Dot Diva | What's Your Passion?

"I want to make advertising more original and provocative."

You can create:
- Augmented reality ads that virtually bring products to life.
- A digital fashion show with customizable models that match the consumer's clothing size and body type.
- Video billboards that let advertisers change their messages daily.
"I want to expand our knowledge of different societies and people."

You can design:
- Software that helps archaeologists determine the age of ancient Mayan jewelry.
- An online oral history project that collects songs and stories from Native American cultures.
- A 3-D virtual museum of religious objects from indigenous communities around the world.
"I want to contribute to the art world."

You can create:
- A database to preserve images of fragile paintings and sculpture.
- A virtual tour of an ancient Greek temple.
- A 3-D drawing and painting program that lets an artist simulate mixed media.
Meet MaCherie, who created an app for art museums.
"I want to expand what we know about the universe."

You can develop:
- Powerful telescopes that offer high resolution imaging of our earliest galaxies.
- Sophisticated explorer robots that collect samples on other planets.
- A GPS-enabled sky chart app to easily locate stars, planets, and constellations.
Meet Gurtina, who develops computer simulations of galaxies.
"I want to help businesses run on the latest technology."

You can develop:
- High-definition videoconferencing that makes it feel as if everyone is in the same room.
- A cloud computing platform that hosts a company's technology infrastructure, saving huge amounts of time and money.
- A data visualizer that transforms dull spreadsheets into interactive graphics.
"I want to make it easier for people to connect."

You can design:
- A communications device with voice synthesis and a touch screen that enables speech-impaired stroke patients to carry on conversations.
- Software that allows military and government agencies to instantly share classified data about potential terrorist attacks.
Meet Clare, who brings high-speed Internet to developing countries.
"I want to explore the power of the visual."

You can design:
- A 3-D simulation of the rise in sea levels around the world from global warming.
- Crowd flow models to ensure the safety of cars and pedestrians during parades, concerts, and sporting events.
Meet Anamary, who creates 3-D fashion design software.

Meet Kendal, who designs how animated characters move on film.
"I want to create a high-tech kitchen."

You can develop:
- Internet-enabled refrigerators and cabinets that monitor your food supplies and organize your shopping list based on the recipes you select.
- A digital cookbook that guides you from the beginning of a recipe to the end, and includes a question-and-answer capability.
- A sensor that lines the bottom of a cake pan and notifies you when your cake is done to perfection.
"I want to help people with disabilities."

You can design:
- A program that helps people with physical disabilities create art, even though they may no longer be able to hold a paintbrush.
- A computer chip that enables people who are paralyzed to move their limbs.
- GPS systems for people who are blind.
Meet Sahray, who develops cochlear implants for people who are deaf.
"I want to make education more stimulating."

You can create:
- Interactive whiteboards that are even more interactive.
- Software for medical schools that features 3-D virtual patients.
- Digital research labs that link international scientists virtually, allowing them to collaborate on pressing global issues.
Meet MaCherie, who created an app for art museums.
"I want to develop cutting-edge technology to improve our lives."

You can create:
- Software that can predict the durability of bridges during earthquakes.
- A "smart" wheelchair with a GPS navigator for severly handicapped people.
- Solar design software that analyzes the type of solar panels that would work the best in a green building.
"I want to help protect the planet."

You can design:
- Software that can monitor the spread of pollution through the Great Lakes.
- Wireless sensors that can track endangered polar bears in the Arctic.
- Environmental forecasting that allows scientists to collect and analyze climate change data from every corner of the world.
"I want the latest technology applied to the latest design."

You can create:
- A shopping app that helps you choose styles—and then recommends matching accessories, and where to buy them.
- A home design program that records a room's parameters and helps the user redesign realistically and within budget.
Meet Anamary, who creates 3-D fashion design software.
"I want people to be entertained in a more spectacular way."

You can design:
- A digital set design program that lets you add virtual actors to the set and visualize how all the elements interact.
- Internet TV that lets you talk to your friends, browse web sites, and update social media, all while watching the program of your choice.
Meet Kendal, who designs how animated characters move on film.
"I want to solve crimes."

You can develop:
- A DNA scanner that can instantly sift through the files of crime suspects.
- A mobile forensics lab for on-the-spot analysis of evidence at crime scenes.
- Software that can create a 3-D visualization of blood spatter based on the type of weapon used and the proposed orientation of the murderer and victim.
Meet Tyelisa, who fights cybercrime and identity theft.
"I want to bring a new dimension to gaming."

You can develop:
- Video games that rely more on a teen's brainpower than finger dexterity.
- Games that speak to the interests and experiences of girls and women.
- Computer games designed to address the social and educational needs of autistic children.
Meet Maitland, who creates software for music video games.
"I want to make it easier for people to get in shape and stay healthy."

You can design:
- A wearable device that calculates how many calories a person burns each day.
- Interactive simulations that demonstrate yoga sequences—and modify the poses according to one's level of experience.
- A pharmaceutical app that helps you identify thousands of drug interactions and potential side effects.
"I want to develop technology in the name of human rights."

