Introducing AsthmaAlly: Your Breathing Buddy

For asthma warriors, young and old.

Asthma attacks are sudden and scary. Bulky devices? Not practical.
AsthmaAlly is our answer — a smart, wearable sensor that listens to your body, detects early warning signs, and keeps you safe in real-time.

We’re Group 6 from NTU’s Making & Tinkering course — building a solution that’s compact, accurate, and always watching out for you.

👩‍🔬 Meet the Makers

Behind AsthmaAlly is a diverse team of tinkerers, coders, designers and dreamers.

Dylan Phua

Role: Circuitry & Sensors

Handles all things hardware — from researching sensor technologies and building the breadboard circuit to writing and refining the embedded system code.

Vanessa Low

Role: Design & Ergonomics

Leads wearable design for comfort and usability. Works on prototyping chest/wrist modules and making the device fit all body types seamlessly.

Dakshita Sardana

Role: Data Science & ML + Bio Research

Develops the machine learning model, chooses features, trains classifiers, and dives into asthma medical literature to shape smart predictions.

Amar Sham

Role: App Development & UX

Designs and builds the mobile app interface. Handles integration between the app and the embedded system, with a focus on real-time alerts and intuitive UI.

🌪 The Problem: Asthma Can’t Wait

Asthma attacks can be unpredictable and life-threatening. Current monitoring tools are often bulky, expensive, or impractical for daily use. We believe monitoring should be proactive, wearable, and intelligent.

💡 Our Solution: AsthmaAlly

A discreet, body-worn device that tracks:

  • Chest expansion (breathing volume)
  • Cough frequency and severity
  • Wheezing patterns and breath sounds
  • Blood oxygen levels (SpO₂)
  • Usage of short-acting bronchodilators

All this data is fed into a machine learning model that:

  • Learns your personal baseline
  • Detects anomalies in real time
  • Sends alerts to you and your caretaker