I am Hsiang-En Peng. I’m a Senior majoring in Biomedical engineering, minoring in Electrical engineering at CYCU, Chung Yuan Christian University. I love to improve and challenge myself, so I’m used to having a packed schedule. Academically wise, I have maintained a 3.79 GPA while taking roughly 27 credits a semester. I have experience with microcontrollers and servers, specializing in C++, Python and Linux OS. Extracurricular wise, I’m the head of general affairs in the emergency medical club at my school, which is also why I am a board-certified basic Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). The main reason why I wish to participate in the GCSP program is to leave my comfort zone, to test myself and learn with the best of the best, whilst also pursuing an international degree after leaving CYCU.

The main accomplishment of my GCSP (Grand Challenges Scholars Program) experience was our research project, ESRA, developed in pursuit of the goal to advance health informatics. As part of the team Echo Ally, we created a home-based IoT device designed to support individuals with hearing impairments in their daily lives. When sound-based household devices are activated, ESRA’s microphone sensor detects the audio cue and sends a signal to the user’s phone or smartwatch—effectively translating sound notifications into text and touch alerts. Our team earned a Gold Award at the 2024 gSIC-REAT (Global Student Innovation Challenge—Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology) preliminaries in Taiwan, and was honored with the Good Project award at the 2024 gSIC-i-CREATe (Global Student Innovation Challenge—International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology) finals in Shanghai. These experiences broadened my perspective and reshaped my understanding of what is possible through collaborative innovation. A big thanks to the teachers in the College of Engineering and peers that graduated beside me, my GCSP journey would not have been the same without them.

我是彭祥恩，目前就讀於中原大學，主修生物醫學工程，並輔修電機工程。由於我熱愛自我挑戰與成長，習慣維持充實的日程安排。在學術方面，我每學期修習約 27 學分，並維持 3.79 的 GPA 成績。我擅長 C++、Python 程式語言及 Linux 作業系統，並具備微處理機與伺服器相關經驗。課外活動方面，我擔任學校緊急醫療社的總務股長，同時也是具備基礎緊急醫療技術員（EMT）執照。我希望參與 GCSP（全球大挑戰學者計畫）的主要原因，是為了離開舒適圈、與全球優秀學生共同學習與交流，同時也為未來出國攻讀國際學位做準備。我在 GCSP 計畫中最重要的成果之一，是參與了 ESRA 專案的研究與開發，該專案旨在推動健康資訊科技的進步。身為 Echo Ally 團隊的一員，我們設計了一款居家型 IoT 裝置，協助聽力障礙者在日常生活中接收聲音訊息。當家中聲音型設備啟動時，ESRA 的麥克風感測器會偵測到聲音提示，並立即將訊息轉換為文字或震動通知，傳送至使用者的手機或智慧手錶。我們的團隊在 2024 年台灣區 gSIC-REAT（全球學生創新挑戰賽—復健工程與輔具科技）初賽中獲得金獎，並在上海舉辦的 2024 年 gSIC-i-CREATe（全球學生創新挑戰賽—國際復健工程與輔具科技會議）總決賽中獲頒「優秀專案獎」。這段經歷拓展了我的國際視野，也重新定義了我對跨領域創新合作的理解與想像。很感謝工學院老師的幫助以及和我一起參加計畫的同學，我的GCSP沒有你們絕對不會那麼有趣精彩。