Meet the Engineer Bringing Wearable Sensors and AI to Autism Therapy -- Singularity University Blog

Though we try, these moments tend to occur when we've taken an unexpected turn; when we've planned for option A, and another opportunity comes out of left field. Looking back at these crossroads, it's not always clear whether we found the path, or whether it found us. Just a month before the 2015 Graduate Studies Program (GSP) kicked off, Andrea graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a degree in mechanical engineering. Earlier in the year, she won Singularity University's Canadian Global Impact Competition (and the chance to attend GSP) by submitting a wearable device she developed to help predict meltdowns of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, before they occur. But Andrea hadn't always wanted to be an engineer or go to Singularity University.