Harshita Kasera presented on using smart dustbins and the Internet of Things to solve waste management issues. She developed a prototype application called BinWatch that uses sensors in dustbins to monitor fill levels, humidity, and temperature. This data is sent to the cloud and analyzed to predict when bins will need emptying. The application aims to improve waste collection efficiency and address problems with improper waste disposal and lack of effective waste management systems. Technical challenges included processing large amounts of sensor data and ensuring the application interface was simple and accessible.

1. PAGE 1 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
#GHC16
2016Solving Waste Management
Issues with Smart Dustbins
Harshita Kasera
Graduate Student, University of Southern California
@hkasera

2. PAGE 2 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Contents
• Introduction
• Background
• Problem
• Goal
• How to achieve?
• Internet of Things
• Smart Dustbins
• Prototype Application - BinWatch
• Technical Challenges
• Questions?

3. PAGE 3 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Introduction
Harshita Kasera
CS Graduate Student at
University of Southern California
First time at GHC! Excited!! :D
Feel free to reach out to me later for any further
questions!

4. PAGE 4 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Introduction : Background of the Talk
Tech for Good Hackathon 2015 by ABI India

5. PAGE 5 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Reap Benefit

6. PAGE 6 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Problem Statement

7. PAGE 7 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Waste Management – A necessity
• Improper disposal of waste
• No effective waste management system

8. PAGE 8 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
What we need?

9. PAGE 9 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
What we need?

10. PAGE 10 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
How to achieve?

11. PAGE 11 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Internet of Things

12. PAGE 12 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Solving waste
management using
IoT

13. PAGE 13 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Solving waste management using IoT

14. PAGE 14 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY

15. PAGE 15 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY

16. PAGE 16 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Smart Dustbins

17. PAGE 17 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Smart Dustbins

18. PAGE 18 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Attributes
• Fill level
• Humidity
• Temperature
• Predict the next fill time!

19. PAGE 19 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
BinWatch

20. PAGE 20 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Screenshots

21. PAGE 21 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
BinWatch Project
https://github.com/hkasera/binWatch
https://binwatch-ghci.rhcloud.com/locate

22. PAGE 22 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Technical
Challenges

23. PAGE 23 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Technical Problems
1. Huge data emitted by the sensor
2. Data is closely tied to the location
3. Need algorithms to process raw data into
meaningful data
4. Store data to generate reports
5. The UI has to be simple and intuitive
6. The application has to be accessible

24. PAGE 24 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Other Problems
1. Training people to use dustbins through mock drills
2. Waste segregation implementation People should
use different trash cans to store different kinds of
litter.
3. Reporting damaged sensors

25. PAGE 25 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Questions?
Tweet me @hkasera #GHC16

26. PAGE 26 | GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION 2016 | #GHC16
PRESENTED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY
Thank you
Feedback?
Download at http://bit.ly/ghc16app
or search GHC 16 in the app store
Rate and review the session
on our mobile app