Blogs Archives - EPICS in IEEE

EPICS in IEEE: The Sky’s the Limit for “SkyPulse” Technology

Feb 25, 2026 | APS Article, Blogs

Thanks to the IoT and satellite-based environmental intelligence system they designed, an EPICS in IEEE student team in India helps provide local residents with invaluable real-time weather insights. With a population of over 12 million, the city of Bengaluru, India...

Advancing CPR Training in Colombia: A Student-Built Smart Training Vest

Feb 1, 2026 | Blogs, IMS Article

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving skill; however, current training methods often lack the immediate, personalized feedback necessary to help trainees master proper compression force, frequency, and hand placement. To address this gap, a team of four...

Announcing 40 Newly Approved EPICS in IEEE Service Learning Projects

Jan 22, 2026 | Blogs

EPICS in IEEE would like to congratulate the 40 teams whose service learning project proposals were selected for EPICS in IEEE funding. Thank you to our society partners and the IEEE Foundation for supporting these teams: the Instrumentation and Measurement Society...

Advancing Smart Farming in Indonesia for Snake Fruit Cultivation

Jan 7, 2026 | APS Article, Blogs

With a Year 2 grant from EPICS in IEEE, students partner with farmers to advance IoT and AI to protect snake fruit cultivation. Farmers in the Mitra Turindo Snake Fruit Community in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, face persistent challenges from fruit fly...

Turning Biowaste into Smart Sensors: A Breakthrough in Fish Freshness Detection

Dec 16, 2025 | Blogs, IMS Article

Students, faculty, volunteers, and community partners from South Korea, Pakistan, and Tanzania collaborated to successfully develop and deploy a sustainable, affordable colorimetric pH sensor for detecting fish freshness using biowaste-derived chitosan. Through the...

Eyes on the Prize: “FocusLens” Helps Empower the ADHD Community

Dec 3, 2025 | Blogs

A student team from Malaysia helps individuals with ADHD to thrive through their innovative “FocusLens” glasses designed to reduce distractions, promote relaxation, and enhance concentration According to the Journal of Global Health, hundreds of millions of people...