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10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/project-eject-exterminating-jarring-earth-completely-today | Inspiration
1 billion people are affected due to desertification. 25 million people have escaped their land due to desertification. Desertification is a huge problem in sub-saharan Africa. It costs over 42 million dollars for the government to fix, so the only way to save the earth is to rely on grassroots efforts from people to aid desertification.
What it does
Our web app helps promote grassroots efforts in our community by giving step by step plans to save their land, and allows for people to donate money to others in need. It also gives a climate map where garden growing is most necessary, and it has a blogs page where people can answer any questions or share tips about their project. Lastly, our project gives personalized advice to anyone who needs it.
How I built it
We used machine learning, flask, html, css, and js.
Challenges I ran into
It was extremely tough to finish the project especially when we started 3 days late! Thankfully we were able to finish but it took lots of effort and hardwork to get this project done ASAP especially during school days.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud of making a machine learning model that helps people, and making a webapp that has an awesome ui thanks to teammate fara yan!
What I learned
I learned more about css and html and about different machine learning models like SVM and KNN.
What's next for PROJECT EJECT (EXTERMINATING JARRING EARTH COMPLETELY TODAY)
We want to use open CV to allow the user to input a picture of their file and our neural network will automatically find the issues by looking analyzing the image. We also want to make our instructions more detailed and clean.
Built With
css3
flask
html5
javascript
Try it out
github.com
github.com | PROJECT EJECT (EXTERMINATING JARRING EARTH COMPLETELY TODAY) | Promoting eradication of deserted areas in all of Sub-Saharan Africa | ['Neeral Bhalgat', 'Fara Yan'] | [] | ['css3', 'flask', 'html5', 'javascript'] | 31 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/riki-u0rcjk | Inspiration
We admire APL's efforts and initiatives in improving literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aligns with our goals in making an impact in rural communities. We've identified a key challenge that APL currently faces with monitoring and tracking progress in libraries. We believe that Riki will be the solution for libraries to better manage their inventory and collect data to monitor engagement with users.
What it does
Through our inventory management tools and real-time library analytics, Riki serves two main purposes, primarily in an offline fashion:
Riki simplifies the library material management process. Traditionally, creating the accession register and registering book borrowers is a manual process, done by writing information down on a piece of paper. Rather than completely throwing out these tasks, Riki automates these error-prone steps, transforming the data into a digital format, while allowing for the seamless integration into existing library systems described by the library setup manual written by the ALP.
Riki supports library stakeholders in gaining a better understanding of how well the library serves its community by collecting data on borrowed books and analysing results to provide metrics used to assess impact. By digitizing the data, Riki can harness technology to provide descriptive analyses into important library metrics, such as how many books are borrowed, whether this number is increasing, or even how many 10 year olds borrow a fantasy fiction book.
How I built it
The mobile app interface was built using Figma.
Challenges I ran into
We encountered difficulties breaking down the main prompt of improving literacy for all Sub-Saharan African countries, since it is too broad of a topic with no boundaries set in place.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Developed a feasible and innovative design that specifically targets a major challenge that APL currently faces.
What I learned
The importance of research development to identify key challenges and idealize practical solutions for implementation.
What's next for Riki
Feature additions such as: a librarian teaching program and expanding the app to gather data on all visitors to a library (not just book borrowers) | Riki | Manage, monitor, and track libraries. Easier. With our easy to use mobile application for inventory management and data collection features | ['Nicole Kwan', 'Longco Ko', 'Bonnie Z', 'Andy Hung'] | [] | [] | 32 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/voody | Homepage
Voody
Scan your checks and receipts to keep track of your health and finance
Inspiration
We always go to stores and supermarkets or restaurants and every time we purchase something there's always a receipt. What if instead of typing the items and amounts of things you bought, you could just take a photo of that receipt and let the Voody extract information about the items you bought, their prices and organise them for your convenience and even allow you to see if you're buying or eating healthier.
What it does
Voody helps scan and extract information from your receipts and checks and automatically organise them using machine learning. It also helps you see how much money you're using and for what, it helps you also monitor your groceries and food purchases to make sure you are having/eating healthier and well-balanced products.
It's time to track your finance and your health through the checks you receive everyday, this apps will let you monitor your consuming activities and set goals.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud that I was able to deliver my application and presentation somehow working well in such a short period of time!
What I learned
I learned how to use terresact for OCR with python and a lot of new things.
What's next for Voody
There are features that I really wanted to implement, but unfortunately, I didn't have the time.
Built With
PHP
MySQL
HTML
CSS
Python
Built With
bootstrap
css3
html5
mysql
opencv
php
python
Try it out
github.com | Voody | Scan your checks and receipts to keep track of your health and finance | ['Abijah Kajabika'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css3', 'html5', 'mysql', 'opencv', 'php', 'python'] | 33 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/hands-free-door-handle-attachments-vjbsqd | Inspiration
Our inspiration for this project came after we stumbled upon an article that detailed the lack of hygiene products and the spread of the Covid-19 virus in South Africa. We were shocked at the lack of supplies that were available for the population to use, especially those that were common where we lived, such as hand sanitizers. The lack of essential items throughout Africa drove us to help the continent. Here, in California, our members, after visiting hospitals and orthodontics places, noticed that when people exited, entered, and used facilities such as bathrooms at the centers, they were forced to touch the same door handle to get in and out of the place. This meant that if the door is not sanitized properly the viruses and bacteria on one person’s hands were being transferred to other people, and if one person sneezed into their hands, this same virus would get transferred to others as well! The connection between the situations in Africa and California allowed us to see a dire need in materials that eliminated frequent contact with commonly shared surfaces, such as door handles.
After our initial brainstorming session, we realized that we could not simply just create another form of door handle. This would be too expensive to manufacture, and different door handles would be needed for various needs. Therefore, in order to address this issue, we created universal door handle attachments, which can simply be attached on top of most types of door handles, and utilize only zip ties! Specifically, these designs use one’s arm to operate doors, rather than hands, to prevent the spread of infectious diseases to other people via elimination of a common shared surface.
What it does
In order to address the issue of spreading infections through shared surfaces, we have created universal door handle attachments that can be placed on the top or side of most existing door handles. When a person needs to open a door, they use their arm to push down or to the side of the door handle, depending on the orientation of the door handle. When pulling their arm back, the raised lip on the attachment hooks onto the user’s arm, allowing the person to “grab” the door despite using no hands in the process. The attachment works for push-doors as well, as the attachment forms a platform over the handle itself, allowing one to turn the door handle by pushing down with the side of their arm and pushing the door open. The final product can be attached onto door handles using zip ties only!
How we built it
We designed this product using OnShape and rendered it using Fusion 360. The final physical form is fabricated using a 3D printer and PLA filament. When attaching to door knobs, a few zipties and scissors (optional) are needed. The cost for one Armdle is approximately $2.11.
