive - mole mapping is not a super accessible thing to do regularly, and tools like this could make it easier for people to stay on top of their health.Like some of my other recent projects, it was also quite fun to build, and I learnt a lot about 3D web stuff and AI integration using Google’s Vertex AI APIs. For those interested, I put some details about the full tech stack on the ‘About’ page.Check it out here: https://molehunt.app/ humanising autonomy https://human.raunaqbo.se/humanising-autonomy Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:22:36 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/humanising-autonomy humanising autonomy<img width="4291" height="3201" width_o="4291" height_o="3201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0690a5eafda37e8d82db3bbf06436514f1d734faf96b8915a9bb5220988c0034/ha_header.jpg" data-mid="53952113" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0690a5eafda37e8d82db3bbf06436514f1d734faf96b8915a9bb5220988c0034/ha_header.jpg" /> Understanding Vulnerable Road Users in Shoreditch, London Humanising Autonomy exists to enable technology to be built around people, not the other way around. We developed Behaviour AI software that analyses camera data in real-time to understand and predict pedestrian, vehicle, and passenger behaviour to better inform Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in vehicles - leading to safer, more efficient, or simply more pleasant experiences for all road users. Acquired in 2025 by Nextbase, global leader in the dash cam market [Press Release] [My LinkedIn Post]. <img width="2048" height="1529" width_o="2048" height_o="1529" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08f05a1cae262b2e951af6684e355108635c0cb829fac9d4de2c14877dbc6ae4/nextbaseHA.jpeg" data-mid="235241986" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/08f05a1cae262b2e951af6684e355108635c0cb829fac9d4de2c14877dbc6ae4/nextbaseHA.jpeg" /> Acquired by Nextbase in March 2025 The company was founded in 2017 by Leslie Nooteboom, Maya Pindeus, and myself on the premise of enabling a safer, more human-focused implementation of autonomous technology, starting with our group project at the RCA in 2016. Since then, the company has developed a methodology and software that is able to understand behaviour and intent to increase the safety of global mobility systems, as well as exploring this technology in other industries where human-machine understanding can improve human experience Customers included &gt;15 Fortune Global 500 enterprises including multinational leaders in the automotive and mobility space, as well as global technology companies exploring the manufacturing, smart home, and mixed reality spaces.My contribution included: Product Strategy &amp; Execution: Led the end-to-end lifecycle for the company's flagship AI product, driving the 0→1 launch: from design concept, to research, prototyping and commercialisation. Owned the tech→ product strategy, translating research into a market-leading SDK with 7 patents, &gt;10 B2B contracts, and 100,000s of vehicles on the road using the software.Team Leadership &amp; Culture: Hired, nurtured, and led a high-performing, cross-functional team of 20+ (peak of 50) product managers, designers, researchers and engineers. Fostered a culture of innovation, collaboration, and psychological safety through significant change, while managing relationships with the board and investors.AI &amp; Interpretability: Designing and architecting the deployment of an automotive grade AI software. This included experience with designing and building a modular AI architecture and developing methods for the interpretability of AI model behavior to ensure safety and reliability, complying with automotive standards. Applications of the technology elvie https://human.raunaqbo.se/elvie Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:21:06 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/elvie elvie<img width="150" height="103" width_o="150" height_o="103" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c383aa4e0681f65aa2485ac38039bcf422c4f5562ff64848d410ca4a0af216d3/reddot2.png" data-mid="53894363" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/150/i/c383aa4e0681f65aa2485ac38039bcf422c4f5562ff64848d410ca4a0af216d3/reddot2.png" /> <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3006713c17ed55ef1b86a56881908299e94b009b90fe8047f5ef535932d90710/IMG_9589_o.jpg" data-mid="53894351" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3006713c17ed55ef1b86a56881908299e94b009b90fe8047f5ef535932d90710/IMG_9589_o.jpg" /> Elvie Trainer, charging case and exercise app. Winner of the 2016 Red Dot Award in Product Design. Elvie is a multi-award winning London-based startup aiming to revolutionise women's personal wellness through technology and a human-centred design approach. Their first product is a wearable women’s healthcare device called Elvie Trainer. With one in three women having stress urinary incontinence (SUI) issues at some point, and with 50% of women over 50 having prolapse, the pelvic