Biometrics and AI
Proposed analysis of facial expressions and body movements.
Mars Challenge / Projects / Equilimind
National winners · Reto Marte 2023Caring for the mind.
Equilimind
Caring for the mind.
On Mars, too.
A Colombian team proposed bringing together biometrics, psychological assessment and physiological signals to explore mental wellbeing in extreme conditions.
- Edition
- 2023 · Reto Marte
- Country
- Colombia
- Recognition
- National winners
- Focus
- Mental health in extreme environments
01 · The challenge
How can wellbeing be supported during a long mission?
The 2023 challenge asked how six people could survive for two years on Mars. Equilimind focused its proposal on stress, isolation and the crew’s psychological wellbeing.
02 · The solution
Three perspectives on wellbeing.
The proposal combines three approaches within one system. Its project page describes the concept and its aims; it does not establish clinical validation or an operational product.
Emotional assessment
Psychological screening using questionnaires such as PHQ-2 and GAD-7.
Physiological signals
Proposed tracking of cortisol, temperature and heart rate.
The team envisages digital support resources informed by these signals, including music, mindfulness and virtual reality.
03 · Earth-Back Thinking
Think on Mars. Return to people.
The Mars–Earth connection lies in the question: what can we learn about caring for the mind as isolation and pressure increase?
On Mars
Explore wellbeing monitoring for a crew during extended missions.
On Earth
Investigate potential applications in isolation, occupational health and community wellbeing.
Potential applications described by the team, rather than measured impact outcomes.
Historical project · 2023 edition
Equilimind Lab
The team proposes a research and entrepreneurship unit focused on mental wellbeing in critical environments. The original page presents it as a conceptual company.
04 · Colombia
The people behind Equilimind.
Nine members bringing different areas of knowledge to the same question.
Elizabeth Ramírez Patiño
Clinical psychology and mental health
Juan José Villegas Montoya
Biomedical engineering
Mariana Lisette Gutiérrez Bernal
Nursing
Juanita Gómez Cruz
Nursing
Carolina Molina Tamayo
Neuroscience and applied psychology
María José Cardona Silva
Secondary education
Yarles Andrey Restrepo Gómez
Biotechnology engineering
Emmanuel Cáceres Aristizábal
Veterinary medicine and animal science
María Alejandra Gaviria Mejía
Physiotherapy
Authorship, source and scope
Project and authorship: the Equilimind team. Country: Colombia. Edition: Reto Marte 2023. Recognition: national winners, according to the original Mars Challenge project page.
This is a descriptive presentation. It preserves author credit, does not reproduce technical documentation and does not attribute clinical or commercial outcomes.
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