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Jun 26, 2025
Matt Steele, a Georgia Tech grad focused on AI, shares insights on Hair Match, an app helping women with textured hair find the best products. Gheida Omar, founder of Girls I Save, discusses Signverse, a revolutionary app offering real-time translation for multiple languages and sign language. Daniel Kim, a Stanford student, presents Argus, a wearable device enhancing independence for those with low vision through object detection and facial recognition. Together, they illustrate how technology can empower and transform lives.
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Hair Match's Personal Origin Story
- Matt Steele shared how his co-founder's struggle with managing curly hair inspired the Hair Match app.
- They built a product that uses AI to analyze hair types and recommend suitable products precisely.
AI-Powered Hair Product Match
- Hair Match uses AI and cloud computing to identify hair types from close-up photos effectively.
- This provides users a personalized product list, avoiding ineffective hair products and saving money.
Signverse Born from Experience
- Gheida Omar explained how encountering deaf children without sign language interpreters inspired Signverse.
- They aim to bridge communication barriers for the deaf and hard of hearing using AI and 3D avatars.