Challenges we ran into
Creating the angled Armdle required much brainstorming and precision, and it was difficult to get the angle right. We examined multiple door handle designs as well as how high door handles were from the bottom of the door in order to find the angle that would be most comfortable for the user. Also, creating a door handle that was aesthetically pleasing was a challenge as well, as we wanted to give it a clean presentation. Finally, making sure that the door handle fit securely and was easy-to-use was difficult as well, as we had to think about the issue from a customer’s standpoint and how a customer would utilize the door handle when they approached it.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of being able to create a fully functional design that works and one that can be directly implemented into businesses and centers in need. It is stable, has a lost cost associated with it, and can be used on a majority of door handle designs. Also, we had never used a 3D printer before this, so because of this project, we were able to figure out on how to use a 3D printer to print our own designs.
What we learned
From creating this design, we learned about the design process. The necessity of brainstorming was evident to us, as because of the thorough brainstorm session that we completed together, we were able to come up with tangible and creative ideas. Also, we learned about the importance of continuously improving our design, as we went through multiple iterations of the product, with each one becoming better and better as the days passed by. Finally, we learned about trial and error, and that it failing will occur, no matter what. It is how we get past these failures and hurdles is what truly matters. During the creation of Armdle, we thoroughly discussed why we failed and how to prevent this in the upcoming days, and this tactic is one that we will implement in our future robotics meetings as well.
In addition to this, we learned and experimented with more features in OnShape, and for many of these, we did not work with before. Also, we learned that we can render the design in different lightings and environments, allowing different aspects of the Armdle design to be shown more effectively.
What's next for Armdle
In the near future, our team hopes to spread Armdle to essential centers and businesses that need the door handle attachments in order to help control the Covid-19 pandemic all over the African continent. Specifically, we want to distribute these to local hospitals, as it could help decrease the risk of others receiving viruses on peoples’ hands, and popular locations where there are many visitors a day. In addition, we would like to improve the regular Armdle design to be compatible with spherical door knobs as well.
Built With
autodesk-fusion-360
onshape
Try it out
www.thingiverse.com | Armdle | An innovative, versatile door handle attachment that lessens the risk of COVID-19 transmission by hand through one of the most commonly shared surfaces in modern society: door handles. | ['Riya Bhatia', 'Abeer Bajpai', 'Wenhao Xu', 'Sonal Naik'] | [] | ['autodesk-fusion-360', 'onshape'] | 34 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/write-for-africa-ta28gb | Inspiration
Differing from common learning websites and applications, we wanted something more that could address immediate pressing problems. Living in harsh conditions, students are more likely to dropout and work in order to support their families, rather than study. Therefore, we introduce Smart Book, which contains 3 main sections: resources,education and blank pages. Students are to fill up the blank pages with their own stories; after learning how to write and read from the education sections in Smart Book. We then compile their stories to be published, for fund raising. All funds will then be given to the students who wrote it
What it does
It not only helps students to learn in a more fun and interactive manner, Smart Book opens up the possibility for a career in writing while also bringing the stories these students have to share with the rest of the world. Smart Book is able to improve and sustain lives by meeting current needs, rather than asking students to picture and wait for 10 years for their education to pay back. Smart Book gives them the ability to learn, write, share , fund raise and build independence and career
How I built it
We implemented Smart Book virtually with a website where volunteers, educators, and students can register and log into. The website is a platform to connect volunteers and educators. It contains places for them to view the education and resource pages and write their own stories to be published online
Challenges I ran into
When we found out about this event, we only had 2 days to come out with ideas, the website, and the presentation. While time plays a large role, we also have problems with resources. We also faced problems trying to come out with an idea that is sustainable and covers all issues in literacy.
Due to time constraint, here are some of the software limitations:
-Have not implemented page for viewing resources
-The Gallery page is not finished. The original plan is to use Bootstrap carousel to display the different stories written by students.
-Have not implemented the feature for students to view/edit their previous story written
-Have not implemented the page for volunteers to upload resources and edit stories written by students.
-The Registration and Sign In pages are not fully implemented yet. The website does not validate the username or password entered by the user.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Able to learn and get the whole website and idea running. We really wanted it to address the different sub-issues on literacy, and we believe our website has done just that
What I learned
I learn to utilize different tools and technologies to build the website, working as a team and also thinking about problems in a different perspective
What's next for Write for Africa
We plan to upgrade and address all the software limitations, get a domain, and get going!
-Please view our complete PowerPoint presentation attached to see what we have planned next!
Built With
api
css
html5
javascript
jquery
python
rest
Try it out
github.com | Write for Africa | Smart Book, Innovative way to learn,fund raise and build a career path | ['Lin Hui (Esther) Tan'] | [] | ['api', 'css', 'html5', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'python', 'rest'] | 35 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/graph-io-pkraln | Graph.io logo
Main Page
A directed graph simulation
An undirected graph simulation, traversed with BFS
An undirected graph modelling social networks
Inspiration
I was inspired by the various engineers and STEM related success stories that have emerged from Africa, and I decided I wanted to provide more opportunities for Africans to educate themselves and excel in these fields. In particular, I know graph theory is an important concept in many engineering and computer fields, but graph theory is a rather abstract concept and hard to grasp at first. In order to bridge this learning gap, I decided creating a graph theory app that visualizes nodes/edges would be extremely helpful to people with less access to learning resources. This way, people in developing countries can make their mark in today's advancing technology.
What it does
Graph.io
visualizes advanced graph theory concepts in an intuitive way. It allows users to create nodes and connect them with edges to manually simulate a virtual graph. Graph.io offers undirected and directed graphs, which both have different applications and use cases. Users can test and visualize several algorithms, including Djikstra’s algorithm and traversal algorithms. Graph.io can be used to train both students and teachers to get them familiarized with the rather abstract field of graph theory.
Graph.io
also offers a “Learn” page, where information and pseudocode can be found about every algorithm and type of graph. Here users can further their knowledge about algorithms.
How I built it
Graph.io was built in Unity using C#, and the app is deployed for the web and as a standalone application.
Challenges I ran into
One major challenge I faced was uploading the Unity project to GitHub. Since Unity generates .meta files for every file, the file count was essentially doubled and this caused issues when committing to GitHub. Eventually, I found a way to reduce these .meta files and upload the project.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am extremely proud of the simple user interface (UI) in Graph.io. It takes out the complexity of learning graph theory and makes everything more visually appealing.
Learning is better when it’s simple!
What I learned
I learned a lot about developing UI for apps, as well as learning algorithms myself. I knew most of these algorithms in other languages such as Java and C++, but using Unity now I know more about algorithms and data structures in C# (Unity’s language).
What's next for Graph.io
Graph.io could be expanded to include several advanced graph theory concepts and algorithms, such as loop detection, trees, topological graphs, etc. There is so much in the graph theory field to include, and the possibilities are endless!
If applied, Graph.io can bring up a new generation of computer scientists and STEM students in Africa.
Built With
c#
unity
webgl
Try it out
simmer.io
github.com | Graph.io | An intuitive graph theory visualizer to help teach graph theory concepts & algorithms. | ['Arthur Bright'] | [] | ['c#', 'unity', 'webgl'] | 36 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/soiltester-kj1png | Last page of app where it measures the survival chance of plant depending on the soil test
First page of the app where you can select crop.
