14-year-old Indian American builds system to predict driver fatigue, eyes $25k prize | TheBriefWire
14-year-old Indian American builds system to predict driver fatigue, eyes $25k prize
Published 31 July 2026 ยท us
Fourteen-year-old Indian-American student Sharvi Mahajan has developed NeuroDrive Alert, an EEG-based machine learning system that tracks brain activity to predict driver fatigue before microsleep occurs
Fourteen-year-old Indian-American student Sharvi Mahajan has developed NeuroDrive Alert, an EEG-based machine learning system that tracks brain activity to predict driver fatigue before microsleep occurs. Her innovation has earned her a place among the 10 finalists of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, where she will compete for a $25,000 prize.
Published: July 31, 2026 โข 1:30 PM IST ยท Updated: July 31, 2026 โข 2:32 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Fourteen-year-old Indian-American student Sharvi Mahajan has developed NeuroDrive Alert, an EEG-based machine learning system that tracks brain activity to predict driver fatigue before microsleep occurs.
Her innovation has earned her a place among the 10 finalists of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge, where she will compete for a $25,000 prize.