Diastec - CONOPS System

Mosquito control has been a major challenge around for many centuries. 

CONOPS System is quadruple sustainable solution with extreme efficiency.

1. Chemical free

2.Low consumption 0,8 W/H, operate with solar power 

3. Eliminates only the female mosquitoes out of the 80 attaching species 

(total existing species 3.500).

4. Recyclable 

Live counter for results on mobile application 

Records weather conditions and time of elimination 

Accurate weather and mosquito forecasting ,locally and globally

Identify the species that eliminates 

Collects valuable data for research statistics analytics

First globally using all NATURAL elements (12 up to 24)that attracts only the attacking species when current global market using only 1 element .

Also comes in multiple versions (housing ,hospitals, hotels, military uses, boats, yachts, tents etc.)

Extremely efficient compare to current market (eliminates 600 to over 7,000 daily attacking females)

Most importantly the simple version  manufacturing cost of our product  is that of 3,8 $. 

Mosquito control has been always global difficult challenge ,with a million deaths and 244 million hospitalized annually . Creating a huge impact on public health , and financial effects on many countries and regions worldwide.We have every year 390 million people with dengue fever with 40,000 deaths.

Gnat and midges and other attacking insects to humans and animals also get exterminated by CONOPS System .Its harmless for the rest insects and protect the bees.

For over 3 years of  CONOPS System being tested, we manage to reach numbers (eliminates only attacking species from mosquitoes) more than any other current device or system can reach by the most natural and sustainable way.

The system can stop the chemical spraying for mosquitoes, reduce plastic waste and can help on climate change by replacing devices and products that are not efficient at all and only produce waste and setting lives in danger.

3 main categories of products that have been scientifically been proved that are completely  useless (Florida University even has  related videos of real tests on YouTube) 

1. Citronella candles
2. Wrists bands
3. Ultrasound devices

CONOPS System is the ultimate proven solution with a quadruple sustainable design extremely efficient  at very low cost .

Building a network of CONOPS System (devices) which they are at very low cost, affordable to anyone.

CONOPS System covers up to 100 meters drastic perimeter on outdoor space and unlimited for indoor with a single device.

Same time we clear area of attacking mosquitoes ,the system collects data also from other devices, and for first time we have automatically what  call on mathematics 'the floor'( minimum exist numbers) of mosquitoes activity in our area. 

The IoT and the AI  technology provide us several kind of weather and mosquito data from several areas. By combining  the weather data we create an accurate weather (micro Klima) and mosquito forecast ,recognize the attacking species that eliminates and record them ,we get automatically report for every detail of mosquitoes activity. A counter that we have attached to the zapper every time that hits a mosquito, counts the numbers of elimination.

CONOPS System has GPS locator, temperature, humidity sensors, Wi-Fi which record the elimination and the weather data  in real time, mosquito activity locally, globally or in an area you want to visit.  

Most importantly it has the highest hits of any other device or system because of the 24 elements that it uses. 

 This project is based on a very simple idea , using humans and animals as bait because they have all the natural elements to attract only the attacking species. They are very few and (only 80 out of 3.500 species that exist) the rest are harmless and extremely necessary to the environment. They pollinate the flowers which connect them directly with the bees and they support the entire circle of wild life. 

My goal is not to eliminate mosquitoes. Chemicals have been doing that for many decades which creates many other major problems like:

•  Eliminating other species of insects
•  Entering  our food chain
•  Extinguishing animals 
•  Poisoning water sources and toxifying the environment 

We must re think what we do not see- does not exist. It is the invisible enemy and  a big threat for public health , which is a financial and environmental time bomb.

My MAIN GOAL goal is sustainability ,to stop spraying chemicals all over the planet , particularly for the mosquito concern because it is very big.

To stop the 'one-use plastic' by taking off the market anti mosquito products that do not work. 

Like 3 top selling categories:

• Citronella candles > 2.233  million  2nd  on sales globally annually
• Wrist bands >    787  million  8th  on sales globally annually
• Ultrasound devices >    517  million  12th on sales globally annually 

     Total > 3.537  million  sales globally annually

All these 3 categories are selling products every year with a turnover over $3.5  billion. Florida university professors, who are at the top of the field for mosquito research and elimination. They demonstrate on YouTube and prove that these 3 categories are useless and we only buy waste, which is harmful to the environment and the health of people. 