floor (or kegel) muscles are a very important yet overlooked set of muscles. However, physical activities and life events, like impact sports, pregnancy, and giving birth weaken these muscles and lead to these issues. Elvie Trainer aims to be a safe, lifestyle-fitting solution to guide, correct and visualise kegel exercises in realtime - providing the crucial biofeedback required for effective and compliant exercise. As a mechanical, design + software engineer, my main responsibilities involved developing the Elvie trainer with emphasis on design for manufacture, testing procedures, sensor characterisation, software algorithm development, user experience analysis and user-testing data analysis. Contributed to one of the patents on motion-sensing, two successful grant applications to InnovateUK, and leading the R&amp;D in new sensor development and their potential application in healthcare solutions of the future. Elvie has been highlighted in the JWT Future 100 Trends Report for 2016, and have won many accolades since for its work in the women’s tech industry. <img width="3264" height="2176" width_o="3264" height_o="2176" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb363ca825d85ea0f45c741bdc7b704c3083e41f47e706c222314a4bb69a3e33/photo_2.JPG" data-mid="53894348" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb363ca825d85ea0f45c741bdc7b704c3083e41f47e706c222314a4bb69a3e33/photo_2.JPG" /> Forever bench testing <img width="882" height="393" width_o="882" height_o="393" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42f6e085d6656accee5d2386553300bc5b94f6a6d6c085de5c5bd6904b5eedef/elviebiofeedback.png" data-mid="53894342" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/882/i/42f6e085d6656accee5d2386553300bc5b94f6a6d6c085de5c5bd6904b5eedef/elviebiofeedback.png" /> Prototype biofeedback visualisations from sensor data <img width="1776" height="1838" width_o="1776" height_o="1838" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a993f170008dc16357cbcd13325f4e2ec6d29dac14b5ee798ff367e10b1f2a1d/elvie-press-2.png" data-mid="53894350" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a993f170008dc16357cbcd13325f4e2ec6d29dac14b5ee798ff367e10b1f2a1d/elvie-press-2.png" /> Elvie in the press after launch of preorders. Click here for TechCrunch feature. <img width="1280" height="855" width_o="1280" height_o="855" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f0844f2858cccfcf68dbcbf5d43f93c75178a3402eb9a6e183e4914f0deef40f/FullSizeRender.jpg" data-mid="53894355" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f0844f2858cccfcf68dbcbf5d43f93c75178a3402eb9a6e183e4914f0deef40f/FullSizeRender.jpg" /> Awarded prize for 'Best R&amp;D' at the Design Museum AXA PPP Health Tech &amp; You Awards 2015. Check out the exhibition in the Design Museum. Also won 'Best Startup' award at Wearable Technology Show 2015. takram https://human.raunaqbo.se/takram Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:51:28 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/takram takram <img width="1680" height="945" width_o="1680" height_o="945" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc80f33e3bd67a62f0edea7ac3b037a8d332e99dd83e28e6e12f8d8d4bc8fd6a/Takram_OnTheFly_02.jpg" data-mid="53894367" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc80f33e3bd67a62f0edea7ac3b037a8d332e99dd83e28e6e12f8d8d4bc8fd6a/Takram_OnTheFly_02.jpg" /> 'On The Fly' exhibited at London Design Festival [Credit: Takram] Takram is a design innovation firm with studios in Tokyo and London. Specialising in concept, product, and experience design, Takram work with leading international businesses and institutions across industries to bridge the gap between design and engineering, the physical and the conceptual, the virtual and the real, to transform abstract ideas into applicable concepts, tangible products and compelling consumer experiences. My responsibilities at Takram included conceptualising and prototyping future products for a major Japanese consumer electronics company, assisting in the digital and physical development of various projects and installations, and designing and implementing Takram's Scenes Unseen exhibition during London Design Festival 2016. <img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2595b29bc39ef6d5c0d66fd854e018147546adede9bcd9431d85018815337771/average_extremes_renee_verhoeven.jpeg" data-mid="53894369" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2595b29bc39ef6d5c0d66fd854e018147546adede9bcd9431d85018815337771/average_extremes_renee_verhoeven.jpeg" /> 'Average Extremes' installation by Renee Verhoeven at Dutch Design Week 2016 [Credit: Renee Verhoeven] studio xo https://human.raunaqbo.se/studio-xo Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:12:29 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/studio-xo studio xo <img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1200fdf385f44ea641feb4f427a7ce20cc202937eedacf82625b0cfcd2c9be63/studio_xo_infiniti.jpg" data-mid="53894383" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1200fdf385f44ea641feb4f427a7ce20cc202937eedacf82625b0cfcd2c9be63/studio_xo_infiniti.jpg" /> Human/machine