Joe Breda

Ubiquitous Sensing for Public Health & Environmentalism PhD

[Allen School @uwcse]

#ThisIsUW: A team from @uwengineering #UWAllen & @UWMedicine developed the FeverPhone app to turn a smartphone into a thermometer. The researchers got a warm reception at #UbiComp2024 #ISWC2024, where they earned an #IMWUT Distinguished Paper Award. https://t.co/C5MkgUi0NU

[Allen School @uwcse]

“Experienced cyclists have this mental map of which streets are safe and which are unsafe.” @UW #UWAllen’s Joe Breda and team created the ProxiCycle sensor system to help more people get a handle on which routes are best for bikes.🚴#CHI2025 #UWInnovates https://t.co/pT7Mk6SwXb

[Daniel Campos Zamora @Daniel_C_Z]

Happy to be at CHI to present NightLight along with co-first author @breda_joe on using smartphones to aggregate and map lighting conditions for pedestrians.

Come to our session-"Social Good" Tuesday 4/29 at 9am to learn more and check out our paper:

https://t.co/C0KxO7KiSv

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@willigula @Qagggy 6 lanes of car traffic... Such a bummer because this would have been a great opportunity to connect the Elliot bay bike path to the rest of the city.

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

In Washington State 85% of pedestrian fatalities do not involve drunk drivers, 96% do not involve speeding, and 77% do not involve distracted drivers. If the majority of pedestrian fatalities are due to drivers using the roads normally, maybe its time to rethink our road design.

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@Qagggy Same criticism for the construction on 46th and Linden. All the sidewalks at this intersection were fully repaved and new curbs installed last year. a few months later they realized they missed the chance to install curb bulbs at this crosswalk and just added some white paint.

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@Boenau My city has a page on their website admitting that after a 3 year study they found no significant improvement in motorist compliance. After seeing this I find the use of these flags a bit insulting.
https://t.co/fm46MlqSsY

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@typewriteralley Yes, that's definitely a reasonable justification for delays. Though I am surprised that there wasn't a single bus on this, one of the highest traffic transit corridors in the city for an hour, even under these conditions. All while the real-time display said bus in 5 min.

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@Spottnik @typewriteralley what is going on with this bus "rapid transit"? I had to pick up my roommate after he waited for the E line for nearly an hour after work.

[Allen School @uwcse]

Thermometers use sensors called thermistors to estimate body temperature. Smartphones use the same to monitor battery temperature. @UW #UWAllen @UWashEM researchers developed a way to use a smartphone to detect if a person has a fever📱🤒: https://t.co/x6ZIjqSnkj #ThisIsUW

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@Spottnik Seawolf Bakery at 10am

[Joe Breda @breda_joe]

@Spottnik @KingCountyMetro Come check out any of the places along Stone Way for breakfast: Aroom Coffee, Old Salt, Sea Wolf