Willie Shaw Fineberg

Concord: Passive Health Tracking

A backlog of health data is valuable. When something goes wrong with your body, it shows up in the data. That can nudge you toward seeing a doctor, or help your doctor reach a diagnosis faster.

Most people track health data with wearables, but wearables have high abandonment rates. They break, the batteries degrade, you lose them, you have to remember to charge them, remember to wear them every day.

Concord is a passive health tracker that removes the friction. It sits on your nightstand and uses millimeter-wave radar to capture the four biometric signals that matter most while you sleep: resting heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, and sleep stages. Our app turns those continuous streams into plain-language insights and surfaces trends you'd never catch on your own.

The data builds quietly in the background. By the time something's wrong, you already have months of context to compare against. And often, the signal shows up before the symptom does.

Project done in collaboration with Eva Ahmetaj MA 26 DE.

Concord is a passive health tracker that sits on your nightstand and uses millimeter-wave radar to capture key biometric data while you sleep.

Heatra

A discreet, wearable heating pad for menstrual pain relief targeting both the lower abdomen and back.

Moonflower

A thermally responsive cup designed to reduce accidental burns from hot drinks. Using nitinol shape-memory wire and an origami-inspired Kresling fold structure, the rim automatically contracts when liquid is too hot and gradually reopens as the temperature cools to a drinkable range. Inspired by the moonflower's bloom pattern.

3-in-1 Convertible Shelter

A low-cost, lightweight convertible shelter that transforms from backpack to shelter to seat using origami-inspired folding methods.

Metal position-control hinge for a wall sconce. 
Aluminum and tin.

Stowable travel chopsticks with a magnetic closure.