Third page where you can start the test
Second page which contains plants
The ancients always said that the soil has a great effect on the human mind and calms the nerves. Did they know that because it was scientifically proven? No. They were so confident that they had a one-on-one experience.
When I was 6 years old, when my parents left me for a long time to live with my grandparents, I had experienced this magical power of the soil firsthand. If a little child's curiosity wasn't surprising, watching my grandmother plant beans in their garden and then wet the soil with my tiny hands and making mud cakes was one of the most enjoyable activities for me. I remember one day I asked grandma how she was so sure where to plant the beans. And she told me that's what his mother showed her. Time passed, I grew up, my grandmother grew old and her garden grew. Now she has to plant beans on land her mother never owned. The last time I visited her, I jokingly asked her how she knew where to plant it now. Before buying the land, she said, an agronomist came and tested the soil base and measured its productivity.
When I saw yours wandering through the hackathons on Devpost, I had almost no project idea. Like everyone else, I was aware of the problems in Africa. But I realized I wasn't thinking about any solutions before. So when I was lying in bed at night looking for a solution, I thought of this moment with my grandmother. I knew that the villages in the isolated corners of Africa have no opportunity to measure the productivity of the soil, so they can not get out of the soil their ancestors had left them which results in a lack of variety of food. So I am confident that our project SoilTester will make a huge change in their lives and improve their nutritional quality much more. Also considering that the majority of African people are illiterate, the SoilTester contains almost no writing and is designed to be as simple as possible.
If our project is chosen, you can be sure that we will work ceaselessly to bring Soiltester to life. Let us all work together to solve one of the problems of the people in Africa in the realization of this idea formed from the memory of a little child!
Built With
android
kotlin
xml | SoilTester | The SoilTester is a prototype that measures the fertility of the soil by the ardiuno in the device and shows the growth chance of the selected plant species from the application. | ['https://rb.gy/oflqxn', 'Alper Bolat', 'Hafize Hilal Kaya'] | [] | ['android', 'kotlin', 'xml'] | 37 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/drfit-q1vith | Flowchart
Inspiration
A potential challenge during the pandemic outbreak like COVID19 is overwhelming hospitals. Due to the increase in the number of COVID patients, doctors are giving less attention to a non-COVID patient. Right now, hospitals don't have the capacity for the large number of incoming patients. There is a need for a technology platform which is capable of remote-monitoring and allowing for the engagement of patients in their homes. The capabilities also facilitate communication between quarantined people and the healthcare service and maintain visibility of those recently discharged. This problem is what inspired us to make this user-friendly interface.
What it does
The DrFit platform offers an ideal way to monitor patients while they are in quarantine. The device hub include those that measure vital body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, SPO2 level in the blood. The information of the vital signs will be updated via web to the doctors.
How we built it
We used the Google Cloud Platform along with Firebase for this project.
Firebase
User Authentication
Realtime Database
Store Vital Data and User Information
Store Information if the user is a Doctor
Cloud Functions
Other GCP
Google Maps API
Bootstrap HTML/CSS/JS
Bootstrap Framework
Use of JQuery
Use of SmartForm for Contact
Frontend Framework
GitHub
File Management
Hosting
Node Js
Firebase Modules
Alan - A Smart Assistant that we have built for users to ask simple questions. See the video demo for more.
Challenges we ran into
There were many challenges we ran into, but that's what programming's all about. One of the difficult challenges we ran into was making sure the UI worked. Another challenge was figuring out how to to extract information from the JSON file to the website.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of so many things. We made use of this project to the best of our abilities in this 24 Hours of time. We got to use the Google Cloud Platform, which is a first for all of us, we had never used GCP before and now we will continue to use this platform. Additionally, we combined all of our skills to create a website that use multiple frameworks and we are proud of this website. We love the UI/UX and we love the Backend, it was our first time as well using these frameworks. Finally, we are proud of the amount of work we pulled of in 24 hours. We would have never thought we could accmplish this much in such a small amount of time.
What we learned
Creating realtime databases
Firebase
User Authentication
What's next for DrFit
Implement Google Assistant instead of Alan (Wider range of possibilites)
Create a Watch Application (Apple watch and Galaxy Watch) to have realtime data about Vitals
Implement more Google Cloud Features including Tensorflow AI for medical classification and image classificatin to find various conditions
Implement a TeleHealth API platform for virtual doctor visits
Implement Echo AR for human body modeling
Implement a Covid-19 screener questionaire for the workplace and schools
Built With
alan
bootstrap
css
firebase
github
google-cloud
google-maps
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com
projects.invisionapp.com
Srikark-17.github.io | DRFIT | Empowering the unempowered (non-COVID population) | ['Srikar Kusumanchi', 'Mohinish Teja', 'RHEA S'] | [] | ['alan', 'bootstrap', 'css', 'firebase', 'github', 'google-cloud', 'google-maps', 'html', 'javascript'] | 38 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/the-africa-librarian |
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Inspiration
The to be organized failure to establish electricity to everyone by the man kind always finds me solution to all problems. I understand the blame game for this epic resource distribution & that leads for smaller problems a pretty easy one.
What it does
The setup is known "libraries". The way to operate it -With the role of a librarian viewpoint.
Solution -1)A kindle kind with 2)solar powered 3)touch based sharing
Why (pointwise)-1)One book resource to one at a time changes to one base to all resources.
2) Even the books unavailable infrastructure accounts in totality to an all considerable cases to no electricity available situations. Solar powered
3) Keeping library spirit is necessary in all techy. The devices are low storaged. Reducing upfront cost there. At libraries books given through touch share transfer. Libraries are must since for someone who cannot even read. So this is strategic
()The cost of shipping books enough for the devices.
How I built it
Its already there
Challenges I ran into
Solar powered cost effeciency.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Making them figure their lives through reading ayan rand as one possible choice i see .
What I learned
How broken systems approaches are with having cause as just enough at first place. Ignoring that without effective sureshot processes, the effort though made would at large only satisfies for word say and is just tarnished.
What's next for The Africa Libra
How we are struck to yesteryears processes and bothered less of adopting already present technological advancements. Which during covid speedens it up to adopt.
Think this to as same. Covid made africa literacy situation worst lets switch to this proposed model than paper based books.
Let electricity problem be overcome by hopping a one stage ahead of not providing electricity as solution and taht to not needed solar powered solutions. Lets take the leap for africa.Lets create that kind of kindle for africa.
Built With
hardware | The Africa Librarian | The customized library implementation for africa. | ['S Chethan Sai Krishna'] | [] | ['hardware'] | 39 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/educate-in-place-9y62di | Inspiration
What it does
Educate-In-Place (E-I-P)
is a project that promotes literacy by providing a library management system for physical books as well as pdf books, lessons, tutorials, and informative pictograms via low cost display devices.
E-I-P
will enhance and supplant the
African Library Project
book drives by providing books in PDF format.
Participants will not only be encouraged to read, but also learn valuable computer skills while operating a tablet or smart phone.