A study  on current existing products and solutions was conducted by Dr. Michael Metaxas, who is a member of our team. He has published 3 mathematical volumes with Dr. Dimitris Bertsimas professor of MIT from Dynamic Ideas publishing, about the reproduction of the mosquito. 

The results were extremely scary, every female mosquito is able to reproduce in her lifetime, which is an  average of  3 months, 1,4 quadrillion of female mosquitoes.  As previously mentioned, only 80 species of females are attacking  humans and animals.

Here we present the 21 features of the CONOPS System which offers maximum efficiency and protection:

1.Adjustable to any external window or door in minutes.

2.Combine plain mosquito net and metal net(zapper).

3.Hood for humidity and rain, which create also wind free space to attract them.

4.Using all the 24 natural elements that attracts the attacking species.

5.Mosquito hit counter, to see daily results and on real time.

6. Eliminates only the female of 80 attacking mosquito species ,out of 3,500 existing species.

7.Low consumption 0.8 W/h ,can operate with small solar panel.

8.Consumption with standby mode, for extra power saving.

9.Battery for blackouts or for powerless areas, villages.

10.AI (identify attacking mosquito species, gnats and midges ,accurate weather(micro Klima) and mosquito forecast, providing valuable data.

11.Αuto Dimmer for noise reduction control (when it is zapping).

12.New design gravity net (for more protection, doesn't give time to mosquitos to enter indoor) from the current existing 5 types and  lower manufacturing cost).

13.Application for mobile phones, tablets, laptops, pc ,to control device and monitor results ,statistics ,forecast.

14.Collecting and recording Data, monitoring locally/globally for mosquitoes activity in real time .

15.Guarantees 100% indoor safety .

16.Outdoor warning alert levels about mosquitoes, gnats and midges locally.

17.Up to 100 meters outdoor drastic perimeter (15,500 sq. meters).

18.The only system, that protects indoor and outdoor .

19.Quadruple sustainable. 

20.WIfi,GPS,thermometer,humidity sensor, date and time ,barometer.

21.Camera for recognition the attacking species.

The importance must be stressed that CONOPS Systems uses 24 elements compared to the global market which is using only 1 element to attract mosquitoes. This is revolutionary for the global market because nothing else exists employing this many attractants for mosquitoes. 

CONOPS System employs the natural elements emanating from humans and animals. These are the major attractants also known as bait for mosquitoes. They need proteins from blood for their reproduction.

The 24 elements that attracts female attacking mosquitoes, gnats and midges.

1.DNA (number one why mosquitos prefer some people)

2.CARBON DIOXIDE (mosquitoes can detect it up to 100 meters away ,we produce it when we breath out, exhalation) .

3.ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OR ANY LIGHT ( all types of screens produce UV LIGHT ,mobile phone, tv ,lap top etc. and UV lamps) also the outdoor and indoor lights.  

4.BODY TEMPERATURE ( mosquitoes have infrared vision, they can see our temperature)

5.MOVEMENTS (again infrared vision)

6.COLORS (they prefer dark colors ,that's why the World Health Organization recommends on their protection instructions ,to wear light colors in the summer.. not realistic but ok).CONOPS System colors are designed for maximum efficiency (black and white). 

7.HEARING (very recently discovered, they can hear using their antennas)

8.BODY CHEMICALS (our skin produces up to 374 different types of chemicals that attract mosquitoes)

9.GALACTIC ACID (recently a very famous mosquitologist Bart Knols from Netherlands  created a very efficient solution, by using ONLY artificial  galactic acid on mosquito traps, which got very big publicity ,as extremely drastic solution in Maldives, just using 1 element again).

10.URIC ACID (people with uric acid, attract mosquitoes more)

11.CHOLESTEROL (people with cholesterol, attract mosquitoes more).

12.PREGNANCY (pregnant woman breathe faster which creates more CO2).

13.STAGNANT WATER ( NUMBER 1 problem for mosquitoes ,they need it to lay their eggs) what was a big problem until now ,because is something which is difficult to control, with CONOPS System became allied.

14.BLOOD TYPES ( O-B-AB-A ) this is the order of blood types mosquitoes prefer, and we have plenty to attract them.

15.BEER-ALCOHOL (yes if you like alcohol , they like you more, specially beer which containing yeast).

16.HYPOLEPIDEMIC DRUGS ( they reduce cholesterol, but attract mosquitoes more).

