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A glove for the deaf to understand and convert it to audible speech

The Most Humanitarian Project Award

Project Type: Self-Initiated

Project Description

There are 20 million people in the world born deaf. So, for hospitals and non-profit organizations who need to improve their communication with hearing impaired people, the smart glove is a communication enabler that will translate sign language into speech. In contrast to currently developed solutions, the smart glove will allow for two-way communication.


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Project Team

Fahad Bader Alsheddi
Fahad Bader Alsheddi
Computer Science
Basil Amer Altalhi
Basil Amer Altalhi
Electrical Engineering
Yahya Mohammad Mesawa
Yahya Mohammad Mesawa
Applied Mechanical Engineering
Abdulrahman Nasser Almutairi
Abdulrahman Nasser Almutairi
Industrial & Systems Engg.
Naif Hindi Aljuaid
Naif Hindi Aljuaid
Applied Mechanical Engineering

Team Coach

Dr. Emad Ramadan
Dr. Emad Ramadan
Assistant Professor

Department of Information and Computer Science

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems