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An APP for when the Grid fails during disasters

Imagine the power is out, the towers are down, and your neighbor needs help. Without the internet, how do you find each other? BeaconMatch fills the 'Silent 72'—the critical window where local coordination saves lives.

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User journey

Meet Leo. The power is out and his father is trapped. He doesn't need a social network; he needs a neighbor with a crowbar. With a single swipe on BeaconMatch, Leo broadcasts his need to the local mesh. Two streets over, Sarah—a verified volunteer—gets the alert. Her compass points her directly to him. No internet. No delays. Just help.

Technical library

The code that coordinates a neighbourhood should belong to the neighbourhood. Our technical library provides the open-source blueprints, mesh protocols, and survival-mode logic required to build a more resilient world. Explore the architecture of a network that refuses to go dark.

Global standard

Technology in a crisis must be as responsible as it is powerful. BeaconMatch is engineered to bridge the gap between local survival and global standards, combining a strict 'Privacy-by-Design' philosophy with a scalable architecture that adapts to any language, any hardware, and any terrain on Earth.

Behind the Beacon

The Architect’s Vision: From Clinical Medicine to Crisis Architecture

In a disaster, the first 72 hours are a medical and logistical race against time. I designed BeaconMatch because I believe that even when the grid fails, our humanity—and our ability to help one another—should not.

Most tech founders come from a background in Silicon Valley. My perspective was forged in clinics, refugee contexts, and two decades of academic research into global health systems. As a Medical Doctor with a PhD in Public Health, I have spent my career studying how fragile systems break—and more importantly, how to make them resilient.

About the Founder: Dr. Sohaib Khan

With over 20 years of experience in Global Health and Humanitarian response, I have worked at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and technology. My journey has taken me from medical practice in Pakistan to nearly two decades of teaching and research at the University of Eastern Finland, working with partners across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.I am not just building an app; I am codifying twenty years of expertise in Vulnerability, Crisis Management, and Public Health Ethics into a digital protocol.

Why I Built BeaconMatch

Throughout my career—from organizing relief operations in earthquakes to training medical teams for surge deployments—I have seen the same failure repeated: The Information Gap. When the internet goes dark, the most vulnerable people are often just meters away from the help they need, but they remain invisible to each other. I realized that we don't need more "social media"; we need a decentralized Logistics Engine that works on the hardware already in people's pockets.

The Scientific Foundation

BeaconMatch is the evolution of my academic and consultancy work, including:

  • Decentralized Trust: Applying my knowledge on Public Health Ethics to ensure "Privacy-by-Design," using randomized Mesh IDs to protect users in sensitive environments.
  • The "Pulse" Protocol: Drawing on my experience in resource-limited settings to ensure that battery life is treated as a critical medical supply.
  • Universal Accessibility: Integrating my work on cultural contexts to create the "Pictogram Standard," ensuring aid is accessible regardless of literacy or language barriers.

A Career Dedicated to Resilience

  • MBBS, MPH, PhD: A foundation in clinical medicine and the systemic logic of Public Health.
  • 20 Years of Global Health Leadership: Managing international networks and training the next generation of humanitarian responders.
  • Author & Editor: Leading academic and technical outputs on Humanitarian Health, Climate Resilience, and Health Systems in a Chaotic World.

The Mission Ahead

BeaconMatch is my contribution to a more resilient future. It is a bridge between the clinical precision of medicine and the decentralized power of mesh technology. I am looking for partners, NGOs, and developers who are ready to move past "connectedness" and toward true community orchestration.

If you are building for crisis resilience, humanitarian response, or ethical technology, I welcome the conversation. Let’s collaborate.