17.CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS (  Beta-blockers are indicated for a wide range of patients with cardiac pathologies, including acute coronary syndrome, stable coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias, they attract mosquitoes more).

18.ESSENCES (some they do attract them more).

19.ATHLETES FOOT (attract specific species extremely)

 EXTRA BATES WE CAN USE ( only when we are away of the area we want to keep clean from mosquitos for example when we are on vacations or we go to work etc.)

20.UV LIGHT 

21.WATER (we can add inside the rest 3 in a form of pastilles)

22.YEAST 

23.SUGAR

24.OCTENOL (alcohol from mushrooms)

Our solution serves the entire population of our planet ,since mosquitoes exist globally everywhere (except Iceland,yet ..) and according to scientist all the pradictions for the next years , because of global change which is raising temperature, is not optimistic at all .

By placing zappers on external door and window frames ,we get maximum efficiency because humans produce all the elements that attract mosquitoes.

Under the zapper we use a mosquito net to cover the remaining space, it is  weighted at the bottom, so gravity closes it when we pass through and leaves no time to enter indoors. They are forced to try to reach us through the  zapper, which counts their elimination. 

Using AI ,IoT, weather sensors ,GPS combining the valuable data, records them monitors activity, recognizes the different species, providing accurate weather (micro Klima) and mosquito forecast.

Since our startup was born on 28th of December 2020 , we are  trying to promote our project in any possible way. We currently seek funding, mentorship, promotion and team expansion. 

After 3 years of testing ,we are very confident that our solution is the most efficient one in the market. Making it the most sustainable, environmental and human friendly, low cost, and easy to manufacture.

The CONOPS System  is operating for 3 years in Karteros, Crete. First tests of prototypes were built on the island of Mykonos, it is called 'the island of wind', which made testing even more challenging.

The device  monitors local and worldwide mosquito activity ,providing very useful data for statistics and analytics, while  protecting other species of mosquitoes and insects. It eliminates only the attacking species of mosquitoes ,gnats and midges. 

We are going to build 10 more Conops systems for measuruments next months.

Besides the 24 elements that makes CONOPS System innovative we are actually introducing a combination of 20 new features to the market.

The most innovative part of our device is the ability to collect data regarding mosquito populations and movement. This data can then be used by government agencies to predict mosquito activity  in order to protect humans and animals without damage to the environment. 

We are introducing an intelligent, multi-functional, AI based/cloud eco - friendly IoT system , the first incarnation of which will be an anti-mosquito/gnat and midget control system with multiple functions. It will also collect real time data regarding its elimination abilities. It is a new category of anti mosquito and gnat device. It has been rated by the Greek patent office with a 9A patent (Maximum grade). It is the first device, globally, that uses up to 24 elements (bait) to attract and eliminate only the female of the 80 attacking species. In three years of field testing in Greece it has proven to be extremely effective, and far superior to anything else currently in the market.

It is quadropoly sustainable:

• -Eliminates only the female from the 80 attaching mosquito species, gnats and midges
• -Chemical free
• -Low consumption 0,8 W/h can operate with solar powered
• -Recyclable

Currently, we operate 3 pilot CONOPS Systems for testing, measurements and to make improvements.

Our plan with a cooperation, that we already have established, with PEGAMENTO an AI company from Netherlands which is willing  to start a small scale manufacturing this year in the European Union. 

The initial manufacturing plan is to build 10.000 pieces.

Mosquito control is a global problem , at the same time that we will manufacture, we are contacting funds ,health organizations ,governments in order to open collaborations for future manufacturing in different countries and continents where we have patents. 

So now with the pilots we can say that we serve three  small areas. Two in Greece and one in Netherlands .

For the first year we can reach the 10.000 pieces 

In 5 years the sky is the limit!

Our pilots have already been delivered as I have described above. 

We are currently working on the AI component which has to do with the recognition of the mosquitoes  species for the CONOPS System. We are collaborating with Pegamento AI company .

From our last meeting, we are expecting to have it ready in 3 months time .

PART TIME STAFF

Dr. Michalis Metaxas ETH Zurich  Electical Engineer- Author 

Ioannis Apostolakis  Electric and Electronic Engineer (Dasault Aviation)

Elias Spirtounias Boston University - Executive director American-Greek Chamber of Commerce

Serge Poppes AI engineer Pegamento AI

Alec Karys Stanford- MIT Mentor

Linda Del Conte 

Christos Kouvelis 

So far we have built the first version of CONOPS System. The second version, which will have the counter attached to the zapper in order to count in real time results the elimination of attacking mosquito. This will be our biggest advertisement.