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Educate-In-Place
Try it out
bitbucket.org | Educate-In-Place | Educate-In-Place is a project that promotes literacy by providing a library management system for books as well as pdf books, lessons, tutorials, and informative pictograms via low cost displays. | ['Warp Smith'] | [] | [] | 40 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/help-africa-fight-literacy | Inspiration
Many Youth and children in africa are not literate.
Many can't read and write.
This is often due to the lack of resource to those country.
As an African myself i understand the need, and what the lack of literacy can produce.
That why i want to contribute to help make it better, by creating a system that will facilitate the education system.
in Africa for both the teacher and student.
What it does
The website have four sections: quiz, alphabet, maths and books
The quiz section have a set of sentence, that the user will have to repeat clearly and the AI voice will catch the pitch of the sentence and if it match you will proceed to the next level.
The alphabet section, help the user with the pronunciation, they can type any letter and it will return the sound of that letter.
The Maths section, is a set of random Arithmetic, that can help the user practice some basic arithmetic.
The Book section is meant to help to user get a quick access to any books, that they will be in normal circumstance difficult to get, they will be able to download a pdf version of the book listed on the website.
How I built it
I build it using a Speech recognition program, that catch the pitch when you speak.
I used dialogFlow and diverse technology to catch what is missing in the sentence, in case of a wrong wording.
the project have a login system where the user can register and login.
Challenges I ran into
As The speech recognition is still a emerging technology, i run into some difficulties on many browser when i was developing the program. for now the program works well on google chrome but have some small difficulties on firefox and safari.
What I learned
I did learn on some of the most important issue africa is facing right now, and what i can do to help.
What's next for Help Africa Improve Literacy.
I plan next to integrate this project to something even bigger and better, with new ideas, adding external tools like alexa or google assistant, so the user can talk directly to the program even without relying on a browser or the internet.
Built With
javascript
laravel
php | Help Africa to improve Literacy. | Help Africa improve Literacy with technology. | ['Nelh amstrong'] | [] | ['javascript', 'laravel', 'php'] | 41 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/africaid | The Africaid Logo
The Africaid extension popup
Some of the advertisements seen on the new tab page
Our advertisements are randomly displayed from our database
Companies can upload images to be placed on our extension
Inspiration
We were inspired to create Africaid based on pre-existing platforms that rely on sponsorship or ad-based revenue, such as Ecosia.
What it does
The primary purpose of this extension is to generate revenue that can be used to support charity organizations such as the African Library Project. Users will be greeted by a page of tiled advertisements every time they open a new tab. The money generated by sponsorships helps aid important issues concerning Africa. Africaid offers consumers a free and easy method to support literacy and healthcare in Africa, even when they are unable to donate regularly.
Companies who want to sponsor ads can learn more on our website and even submit an ad to be placed on our extension.
As well, Africaid can be used to educate and raise awareness about issues in Africa, such as illiteracy or poverty. We also promote critical social issues and small businesses.
How we built it
We coded Africaid primarily using HTML, CSS and JS. To host images, we also connected the extension and website to Google Firebase. The site is currently hosted on GitHub. Cloud Firestore hosts the list of pictures and redirect links.
Challenges we ran into
The main problem we ran into was attaching Firebase to the google chrome extension. Google’s Content Security Policy is automatically enabled and disallows inline JavaScript code in the main HTML files. This became an issue, as we were unable to reference external JavaScript documents to initialize Firebase. After a lot of head-scratching and research, we were ultimately able to edit the content security policy in the JSON file to reference certain JavaScript files.
What we learned
By participating in this hackathon, we learned more about front end, back end development and creating chrome extensions. Prior to this project, our team had very limited knowledge of working with databases. By diving headfirst and teaching ourselves as we went, we were able to learn a lot about Google Firebase and Cloud Firestore.
How to install
At the moment, consumers will be able to install Africaid by downloading it on our GitHub repository at
https://github.com/askanniething/Africaid
and loading it onto their list of extensions. From then on, our extension can control their new tabs.
What’s next for our project
In the future, we hope to add Africaid to the Google Chrome extension store. As well, we may be looking into sponsorships for ads and more secure methods of hosting our files.
Built With
css
firebase
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com
github.com
grace329.github.io | Africaid | A chrome extension that generates ad revenue for relevant charities. | ['Annie Chen', 'Sophie Lan', 'Julia Chen', 'Grace X'] | [] | ['css', 'firebase', 'html', 'javascript'] | 42 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/stooks | Stook HomePage
Selected book
Playing a Stook
Live Translation
Picture Dictionary
Stooks DevPost
Inspiration
Illiteracy is a condition that denies people opportunity. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 48 million youth (ages 15-24) are illiterate. 22% of primary aged children are not in school, that makes 30 million primary aged children who are not in school. Many parts of World including Indonesia & India supply same Insights. For children & Youth, we want to help them with Read aloud, parts of speech support, Syllabification & Picture Dictionary Support, to help them read between the lines.
This generation is surrounded by apps and services that lower our attention span. It makes reading and book a lot harder for someone, who is just trying to read a book first time, or after a huge break of time. We wanted to make reading easier and fun, to find the lost love of reading. We thought of a way to revolutionize reading & learning experience with technology around us.
What it does
Stooks present bite sized content & learnings squeezed out of books in form of stories (Snapchat/Instagram).
Ability to read is something that cannot reached via just books. This differentiates people who want to read but are not able to. Also, Scalability & Local language support might be the reason most of 182 million adults are unable to read and write, we solve it using Serverless Technologies & AI Powered Translation. This project supports all abilities, including readers with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, emerging readers, and non-native speakers.
While building this project, we thought of being accessible and innovate with knowledge bags to help grand Parents and Younger ones around us.
How we built it
We built it using Serverless APIs powered by Azure Functions & and SSG sites Using NextJS and ReactJS. To add Accessibility features and Translation we used Immersive Reader by Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services. The Web app is deployed to Vercel Platform while Azure functions are deployed at Microsoft Azure.
We drank a lot of coffee & we think that it might have helped us work faster.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into many challenges and building this project was hell of a ride. Ayush got idea of this project while he was trying to sleep, he did not know that this project will take two more nights of sleep till he does not finish this. We saw our browsers crash while running a truthy loop.
We did not have instant coffee at first and someone had to get it from market.
Accomplishments that we are proud of
We learnt new experiences and went ahead of our knowledge to implement this challenges & we are surely ahead of knowledge we had previously.
We integrated accessible features and thought of edge cases while building this project.
We also got hands on new coffee brand off the shelf, it tasted good.
What we learned
We broadened our thinking about ways to help serve our community through our existing knowledge. We literally saw the world through
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
view, “Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game."
We also learnt adding honey to espresso makes it more smooth and less bitter.
What is next for stooks
We will attach a CMS & Open Source it.
Add speed reader.
If we win and get ahead with Scaling it, we will build loyalty and rewarding points for learners to ensure retention and offer positive reinforcements to students.