data visualisations [Credit: Studio XO] Studio XO is a London-based fashion / technology company; it has previously done work for artists such as Lady Gaga, Azealia Banks and Arcade Fire, and featured in Richard Nicoll's LFW SS15 show. In this project, I designed and integrated a range of wireless sensors. These sensors read biometric data from the human body - such as heartrate and the ‘emotional state’ - and metrics from a car in order to project the relationship between the driver and the machine. Project used in an advertisement for the Infiniti 2015 Q70L. <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c004836e38bc3ac91d9abffeb142807308bc30a941044ce817609bd5b03527c/galvanic.jpg" data-mid="53894381" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c004836e38bc3ac91d9abffeb142807308bc30a941044ce817609bd5b03527c/galvanic.jpg" /> Seeing how I feel with a galvanic skin response sensor and LED <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be153a02aa6a2ebbea92260ff851603d42c39319a72bc6422e329683f2c99548/IMG_6202.JPG" data-mid="53894377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be153a02aa6a2ebbea92260ff851603d42c39319a72bc6422e329683f2c99548/IMG_6202.JPG" /> Bespoke wireless sensor modules <img width="3466" height="1906" width_o="3466" height_o="1906" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21cfc9befa18cc9c24d360808b666999acd559e1cc16fb36f4a815ac66898e22/screen-shot-2014-07-30-at-18-31-04.png" data-mid="53894376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21cfc9befa18cc9c24d360808b666999acd559e1cc16fb36f4a815ac66898e22/screen-shot-2014-07-30-at-18-31-04.png" /><img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7f886acfd3e7f4a26188b6fb78c9805406083469fc7db3a7c03ba3bad00ed91/xoscrens.png" data-mid="53894379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7f886acfd3e7f4a26188b6fb78c9805406083469fc7db3a7c03ba3bad00ed91/xoscrens.png" /> Sensor-driven animations <img width="3544" height="1978" width_o="3544" height_o="1978" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/311b6da81a9cc991d121387d40b014c1af7ea41b5e1558ef7d46a00694fa8da6/screen-shot-2014-07-30-at-18-35-56.png" data-mid="53894374" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/311b6da81a9cc991d121387d40b014c1af7ea41b5e1558ef7d46a00694fa8da6/screen-shot-2014-07-30-at-18-35-56.png" /> Preliminary sensor designs <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d908904ebe378590da899a35ed38d04c4e529c9f6f689a23d51bbed4e78234f0/fanencoder.jpg" data-mid="53894380" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d908904ebe378590da899a35ed38d04c4e529c9f6f689a23d51bbed4e78234f0/fanencoder.jpg" /> Turning the only fan into a rotary encoder on the hottest day of the summer boiler room vibe sensor https://human.raunaqbo.se/boiler-room-vibe-sensor Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:53:30 +0000 raunaq bose [human-optimised view] https://human.raunaqbo.se/boiler-room-vibe-sensor boiler room <img width="3264" height="2177" width_o="3264" height_o="2177" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/970f7993c426c12cafafa988bca3e4654e0c6bbf2209312ee369785fd5dfedfc/br.jpg" data-mid="53894387" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/970f7993c426c12cafafa988bca3e4654e0c6bbf2209312ee369785fd5dfedfc/br.jpg" /> Using a TI Sensortag (bottom right of picture) to collect realtime temperature, humidity, pressure and vibration data at the Daniel Avery 'Divided Love' session [24/02/15] Boiler Room is an organisation that hosts intimate live music sessions all around the world, and is a pioneering music broadcaster, with over 1.5 million active subscribers. Following the relatively conceptual output of work at Studio XO, I was curious to see if it was possible to discretise other things that some would argue could/should not be quantified - namely the 'vibe' of intimate music events. Boxed All-stars Boiler Room Session [22/07/14] Following some 'field research' at some of these events, I have identified a range of sensors that I think could cumulatively detect changes in the general atmosphere of the Boiler Room sessions, and I am currently in the process of analysing the type of data obtained from these sensors. The next step is to deploy this array of sensors at Boiler Room events for further analysis and feedback. The aim of the 'vibe sensor' is not to quantify how much of a good/bad time participants are having, but rather to reflect the room itself and feed into, for example, the background visuals of such events. <img width="2448" height="3126" width_o="2448" height_o="3126" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6f9a3d528802bf50973be46ed9e02295a8be8a82b2e47eae3fd52fe5582c8f9/brvibe.jpg" data-mid="53894386" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6f9a3d528802bf50973be46ed9e02295a8be8a82b2e47eae3fd52fe5582c8f9/brvibe.jpg" /> Playing music really loudly, all in the name of research; basic visualisation of data from various sensors on Processing