

(03)
SMOKE IQ
Role:
User Experience
Interaction Design
Industrial Design
Team:
Research study with Prof. Mahdi Pedram
Year: 2024
(03)
SMOKE IQ
Role:
User Experience| Interaction & Industrial Design
Team:
Research study with Prof. Mahdi Pedram &
Year:
2024


(03)
SMOKE IQ
Role:
User Experience
Interaction Design
Industrial Design
Team:
Research study with Prof. Mahdi Pedram
Year: 2024
(03)
SMOKE IQ
Role:
User Experience| Interaction & Industrial Design
Team:
Research study with Prof. Mahdi Pedram &
Year:
2024


(03)
SMOKE IQ
Role:
User Experience
Interaction Design
Industrial Design
Team:
Research study with,
Prof. Mahdi Pedram
Year: 2024
(03)
SMOKE IQ
Role:
User Experience| Interaction & Industrial Design
Team:
Research study with Prof. Mahdi Pedram &
Year:
2024
Brief
Brief
How can an AI-powered wearable device passively and accurately track cigarette smoking behaviors?
How can an AI-powered wearable device passively and accurately track cigarette smoking behaviors?
How can an AI-powered wearable device passively and accurately track cigarette smoking behaviors?
Purpose
Real-time data collection, reducing user input and bias from self reports,
advancing research in smoking cessation under NCI’s Tobacco Control Research.
Real-time data collection, reducing user input and bias from self reports,
advancing research in smoking cessation under NCI’s Tobacco Control Research.
Purpose
Real-time data collection, reducing user input and bias from self reports,
advancing research in smoking cessation under NCI’s Tobacco Control Research.
Context
Context
Each circle represents a Million American adults
Each circle represents 1 Million American adults
An estimated
16 Million
Americans suffer from a smoking-related disease
An estimated
16 Million
Americans suffer from a smoking-related disease
An estimated
16 Million
Americans suffer from a smoking-related disease
Responsible for
1/ 5 deaths
across the United States.
Responsible for
1/ 5 deaths
across the United States.
Responsible for
1/ 5 deaths
across the United States.

DePaul Innovation Day '24
DePaul Innovation Day '24
“We recognized traditional methods for monitoring cigarette use, such as self-reporting or relying on retrospective data, were fraught with inaccuracies and compliance issues. We took this opportunity to leverage advancements in technology to create an accurate, and passive solution.”
— Mahdi Pedram, Lead Researcher & AI Expert
“We recognized traditional methods for monitoring cigarette use, such as self-reporting or relying on retrospective data, were fraught with inaccuracies and compliance issues. We took this opportunity to leverage advancements in technology to create an accurate, and passive solution.”
— Mahdi Pedram, Lead Researcher & AI Expert
“We recognized traditional methods for monitoring cigarette use, such as self-reporting or relying on retrospective data, were fraught with inaccuracies and compliance issues. We took this opportunity to leverage advancements in technology to create an accurate, and passive solution.”
— Mahdi Pedram, Lead Researcher & AI Expert
Challenge
Challenge
Self-reporting is often unreliable due to forgetfulness, misreporting, or intentional underreporting, while wearable tracking faces privacy concerns, difficulty distinguishing true smoking events, and user compliance issues, making accurate, passive monitoring a complex problem.
Self-reporting is often unreliable due to forgetfulness, misreporting, or intentional underreporting, while wearable tracking faces privacy concerns, difficulty distinguishing true smoking events, and user compliance issues, making accurate, passive monitoring a complex problem.
Self-reporting is often unreliable due to forgetfulness, misreporting, or intentional underreporting, while wearable tracking faces privacy concerns, difficulty distinguishing true smoking events, and user compliance issues, making accurate, passive monitoring a complex problem.
Solution
Solution
'SMOKE IQ' is a hybrid system that builds upon the foundation of 'Smokemon' & 'HabitSense', extending the research to develop a smarter, behavior-aware wearable platform.
'SMOKE IQ' is a hybrid system that builds upon the foundation of 'Smokemon' & 'HabitSense', extending the research to develop a smarter, behavior-aware wearable platform.
'SMOKE IQ' is a hybrid system that builds upon the foundation of 'Smokemon' & 'HabitSense', extending the research to develop a smarter, behavior-aware wearable platform.


Smokemon:
1st generation thermal sensing device passively detects smoking


Habitsense:
2nd generation - AI enhanced multimodal platform


SmokeSense:
A wrist-worn companion device designed to work with HabitSense

Smokemon:
1st generation thermal sensing device passively detects smoking

Habitsense:
2nd generation - AI enhanced multimodal platform

SmokeSense:
A wrist-worn companion device designed to work with HabitSense


SmokeIQ app: Consolidates data into a single source




SmokeSense: Wrist worn smoke monitor
SmokeSense: Wrist worn smoke monitor


SmokeIQ app: Consolidates data into a single source
With a user-centric app and a new wrist-worn device, we enhance real-time data collection by syncing with HabitSense, and consolidate all the data into a single source.
With a user-centric app and a new wrist-worn device, we enhance real-time data collection by syncing with HabitSense, and consolidate all the data into a single source.
System use


SmokeSense tracks CO data and arm oscillations, filtering out any passive smoking data


HabitSense uses thermal data to detect burning cigarette tips and smoke accurately


SmokeIQ app provides users with transparent, privacy-focused insights from the collected data
System use


SmokeSense tracks CO data and arm oscillations, filtering out any passive smoking data


HabitSense uses thermal data to detect burning cigarette tips and smoke accurately


SmokeIQ app provides users with transparent, privacy-focused insights from the collected data
SMOKE IQ


Awaiting connection of both devices to enable recording


Bluetooth device pairing


Ready to record
SMOKE IQ


Ready to record


Awaiting connection of both devices to enable recording


Bluetooth device pairing






SmokeIQ tracks your daily smoking habits, mood journal logs, with insights on session duration, puff count, peak times, and behavior trends
SmokeIQ tracks your daily smoking habits, mood journal logs, with insights on session duration, puff count, peak times, and behavior trends



Daily dashboard keeping the user informed
Daily dashboard keeping the user informed



Detailed session insights for in-depth smoking behavior analysis
Detailed session insights for in-depth smoking behavior analysis


Auto smoking detection



On going smoking session icons

Auto smoking detection



On going smoking session icons







Data Transparency: Allows users to access all images captured by the devices for complete visibility
Data Transparency: Allows users to access all images captured by the devices for complete visibility
SmokeIQ eliminates the need for user input, preventing forgetfulness, self-reporting errors, and data bias.
SmokeIQ eliminates the need for user input, preventing forgetfulness, self-reporting errors, and data bias.
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Pilot Testing
at Rosalind Franklin University












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SMOKESENSE
Pilot Testing
at Rosalind Franklin University














Process
Process
Mockups & Prototypes


















SmokeSense CAD
SmokeSense CAD
Smoke IQ Low Fidelity Wireframes
Smoke IQ Low Fidelity Wireframes




















