The 8th EAI International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services

Research Article

ProtibaadiNext: A Low Cost Wearable System to Deal with Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.30-11-2016.2267059,
        author={Prosonna Nabila and Shareen Mahmud and Nabila Mirza and Rahat Rony and MD Mushfique and Nova Ahmed and Saad Azmeen-ur-Rahman},
        title={ProtibaadiNext: A Low Cost Wearable System to Deal with Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh},
        proceedings={The 8th EAI International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services},
        publisher={ACM},
        proceedings_a={MOBICASE},
        year={2016},
        month={12},
        keywords={sexual harassment bangladesh technology solution wearable solution},
        doi={10.4108/eai.30-11-2016.2267059}
    }
    
  • Prosonna Nabila
    Shareen Mahmud
    Nabila Mirza
    Rahat Rony
    MD Mushfique
    Nova Ahmed
    Saad Azmeen-ur-Rahman
    Year: 2016
    ProtibaadiNext: A Low Cost Wearable System to Deal with Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh
    MOBICASE
    ACM
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.30-11-2016.2267059
Prosonna Nabila1, Shareen Mahmud1,*, Nabila Mirza1, Rahat Rony1, MD Mushfique1, Nova Ahmed1, Saad Azmeen-ur-Rahman1
  • 1: North South University
*Contact email: shareen.mahmud@northsouth.edu

Abstract

ProtibaadiNext is a compact, low cost and power efficient wearable system that has been designed to fight against sexual harassment in developing countries like Bangladesh. The wearable device, which is connected to a safety application on the user’s Smartphone, can be used to secretly disseminate ALERT messages along with the user’s location. In this way, it helps the user to avoid danger without infuriating the harasser or having to waste time looking for the phone.