AI-Enabled Wearable Safety · An Initiative of G.I.R.L.S. Organization
HAVENKEY
Safety that doesn't wait for you to act.
Passive distress detection: before danger becomes obvious.
The Problem
Most safety apps depend on a girl deciding the danger is bad enough to escalate, then unlocking her phone, opening an app, and pressing a button. In the moments that matter most, that sequence is impossible. Existing wearables are reactive, conspicuous, and dependent on user initiation, which fails exactly when protection is needed most.
Through the G.I.R.L.S. Organization, I have heard members describe abandoning internships, competitions, and travel opportunities because of safety risks their male peers never had to weigh. The problem isn't lack of ambition. It's a gap in protection.
Our Solution
HavenKey is an AI-enabled wearable that performs continuous distress detection through multimodal sensor fusion, analyzing voice biomarkers, motion and accelerometer data, and physiological signals such as heart rate variability, without requiring a panic button or an unlocked phone.
The core classification model correlates signals across all three inputs simultaneously, because danger rarely shows up in just one signal alone.
| Feature | Existing Tools | HavenKey |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Manual panic button | AI-automatic detection |
| Phone required | Must unlock device | Independent GSM/GPS |
| Visibility to threat | Conspicuous use | Discreet wearable form |
| False positives | Single-threshold triggers | Adversarially tested ML |
| Post-crisis | One-time alert | Continuous monitoring loop |
Detects distress in ambient audio without requiring the user to speak or call for help.
Reads chaotic motion, sudden impacts, and prolonged stillness, which are signatures of real danger.
Monitors physiological stress response to distinguish fear from exercise or daily activity.
Autonomously notifies trusted contacts and emergency services within seconds of confirmed distress.
Operates via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GSM and fully functional independent of the user's phone.
Continuous protection during extended emergencies, travel, or low-signal environments.
How It Works
The classification model correlates voice, motion, and heart rate simultaneously, because danger rarely shows up in just one signal.
HavenKey continuously reads accelerometer, gyroscope, pressure, GPS, and ambient audio, passively, with no user interaction required.
A Python-based classification pipeline fuses sensor data across time windows, stress-tested against adversarial false-positive scenarios including erratic motion, elevated heart rate from exercise, and loud ambient environments.
When confirmed distress is detected, HavenKey dispatches a precise GPS alert with distress coordinates to trusted contacts and emergency services within seconds, with a subtle vibration confirming dispatch.
Detection Architecture
HavenKey doesn't fire once and stop. The feedback loop runs continuously, updating risk scores and re-evaluating context in real time.
Continuous passive reading across all input channels
Feature extraction across short and long sliding windows
ML model correlates multimodal signals into a joint risk score
Pathway-branched confirmation rules differentiate distress types
Alert state machine escalates through SUSPICIOUS → ALERTING
GPS coordinates dispatched to trusted contacts and services
Location updates continue until manual cancel or cooldown
Session logged for review; model refines from labeled outcomes
HavenKey emerged from four years of running a global STEM movement. The G.I.R.L.S. Organization, founded in in 2022, now active across 30+ U.S. states and 17 countries, is both the reason HavenKey exists and its first pilot community. Members will wear, test, and help label the training data that shapes the model's next iteration.
Recognitions & Affiliations
Market Opportunity
HavenKey sits at the intersection of wearable devices, mobile safety apps, and emergency-alert systems, a market projected to grow at 11–12% CAGR through 2030. No current solution offers passive, AI-driven detection rather than reactive alerts.
Business Model
One-time device purchase. Target manufacturing cost ~$35/unit. 55–60% target margin.
24/7 monitoring, alerts, and incident history. ARPU ~$99 + $20/year. CPA target $15–$25.
Per campus deployment via university safety offices, NGOs, and women's shelters. B2B2C channel.
Long-Term Vision
HavenKey's vision is not a single device. It's a safety ecosystem that connects with smart cities, scales across institutions, and evolves continuously with the communities it serves.
Every woman safe, empowered, and free from fear, regardless of location, income, or access to emergency services.
Connects with smart homes and cities, triggering alarms, locks, and lights. Direct link to emergency services, shelters, and legal aid.
G.I.R.L.S. members will label real sensor data, shaping model iterations. Turning pilot users into co-designers of the next version.
Wearables, smart technology, and community support: a layered infrastructure for women's safety that scales across institutions and NGOs worldwide.
About the Founder
I am a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania in the Jerome Fisher M&T Program, pursuing dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at Penn Engineering and Economics at the Wharton School.
I co-founded the G.I.R.L.S. Organization at 15, and have since built it into a global STEM movement spanning 30+ U.S. states and 17 countries. I conduct engineering research at Penn's Architected Materials Laboratory and previously at Princeton University, where my findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics. I am currently an Applied AI Engineer intern at Harness, working on agentic evaluation pipelines.
HavenKey is not a pivot away from that work. It is the direct result of it: four years of listening to girls in my own community describe the same fear, combined with the engineering background to finally build something for it.
Founder, HavenKey & G.I.R.L.S. Organization
Get Involved
HavenKey is currently in active development. If you're a researcher, partner, or member of the G.I.R.L.S. community interested in our pilot program, reach out.
nashine9@engineering.upenn.edu · connect.inspiregirls@gmail.com