Built With
azure
cognitive-services
microsoft
nextjs
vercel
Try it out
stooks.xyz
stooks.vercel.app
github.com | Stooks | Snapchat like stories, but for books. | ['Ayush Chauhan', 'Akshay Singh Chauhan'] | ['Best Education Hack'] | ['azure', 'cognitive-services', 'microsoft', 'nextjs', 'vercel'] | 43 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/alps-l9ziao | Inspiration
The opening ceremony mentioned the need for a library management system for ALP libraries. As I was researching different ideas, I remembered how my own school library has an interlibrary loan system that allows for the exchange of books between in-network libraries. Therefore, I thought that it would be useful to integrate such an interlibrary loan feature within a library management platform for ALP.
What it does
ALPS is a library management system for ALP libraries that has three basic features: check in/out books, book/user catalog, and interlibrary loan.
How I built it
I had zero experience in APIs, app development, Java, and Azure before starting this hackathon. I did not even know what an API was. Therefore, I was more focused on researching my users and finding potential avenues that could be utilized to develop this app.
I used Glide for my prototype and created a Google sheets database with the basic features of ALPS to demonstrate ALPS. I superficially demonstrated the interlibrary loan feature on Glide and provided a basic outline of the feature using a flow chart in the presentation video. Two additional features (taking away borrowing privileges for users that don't return books and a shelf list catalog) were only mentioned in the video and not implemented in the prototype.
Challenges I ran into
I explored as much as I could with Thunkable. However, I ran into obstacles that prevented me from implemented APIs and Airtable for a more developed prototype.
Open Library has a free API that can be used to retrieve various information (like title, author, publish date, subject, etc.). However, retrieving this information requires a query search of the ISBN code to get a unique code (that retrieves the book’s information), which was not possible through Thunkable. The barcode scanner could not be implemented because the API is not free.
I attempted using Airtable to create a database that would serve as a catalog, accession register, and lending register. However, when I tried to connect the Airtable with my Thunkable app, there was a bug (?) that prevented Thunkable from recognizing the Airtable API key (which was very strange because it worked with another screen on the same app). This problem was solved when I switched to Glide because its main purpose was to create apps connected to Google Sheets.
With Teresa Nick’s advice, I attempted using Microsoft Azure to create a web app connected to a SQL database. I stopped pursuing this because I would not have enough time to fully prototype the range of features that ALPS provides for the presentation. However, this interaction helped me be sure that Azure could be used to more robustly design an app with a large database of all the ALP-donated books.
In conclusion, most of the challenges I faced were related to the lack of knowledge required to develop a prototype.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm really proud that I was able to spend my last week of summer before school to work on this and learn about libraries in Africa as well as about app development.
What I learned
Reading “How to Set Up and Run a Small Library in Africa” by the African Library Project, I learned more about the process of setting up and maintaining ALP libraries. I gained a lot of respect for ALP librarians.
Through Saurav, I learned an ALP librarian survey revealed some librarians felt that the books were too difficult for students. Since the 1000 books are random donations, some libraries may lack variety, both in difficulty and genres. Therefore, I thought ALP libraries could benefit from sharing books with other libraries.
I inquired with my school’s librarian over a Zoom meeting about our interlibrary loan system at my school, the Illinois Math and Science Academy. I was surprised to know that there exists a federally funded middleman operation called Rails that picks up and drops off books every day to 100+ Illinois libraries in-network. However, this network had taken 30-40 years and federal funds to provide and maintain for students.
I was able to contact Nancy, who works with ALP librarians one on one, through Whatsapp. I learned that there are no such systems like Rails for public libraries and non-ALP libraries in Africa. However, some African universities have transport officers that pick up and drop off books for interlibrary loans. Through this interaction, I learned that I could not use a pre-existing transport system to support ALPS’ interlibrary loan feature. This meant that the librarians would request books from other libraries through ALPS and personally pick up requested books. This posed a problem for scalability.
Although the interlibrary loan feature would require librarians to personally transport books, I was hopeful that the demand would encourage them to make the trip. I learned through African Library Maps, that all countries with ALP libraries have at least 2 libraries within a 10-20-mile radius, with an overwhelming majority that has at least 4-5 within a 10-20 mile radius. I thought it was not unreasonable to assume librarians would be willing to make 10-20 mile trips monthly or bi-monthly for their students. This could be added to the monthly routine (on page 136) recommended by the “How to Set Up and Run a Small Library in Africa” guide.
In addition, researching apps (Thunkable, Azure, Glide, Android Studio), APIs (barcode scanner API, ISBN API), and databases (SQL, Firebase, Airtable) helped me learn more about the entire process of app development.
I would like to thank Saurav Gandhi, Angela Heinrich, Teresa Nick, and Nancy Mpekansambo for quick responses to my questions throughout the week. I couldn't have learned so much without them.
What's next for ALPS
ALPS should be developed more robustly for scalability to manage millions of ALP-donated books.
Built With
glide
Try it out
imported-air-1921.glideapp.io | ALPS | ALPS (or ALPShare) is a mobile application for African Library Project librarians to manage libraries (catalog books, lend books, organize books) and share books between libraries. | ['Ju-Won Park'] | [] | ['glide'] | 44 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/clean-water-detector-app-that-detects-cleanness-of-water | Instruction Screen
Home Screen
SINCE THE MODEL IS UNDER 1ST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT PLEASE USE A WHITE SURFACE FOR KEEPING THE GLASS/BOTTLE SO THAT THE MODEL CAN PREDICT ACCURATE RESULTS
DOWNLOAD SAMPLE IMAGES FROM THIS LINK
link
DOWNLOAD APP FROM LINK AT BOTTOM
Inspiration
Dirty water is dangerous
In
Africa
, more than
315,000 children
die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. Globally, deaths from diarrhoea caused by unclean drinking water are estimated at 502,000 each year, most of them of young children.
Every year
575,000 people
die from water related diseases. This is equivalent to a jumbo jet crashing every hour. Most of these people are children (2.2 million).
Unclean water and poor sanitation have claimed more lives over the past 100 years than any other cause. The water-crisis claims more lives through disease than any war through guns.
844 million
people lack access to safe drinking water. This is more than the combined populations of the United States, Brazil, Japan, Germany, France and Italy.
What it does
It basically calculates the cleanliness of the water with the help of its machine learning model that I made, It than shows the results indicating how clean or dirty the water is.
The Covid-19 Detector is a complementary thing that I added just to show the power and usefulness of AI. It is currently in the beta version.
How I built it
I built it using Flutter, with flutter I have the capability to create both iOS and Android apps at the same time hence making the availability vase. At the back-end I used Tensorflow lite, to give my app the capability to use machine learning models in offline modes. Model is made using Trainable Machine powered by google cloud.
Challenges I ran into
Being a solo developer I ran through many Challenges but I succeeded on my goals and I am happy to deliver this prototype on time.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am really happy to contribute this project of mine for the entire people of the world so that they can have access to clean drinking water
What I learned
I learned a lot through out making this app as it was a really challenging task
What's next for Clean Water/Covid-19 Detector App
If everything is going good with this app I would really like to release this app to the entire population, but before that I would have to give some more minor improvements to this app.