Dr. M. Metaxas helped us a lot with the mathematical study he did about the reproduction of mosquitoes. He created the first mosquito calculator. This was extremely important to realize the volume of the problem and to design more features to solve one of the most challenging global problems with a practical approach.

Mr. Apostolakis a very experienced engineer. He built the circuit and wrote the code for the application which allows us to see results in real time. 

Mr. Kouvelis was the first who built the first simple version. He built our website and helped with solving technical issues along the way. 

Mr. Serge Poppes is also very experienced in AI technology. He is building the recognition of mosquito species into the system.

Ms. Linda Del Conte who has assisted with administrative details of the project.

Mr. Dimitrios Aslanis created the concept of the entire system in every detail including the first prototype and then filed the patent, which got the maximum grade (9A) and WIPO (World Intellectual Patent Organization) and then entered it to the GPP (Global Priority Patents).

So far our current team did excellent work on succeeding and delivering our goals. Despite most of them  having their own jobs they have been working on the project during their free time. 

Because the current project actually is a mega project and with a global market ,we know that we need experts on the business part to develop and open the market ,since we all are more into technical field and we are missing the business part. We need to build business models and people with business communication skills.

We participate in SOLVE and other competitions for 3 reasons:

Firstly, we need recognition of the value and the impact that we can deliver with our solution. This will then  bring more opportunities for cooperation and manufacturing , globally.

Solve MIT can support our project development to achieve the next steps that are required to reach our goals.

It will also help us to attract funds and cooperation with countries, organizations, manufacturers in a more professional manner. 

Currently, we are only at the start up phase and trying to arrive to the scale up phase. We currently need funds in order to achieve our goals. 

Global Fund for example donating bednets in Africa against malaria would be an excellent candidate. We also have current negotiations to collaborate with Bart Knols, an expert entomologist.

As we mention before mosquito nets and bed nets belonging to reppelets  category,and because of the extremely high rate of reproduction which mosquitoes have , its not a solution .

We are open to cooparate with any organization that support sustainability and mosquito control of course. 

We have taken the steps to extend our patent in the USA  in order to pursue  manufacturing there and solve the mosquito, gnat and midge problem using our sustainable CONOPS System.  

CONOPS System is applicable world wide and  it can help solve the mosquito, gnat and midge problem throughout the USA.

Our team believes that our project is also of great benefit to women especially of child bearing age because pregnancy is one of the top baits for mosquitoes. This makes them especially vulnerable to mosquito born illnesses which are extremely dangerous to their unborn children. This leads to more burden on the community and families struggling with the results of these illnesses to their children. The CONOPS System will alleviate the situation by reducing the mosquito population especially in rural and economically challenged  communities for a nominal cost. 

We definitely  want to participate for that prize ,since our system is the first one which recognize the 80 attacking mosquito species out of the 3,500 that  exist. The application (AI) has the ability to provide information to government agencies, international organizations, research institutes, on the meteorological conditions per station / region and the species of mosquitoes that will be exterminated (date, time, geographical location and type of mosquito with visual). In this way, the conditions and movements of mosquito species will be accurately assessed, so that they can be used as data by each country to take appropriate response measures in a timely manner. 

The value of that feature worldwide is tremendous for monitoring locally and globally for scientist and governments in order to stop spraying chemicals. 

Because the global fund is currently and actively trying to fight malaria and our solution is addressing  malaria and all diseases that mosquitoes carry we are especially qualified for this prize. With this prize we could make great progress in fulfilling our mission of eradicating disease carrying mosquitoes. 

We have multiple reasons for our project including saving lives of people and animals and stopping the misery created by mosquito borne illnesses. 

We are also interested in stopping the use of deadly chemicals in our environment which cause long term damage to our world. 

We realize that the need for mosquito control is urgent especially due to climate change. We are beginning new deadly species in parts of the world where they didn't previously exist. 

There have been varying proposals to solve this problem but they often bring other problems because of the use of chemicals in the solutions. Particularly when the solution involves consumables. This leads to a disposal problem with consumables that employ chemicals. The environment will end up further contaminated with chemicals that will pollute the surrounding environment.