Team Sentia, a group of seven juniors and seniors from the Engineering & Science University Magnet School, will present their Project Lead The Way (PLTW) capstone project at the prestigious Yale Innovation Summit May 27. ESUMS was the only high school team selected to showcase alongside top-tier university researchers and global tech entrepreneurs.
The student team spent the academic year designing and prototyping Sentia, an advanced wearable navigation system for blind and visually impaired individuals. Functioning as an end-to-end “visual prosthesis,” Sentia leverages optical imaging and cutting-edge Vision-Language Models to detect real-time hazards, translating the data into seamless haptic and verbal feedback to help users navigate complex environments with confidence.
Team Sentia is comprised of seven dedicated ESUMS upperclassmen: Raisa Ahsan (Project Lead/Product Design), Ethan Joseph (Technical Design), Tyler Morse (CAD Design), Sedra Mohammed Ali (Research Analyst), Kallianny Gomes (Outreach), Patrick Nardini (External Affairs), and Osmara Quiñonez (Media Management).
[PICTURED; Back row (left to right): Patrick Nardini, Tyler Morse, Ethan Joseph
Front row (left to right): Osmara Quiñonez, Kallianny Gomes, Sedra Mohammed Ali, and Raisa Ahsan]