Built With
flutter
google-cloud
tensorflow
Try it out
drive.google.com | Clean Water/Covid-19 Detector App : iOS/Android compatible | Powered by Tensorflow lite model made using google cloud Teachable machine, Can detect the % of cleanness and dirtiness of water by just an image from your phone(even without Internet)!! | ['Udipta Koushik Das'] | [] | ['flutter', 'google-cloud', 'tensorflow'] | 45 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/all-a-s-dfykw5 | User friendly Login
User interface inside the APP
Global Messenger
Global Messenger
Special Needs Learners
User interface inside the APP
Global Messenger Settings
Inspiration My inspiration started when i watched the movie ..... Social Network and i am a huge fan of Mark Zuckerberg. this then led me to create a global APP which will enhance the lives of kids by providing them a solution to a better and brighter education using online technology as well as allowing all students from across the world to make contact with each other just by a simple swipe of a finger and search for active users across the globe.
What it does its a fully functional educational resource and global messaging service for every user to easily connect with others via their online profiles.
How I built it i used appy pie and my ideas put together to create this global APP
Challenges I ran into the challenges was that of many to mention but the more server ones was time and this was not on my side as i had to work and still do development after work which was becoming rather difficult. i then decided to resign from my job and focus solely on the development and it was at this point were i was able to build my APP to an amazing state
Accomplishments that I'm proud of i have been featured on a few radio stations i was also on TV and most of all the most important achievement is helping people get an education. as well as to note that ALL A's has made it onto windows, IOS and Android.
What I learned is that time is something that can never be wasted and taken for granted as i know the true value of a second, a minute and an hour.
What's next for ALL A's to become the global leader in E-Learning.
Try it out
play.google.com | ALL A's | Global E - Learning App empowering the world by means of education. | ['Zayne Chan'] | [] | [] | 46 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/microsoft-african-school | Inspiration
coming soon
What it does
How we built it
Challenges we ran into
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
What's next for Microsoft African School System
Built With
ajax
jquery
microsoft-cognitive-services
mysql
node.js
php
socket.io | My school | My school | [] | [] | ['ajax', 'jquery', 'microsoft-cognitive-services', 'mysql', 'node.js', 'php', 'socket.io'] | 47 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/ai-ocr-3zm6nv | Home Page
AI Enabled OCR
Auto Language Detection
Translate to native language
State of the art language translation
Custom audio generation of translated text
Inspiration
Inspired by a desire to leverage existing industries to help increase African literacy rate and thereby improving the economy as well.
What it does
AI OCR is an AI-enabled web application which is capable of taking an image that contains text of non-African language and converts it to one of Africa's native Languages - Swahili, Arabic, Afrikaans and vice versa.
How I built it
I built this using Python. The libraries I used to build this application include google translate API to convert language from one to another, easyocr for optical character recognition and gTTS library for voice output with a native accent.
Challenges I ran into
Few of the challenges I ran into while building this project include learning new technologies like streamlit for website development and reading open-source documentation as I used a few libraries that are very new and a lot of tutorials are not available online.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Being able to bring a fully functional web application that is actually capable of affecting the lives of millions of people for the good and enabling them to achieve new heights with the help of technology.
What I learned
Reading open source documentation. Creating a solution after framing the problem correctly and a general overview of web development as this was my first attempt at building one.
What's next for AI OCR
Scaling the application so that it can be used by a large number of people. I also plan to add more handy features like entity extraction in the near future.
Built With
easyocr
googletrans
gtts
python
streamlit
Try it out
github.com | AI OCR | An AI enabled web application that does Optical Character Recognition with Voice Output. | ['Babu Sharan', 'Srikar Samudrala', 'Mohit Babu'] | [] | ['easyocr', 'googletrans', 'gtts', 'python', 'streamlit'] | 48 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/carequest | landing page + CareBot
Services Tab
Mission statement
Interactive Dashboard
Interactive Dashboard
Track-a-Bed
Track-a-Bed : Highlight Hospitals
Track-a-Bed : Search + COVID Testing Centers
Track-a-Bed : Routing
Plasma Bank
Plasma Bank : Info
Plasma Bank : Donor Form
Plasma Bank : Common Pool
CareNet : User Dashboard
CareNet : Admin Panel
COVID Tracer : Login
COVID Tracer : Main Application
COVID related live fetch FaQs
Dev Team
Plasma Bank : Mailing Service
Inspiration
COVID-19 has been on a rampage all across the globe since the past 5 months. From less than a million cases in February, and currently having more than 10 million cases across the globe. This has caused widespread panic and disorder. This panic is interfering with not only the functioning of already established medical structure, but also allocation of resources which can cost someone's life.
What it does
With increasing reach of technology, relevant information can be extracted from concerned authorities. This information can be used in resource allocation to balance load on various authorities. Providing information can keep people informed about the current scenario and have a calming effect. CareQuest aims to bring order to the chaos caused by COVID-19. To do so, CareQuest services extracts information from its custom network of registered hospitals and government sources which is used in resource allocation and service recommendation with the aim of load balancing.
How we built it
We have used multiple API(s) throughout the project, which in combination with realtime Google Cloud's Firebase gives the user a flawless experience during the pandemic. We have combined multiple API(s) with geolocation services (Google Cloud Map API + Here Maps API) and realtime notification applications (PushBot) to provide extra flexibility to the user. Also, the project is equipped with an AI based bot - CareBot, made using IBM Watson. Furthermore, we have included Firebase Admin package to assign roles to the users with privileges. Last but not the least, we have also include live updates for geo-location in order to achieve contact tracing capabilities for COVID Tracer, which not only updates your COVID status, but even alerts about any infected person around you.
Architecture :
https://github.com/barthwalumang/CareQuest#Architecture
Built with
https://github.com/barthwalumang/CareQuest#built-with
Challenges we ran into
Data Security issues to protect user's geo-position and location history
API stream exchange failure
Accomplishments that we're proud of
AI based bot - Assistant Sigma
Real-time Forms, Database, and Map services
Interactive Dashboard
COVID19 Tracer
Admin Panel
What we learned
Learnt a lot about APIs and Google Cloud services. Also, managed to brush upon our AI and web development skills.
What's next for CareQuest
SMS and mailing services for COVID19 Tracer to make contact tracing more efficient and reliable
Newsletter subscription for the user to keep him / her updated about all the changes around him / her on a daily basis
Inbox feature for CareNet to enable private conversations between hospitals
COVID Community Risk Indicator to be included in COVID19 Tracer to provide realtime updates to alert people about the surfaces and areas to avoid during this pandemic
OpenCV to check if the user is wearing mask or not
Built With
aos
bootstrap
css3
firebase
github
here-map
heroku
html5
ibm-watson
javascript
jquery
mongodb
node.js
pushbot
python
semantic-ui
sendgrid
shell
tesseract
Try it out
care-quest-bitsians.herokuapp.com
github.com | CareQuest | A load balancing platform for medical services aimed at bringing order to the chaos caused by COVID-19 | ['Prashant Jha', 'Barthwal Umang', 'Apoorv Garg'] | [] | ['aos', 'bootstrap', 'css3', 'firebase', 'github', 'here-map', 'heroku', 'html5', 'ibm-watson', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'pushbot', 'python', 'semantic-ui', 'sendgrid', 'shell', 'tesseract'] | 49 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/myscholar | What is Google Scholar and how it is Useful?
