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Hollo
(Cyberport Creative Micro Fund grantee), which develops a comprehensive
AI-powered personal health management solution, recently bested
contestants from more than a hundred countries to claim the world
championship at the Microsoft Imagine Cup.
It was the first time that a Hong Kong team has won the award in the
often called “Olympics of student technology competitions” in 18 years
since the competition’s inception.
Improving the mental health of individuals by integrating machine
learning with suggestive diagnosis, therapy, and continual monitoring,
facilitating self-help and professional therapeutic services are Hollo’s
key aims. Its AI-powered platform cum web-app let users monitor
and understand their own emotional and mental well-being through precise
metrics. The web-app makes easy for medical professionals to monitor
patients and intervene should it become necessary. The solution
well met the competition’s winning criteria of “accessibility, diversity
and inclusion”.
Hollo’s app keeps track of behaviour such as eye movements
(indicative of sleep quality), cheeks (indicative of heart rate and
therefore stress level), and social media sentiments to offer users and
their counsellors a more comprehensive understanding of mental health
conditions. When the app detects a change in behaviour, it will first
recommend simple actions, such as breathing and mindfulness exercises,
after which it will, if necessary, prompt users to seek professional
help or alert relevant NGOs to reach out.
Available in both Chinese and English, the app is undergoing
internal testing with mental health NGOs, professionals, and users and
is due for release in Q3 this year.
Hollo will receive US$100,000 in prize money, a mentoring session
with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and US$50,000 in Azure grants to
enable further solution development.
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