KIRO HACKATHON · MAY 2026
Pulse
Your proactive AI copilot for turning health and calendar data into timely stress support
Created by:
> Julia Lu
> Victoria Lin
> James Tran
02 · THE PROBLEM
Anxiety is at an all-time high.
39.7%
of U.S. high school students reported poor mental health.
+34%
increase in diagnosed anxiety among U.S. adolescents from 2016 to 2023.
16%
of absent students said they missed school because of anxiety.
A GENERATION OVERWHELMED
02 · THE PROBLEM
We have a lot on our plates to manage.
School, work, clubs, relationships, family life, personal health, etc.
A TYPICAL WEEK
cc: my personal student calendar
Consumer health apps have solved data collection, but not what to do about it.
cc: Oura Ring App
cc: Apple Health
02 · THE PROBLEM
03 · THE SOLUTION
INTRODUCING
A proactive copilot for daily stress.
Pulse turns biometrics, calendar context, and personal patterns into timely guidance over text.
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BODY SIGNALS
Biometrics — Oura Ring, Apple Watch HRV · heart rate · sleep · recovery
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LIFE CONTEXT
Calendar load — Google, Apple, Outlook classes, deadlines, meetings, recovery gaps
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PERSONAL PATTERNS
Memory + preferences
what helps, what hurts, recurring stress patterns
∴
REASONING
AI copilot texting you directly
one timely next step, before stress escalates
SIGNALS → GUIDANCE
04 · WHAT PULSE IS DOING
What the LLM does.
Reading your morning…
01
Reads last night, in context.
Pulls Oura biometrics (sleep stages, HRV, resting heart rate, breathing rate, skin temperature) and compares them against Alex's own baseline.
02
Sees what's coming, where it stacks.
Reads Google Calendar (meeting density, cognitive load, and gaps between commitments) and learns which blocks tend to spike Alex's stress.
03
Delivers action that will actually reduce your stress.
Scores possible interventions against today's load and what's helped Alex before. Returns helpful insight via text.
DEMO
ALEX · 20
A DAY IN THE LIFE
This is Alex.
Junior at Cal Poly SLO. Computer Science major. Trying to keep five plates spinning at once.
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Part-time at ASI
∴
Computer Science coursework
◇
CSAI club
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Clubs / fraternities
♡
Personal & physical health
FIN.