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
Features of Google Scholar:-
Search all scholarly literature from one convenient place
Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications
Locate the complete document through your library or on the web
Keep up with recent developments in any area of research
Check who's citing your publications, create a public author profile
Google Scholar aims to rank documents the way researchers do, weighing the full text of each document, where it was published, who it was written by, as well as how often and how recently it has been cited in other scholarly literature.
Inspiration
Now you know how useful Google Scholar is. Then why not just use it for our research in a good way. That's the reason I thought to use it for our use in a easy and specific way. Finding Journals, articles that are relevant are though but with the help of my application it would be easy and much better.
What it does
MY scholar is a metric computation system for researchers with a Google Scholar profile. Google Scholar provides researchers with stats such as the number of publications, citations, h-index, and i10 index. But, these metrics are flawed. my Google Scholar extracts some basic information form Google Scholar and computes better metrics, and displays them on another website. So, researchers can now see better, effective metrics with a single click.
After running the server, point your browser to
http://127.0.0.1:8000/metrics/.To
register, enter your Google Scholar profile URL(such as
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=m8dFEawAAAAJ
) and click Register. You will be directed to the profiles page showing better stats. You can click on individual metrics for details. To search for an already registered scholar, simply search his/her name in the search bar.
Challenges I ran into
There is no project without challenges. Data scraping from google without policy violation is the toughest task I found.
I used selenium with for data scraping initially, then later used scholarly to scrap data. Then displaying visualization information is a next challenge. But in the end I had the last laugh.
What's next for MyScholar
The next plan is to make this web application an chrome extension for ease of use.
Built With
api
bootstrap
django
react
selenium
swagger
Try it out
github.com
amazing-lamarr-7fc64f.netlify.app
hub.docker.com | MyScholar | Scraping data from "GOOGLE SCHOLAR" to show citations and other useful informations which are really helpful in learning. | ['Sundaram Dubey'] | [] | ['api', 'bootstrap', 'django', 'react', 'selenium', 'swagger'] | 50 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/zeoco | null
Built With
null | null | null | ['Preet Batavia', 'Shreesh Tripathi', 'KARTHIK R', 'Gokul Puthumanaillam'] | [] | ['null'] | 51 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/healthrific-your-health-pal | todo
Built With
bluetooth
dart
flutter
Try it out
tiny.cc
github.com | na | no | ['Anubhav Sinha'] | [] | ['bluetooth', 'dart', 'flutter'] | 52 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/help-integrate-africa | Help Integrate Africa with Management Index Regulation and R+ Analytics
Add a presence to enable problem solving, remedial support and transformation
The Proof of Concept Website for the Help Integrate Africa Framework
Edited on 28/08/2020: Added R+ Analytics for problem solving
Inspiration
Our Help Integrate Africa (with R+ Analytics) can make a difference to (people of Africa) that is your self, your family and society
What it does
Help Integrate Africa makes a difference in the lives of emerging number of surveyed people
A Surveyed Data Integrator (SDI) can change life of people It can augment and procreate lifetimes.
How I built it
I have used the Wix platform to develop the SDI framework
Challenges I ran into
The SDI framework needed to be specific for Problem solving, Remedial involvement and Transformation
The R+ Analytics can help Maternal care, Tele-medicine, data science for healthcare and strategic defense against pandemics
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I think the Cognition myriad can help
(1) A congregation of positive influences
(2) Social performance Teams
(3) Problem solving, Remedial involvement and Transformation (PRT) Counselling
(4) Difference To Society (D2S) Programmes or Projects
What I learned
The Cognition myriad has to enable or help
(1) Horizontal integration
(2) Vertical integration
(3) End to End Holistic integration of the (a) Vision to improve learning, cognition and quality in people's lives
(b) Condition monitoring and (3) Augmentation of Social Performance and D2S programmes or projects
What's next for Help Integrate Africa
Take up each of the life cycles that is Basic, Managed, Adaptive and Autonomic integrations for Cognitive Health (with R+ Analytics), Cognitive Literacy (Education) and SMART agricultural systems
Develop the framework via a proof of concept URL:
www.venkataoec.wixsite.com/helpintegrateafrica
Built With
microsoft
wix
Try it out
www.venkataoec.wixsite.com
www.venkataoec.wixsite.com
www.venkataoec.wixsite.com
www.venkataoec.wixsite.com
www.venkataoec.wixsite.com | Help Integrate Africa (with R+ Analytics) | Lighting up people's lives via Education, Healthcare with R+ Analytics and SMART agricultural systems | ['Venkatram K'] | [] | ['microsoft', 'wix'] | 53 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/inphasepdf-a-pdf-viewer-which-has-smart-features-6st2wn | Showing Meanings
Showing history of the words You searched earlier
Features
Showing saved words
View window
INSPIRATION
What's new with the pdf readers these home stuck days? The usage has increased manyfolds which requires the existing pdf handlers to gear up with tools enhancing experience. So we came up with this "inPhasePDF" DESKTOP APPLICATION which has smart features .
WHAT'S NEW ?
Along with basic features , the additional features which makes it a unique pdf viewer includes :
1)The virtual dictionary to fetch meanings even if your computer is not connected to the internet .
2) Save the meaning query for future reference and pop them when required.
3) The history of every search and store activity is listed and can be revisited.
4) Make subjective and brief notes and refer them anytime you feel like.
HOW WE BUILT IT ?
We have used PyQt5 library for the GUI and python for the backend . For the dictionary , we have used a Dataset containing 50k words and their meanings.It can show you meanings even if you are not connected to internet . If it doesn't find the word in the dataset then it uses PyDictionary API -which of course requires internet connection- which shows you the meaning and update dataset with the words and meanings which were not present . So in the future , we won't need internet connection to search those words . This is the best advantage over Adobe Acrobat reader, which always needs internet for dictionary purpose.
We have used HTML5 , CSS3 and bootstrap to create the website .
CHALLENGES WE RAN INTO
We couldn't find free of cost dictionary API for the dictionary's purpose , so we have used PyDictionary. If we get contributions then we can use premium API for the dictionary as a result of which can get the meaning of every word we search for while reading a pdf .
ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE ARE PROUD OF
Around 80+ users have already downloaded the application from our website and have given positive reviews and suggestions . They all are happy with this unique pdf viewer and are also using it frequently . This is a boom for the students in the education field because it has smart features that are not present in any pdf viewer till now .
WHAT WE LEARNED
Front end design of a website , GUI development using PyQt5
WHAT'S NEXT FOR inPhasePDF
Planning to implement search meanings and add notes using Voice of the user rather than typing using python libraries .