You can design:
- A secure database to record human rights abuses that shields the identity of victims or witnesses.
- Online petition software that can instantly collect signatures about urgent causes.
- A mobile toolkit that allows human rights workers to discreetly video and document abuses in remote or dangerous areas.
"I want to offer fast, effective aid when disasters strike."

You can develop:
- Proximity-location devices to keep relief workers and separated families connected during disasters.
- A camera phone microscope that can diagnose diseases in remote areas without access to hospitals.
Meet Claudia, who designs shelters for disaster victims.
"I want to build the web of the future."

You can develop:
- A single interface that gathers and streams together all the social media we use.
- A personalized search engine so accurate it seems to be reading our minds.
Meet Clare, who brings high-speed internet to developing countries.

Meet Tyelisa, who fights cybercrime and identity theft.
"I want to contribute to a new generation of journalism."

You can create:
- A mobile device that lets reporters research and fact-check stories as they write them, without having to open a separate search engine.
- A real-time news feed that provides updates in five, ten, or twenty-minute intervals for news-hungry readers.
- A recording device that picks up an interviewee's voice even when there's lots of ambient noise—and provides a highly accurate transcription.
"I want to promote better communication around the world."

You can design:
- Audio language translators that sound like a native speaker instead of a robot.
- A smart recorder that translates your question into another language, and then translates the response of a native speaker into English.
- A wearable computer for people who are deaf that translates American Sign Language.
"I want our justice system to be accessible to everyone."

You can develop:
- A web portal with a database of pro bono lawyers and other legal services for low-income people.
- A mobile app that puts all state and federal laws at a lawyer's fingertips.
- An online small claims court site that helps people prepare, file, and serve a claim quickly and cheaply.
"I want more people to be amazed by literature."

You can create:
- E-readers that hold an entire library of books.
- Children's e-books with animated illustrations.
- A cyber bookstore that's "device neutral," and lets users download content to any smart phone.
"I want to use the power of math to help people get the information they need."

You can develop:
- Software that analyzes DNA sequencing in plant and animal genomes.
- Global climate models to predict how Earth's climate is changing.
- A data mining tool that measures poverty and income inequality around the world.
"I want to save lives and help people stay healthy."

You can develop:
- Video-conferencing allowing for a real-time consultation among doctors in different parts of the world.
- A smartphone-based fetal monitor for rural areas.
Meet Laura, who developed a "virtual nurse" for hospital patients.

Meet Yolián, who develops body sensors that can save the lives of firefighters.
"I want to share my love of music with others."

You can create:
- A cloud computing storage platform for your entire music collection, so you can play anything anytime from any device.
- On-line guitar instructor that lets you know when you’re out of tune or if your rhythm is off.
Meet Maitland, who creates software for music video games.

Meet Angelica, who creates musical robots that can play duets.
"I want to help people become more politically engaged."

You can design:
- A news app that collects and organizes articles and videos about the political issues you care about.
- A mobile tool allowing urban dwellers to report potholes, trash, and other local annoyances directly to city hall.
- Virtual political communities that mobilize people to meet and organize in real life.
"I want to help eliminate poverty."

You can develop:
- A program that identifies available shelter space for the homeless within a city.
- A web-based tool to monitor the safety of blood supplies in developing countries.
Meet Janelle, who develops a microfinance site that combats poverty.

Meet Sheena, who studies how low-income people use technology to address violence.
"I want us all to have a better understanding of the human psyche."

You can develop:
- A phone app that helps people deal with stress and reinforces basic cognitive therapy techniques.
- Brain imaging software that helps analyze schizophrenia.
- An interactive program that teaches psychologists how to have effective conversations with their patients for short-term therapy.
"I want to keep the world safe."

You can design:
- An airline accident simulator that can pinpoint a plane crash and help rescue people faster.
- An early emergency warning system in your car that can anticipate a collision.
Meet Yolián, who develops body sensors that can save the lives of firefighters.

Meet Sheena, who studies how low-income people use technology to address violence.
"I want to create machines with amazing problem solving abilities."

You can design:
- Security systems with face, speech, and handwriting recognition.
- A robot than can perform brain surgery while a patient is in an MRI machine, making impossible operations possible.
Meet Angelica, who creates musical robots that can play duets.
"I want to contribute to the world of science."

You can develop:
- Software that evaluates the genetic make-up of individuals with predispositions to disease.
- Simulations that can predict the strength, velocity, and path of a tornado.
- Undersea vehicles that are capable of exploring the depths of the ocean floor.
Meet Gurtina, who develops computer simulations of galaxies.
"I want to help bring people together."

You can create:
- Group texting that's easy and fast, so you can form new groups instantly.
- A charity network that lets you team up with others to support a cause.
Meet Siobhan, who develops features for an app that helps friends meet up.
"I want to share the excitement of sports."

You can design:
- An app that offers real-time updating on scoring, stats, and other info for baseball.
- A wearable monitor that provides verbal feedback on your skiing technique.
- A marathon app that provides you with a customizable training program, records your progress, and gives you a daily pep talk.