Finalists of GEMASTIK XIV 2022 Smart City Category

Overview

In January 2023, our team received funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) through the PKM-KC program at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) for our innovative health-tech project, FingerSense. This AI-driven system uses near-infrared sensors to non-invasively monitor multiple vital health markers, namely blood glucose, cholesterol, uric acid, hemoglobin, and oxygen saturation, by analyzing features captured through a simple fingertip scan. Instead of painful blood draws, FingerSense provides an efficient, accessible, and quick alternative for continuous health monitoring.

Overview

In January 2023, our team received funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) through the PKM-KC program at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) for our innovative health-tech project, FingerSense. This AI-driven system uses near-infrared sensors to non-invasively monitor multiple vital health markers, namely blood glucose, cholesterol, uric acid, hemoglobin, and oxygen saturation, by analyzing features captured through a simple fingertip scan. Instead of painful blood draws, FingerSense provides an efficient, accessible, and quick alternative for continuous health monitoring.

Findings

Human-Centered Smart City Design
GEMASTIK impressed upon us the vital role of centering users, in our case, beachgoers and local authorities, when designing smart city solutions. Technology must seamlessly align with real-world needs to be effective and adopted.

Technological Integration
Combining Aerial Drone systems (from my GAMAFORCE work) with AI-based image analytics demonstrated how UAVs can identify early signs of coastal hazards such as rising water levels or crowd congestion, providing timely alerts and improving situational awareness.
System Readiness under Pressure
Reaching the finals tested our readiness to present and defend our solution at a national level. We refined our communication of technical design, risk mitigation, and community impact — key skills in collaborative tech innovation.
Learning Through Iteration
Feedback during the competition pushed us to rethink sensor placement, improve model accuracy, and rethink interface design. We learned that resilience and iteration are just as important as innovation.
Real-World Application of Academic Learning
This project bridged theory and practice, applying UAV system integration, AI algorithms, and GIS mapping to deliver societal benefit in a high-stakes civic environment.

Becoming a GEMASTIK finalist with our Parangtritis early warning system project was not just a competition, it was a real-world engineering and community-impact experience. It deepened my belief in responsible, user-focused tech design and reinforced my commitment to developing smart, scalable solutions for urban safety. I look forward to building on this momentum in future smart-city and disaster-tech initiatives.

You can find the announcement here

Findings

Human-Centered Smart City Design
GEMASTIK impressed upon us the vital role of centering users, in our case, beachgoers and local authorities, when designing smart city solutions. Technology must seamlessly align with real-world needs to be effective and adopted.

Technological Integration
Combining Aerial Drone systems (from my GAMAFORCE work) with AI-based image analytics demonstrated how UAVs can identify early signs of coastal hazards such as rising water levels or crowd congestion, providing timely alerts and improving situational awareness.
System Readiness under Pressure
Reaching the finals tested our readiness to present and defend our solution at a national level. We refined our communication of technical design, risk mitigation, and community impact — key skills in collaborative tech innovation.
Learning Through Iteration
Feedback during the competition pushed us to rethink sensor placement, improve model accuracy, and rethink interface design. We learned that resilience and iteration are just as important as innovation.
Real-World Application of Academic Learning
This project bridged theory and practice, applying UAV system integration, AI algorithms, and GIS mapping to deliver societal benefit in a high-stakes civic environment.

Becoming a GEMASTIK finalist with our Parangtritis early warning system project was not just a competition, it was a real-world engineering and community-impact experience. It deepened my belief in responsible, user-focused tech design and reinforced my commitment to developing smart, scalable solutions for urban safety. I look forward to building on this momentum in future smart-city and disaster-tech initiatives.

You can find the announcement here