Built With
bootstrap
css3
html
html5
pydictionary
pyqt5
python
Try it out
inphasepdf.epizy.com | inPhasePDF - A PDF viewer which has smart features | A windows application PDF viewer which has virtual dictionary , creating digital notes and referring it when needed and saving the words with their meanings for future refference.- inPhasePDF viewer | ['SIBASHIS KHADANGA', 'Pritish Samal', 'Arpita Mohapatra'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css3', 'html', 'html5', 'pydictionary', 'pyqt5', 'python'] | 54 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/healthrific | Contact free basin modified design
Actual picture of Basin
Actual hardware pic
SignIn page
SignUp page
Forgot Password page
Kiosk Test
Self Assessment Test
Covid 19 Updates
Health Tips
Results of Self assessment test
UV-C
todo
Built With
bluetooth
dart
firebase
flutter
Try it out
github.com
docs.google.com
drive.google.com | no | na | ['Haripriya Baskaran', 'Mohammed Mohsin'] | ['Script Foundation: Best Healthcare Solution'] | ['bluetooth', 'dart', 'firebase', 'flutter'] | 55 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/vac | VAC System Architect
I could not complete the development of Arduino FM Radio, but management platform is complete
VAC- UI for Management Platform
Photoshop- This is just to illustrate what the end-products looks like after production
Inspiration
Based on the statistics from 2017, the literacy rate for sub-Saharan Africa is about %65. But that is not the only problem; the average poverty rate for sub-Saharan Africa is at %40, and Internet penetration is about %18. That means
many people do not have access to smart-phones and Internet
. Consequently, they cannot use all the cool Apps and technology which are available to us in Canada/US. Therefore, there is a need to think outside the box, and design alternative ways to improve the education in sub-Saharan Africa. VAC or Virtual Analog Classroom uses radio to bring education to a wider audience.
What it does
VAC creates and manage virtual classroom in remote areas without access to Internet or smart-phone. VAC relies on radio transmitter technology which is cheap and highly available in Africa. The virtual analog class are defined using:
Broadcast Frequency, Broadcast Range, Broadcast Time
Using these 3 parameter, we can deliver customized content for different group of people.
There are two roles defined in VAC architect:
VAC Manager:
VAC managers are the teacher or librarians who have access to Windows PS, Internet and Radio Transmitter. Managers define the settings for virtual classrooms and select the content for broadcasting.
VAC Users:
VAC users are student or any public audience with access to a simple radio. To attend the class, students need to just tune to a specific channel at a specific time.
How students benefit from VAC?
There is no need to walk several kilometers to reach to the school or library
There is more time flexibility for those who may work during the day
It is easy to maintain
Social Distancing
while attending the virtual class
It is much more convenient for women with conservative family to benefit from public education
How I built it
It is built with python and Google APIs for speech processing. All the library used are available for both Windows and Ubuntu.
Challenges I ran into
The host side of the project is completely functional. But I could not complete the "Arduino FM Radio". I had the hardware, but I ran into many issue to set it up.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud to combine my previous experience in Networking and Software to crate a solution that can be used in poor countries where many people do not have access to Internet and smart-phones. I am also proud that I could develop the the Management Platform completely, and the demo product is fully functional.
What I learned
I learned about African Library Project, and their effort to increase literacy and education across sub-Saharan Africa.
What's next for VAC
To finish the Arduino FM Radio set-up and go live.
Built With
google-translate
pytesseract
python
Try it out
github.com | VAC | Create virtual classroom in remote areas without access to Internet or smart-phone | [] | [] | ['google-translate', 'pytesseract', 'python'] | 56 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-19-tracker-kvis7u | Inspiration
Since health is an issue in Africa this would be a great project that could actually be used to track COVID-19 efficiently
What it does
The program gives you messages to input info for each patient using multiple linked functions. It gives you the option to quit, add a patient, see all patients, view one patient’s details, and remove a patient.
In order to save the dictionary for the next user the program takes a dictionary which stores patients with their info in a custom class. The dictionary is saved to a file that lets the next user have every patient already stored without having to re enter info.
How I built it
I used python in VSCode, IDLE, and the pickle module
Challenges I ran into
Saving the dictionary permanently was hard, I had to learn to use the pickle module and troubleshoot multiple times.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud of making it easy to use for anyone, and making the dictionary save.
What I learned
I learned how to use the pickle module and save dictionaries to files.
What's next for COVID-19 Tracker
I would like to make it look nicer and be more detailed. It would also be nice if there was a better form of identification and the databases could be linked making the project even bigger.
Built With
github
idle
python
repl.it
vscode
Try it out
github.com | COVID-19 Tracker | An easy to use python tracker for COVID-19 that anyone can operate! | ['Arnim Kuchhal', 'Rohit Velankar'] | [] | ['github', 'idle', 'python', 'repl.it', 'vscode'] | 57 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/edufriend-gnxfqv | An Edu Bus
Inspiration
Mobile Library System of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (World Literature Center) in Bangladesh
What it does
A bus equipped with a library, a mini smart classroom with internet facilities, and staffed with instructors will travel weekly to rural areas in Africa. Students will have an app on their smartphones where they can view the bus schedule and location, access homework assignments and study materials, and recharge or purchase data packs. Using the bus's Wi-Fi, students can download all necessary materials to study until the bus returns the following week.
How I built it
Designed the Bus by Paint,
Prototype of the app, made by Thunkable.com
Challenges I ran into
Development of the prototype and designing the Bus.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I build an app (though it is very basic) for the very first time in my life. I think the idea is pretty simple but effective.
Making simple applications like this can change the life of thousands of illiterates in Africa.
What I learned
How to make pretty cool app with thunkable.com, How to build a mobile school system.
What's next for EduFriend
The app is just a prototype. But if I learn more about Android App development, many features can be added. Use of Artificial Intelligence can make it an effective application. Besides, the Mobile School System is very much implementable and cheap. I hope African Library Project will think to apply this.
Built With
thunkable
Try it out
x.thunkable.com | EduFriend | A Mobile School for Remote Areas. A bus will contain all the necessary materials and carry those routinely to the educationally deprived children of Africa. | ['Prince Zarzees'] | [] | ['thunkable'] | 58 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/the-auger-network | front page
categories
technologies
about page
publish page
Inspiration
We are designing a future where providers of digital information within the SDG market are paid, resulting in a stronger middle class than ever before. Where the providers of raw materials ‘digital information’ are the new middle class at the back of a micropayment system, the futuristic economics. An ‘information age accounting’ that is complete and honest, ensuring that as much information as possible is valued in economic terms. The people who input the data used to improve predictions of how much electricity we need are anonymous and off the books. The act of cloud computing is shrinking the economy by pretending these people do not exist.
What it does
The Auger Network
will enable people who contributed, even minutely to a database that allows, say, an electricity demand prediction algorithm, to perform a task, then a nano-payment, proportional both to the degree of contribution and the resultant value, will be due to the person. So you might just engage in a virtual workplace, set up some sensors for your vertical farm, upload your DNA, all this information will end-up fuelling some algorithm because of your existence. And the list can go on across all SDG's and not just limited to energy used as an example. It also extends to all other exponential technologies as they converge with AI somehow in addressing the SDG's.
How we built it
The Data Marketplace was built with a suite of four technical tools, mainly; Ocean Protocol Commons Marketplace, NodeJs, Typescript and ReactJS. Our communications were primarily through Telegram.
Challenges we ran into
Exploring the API and ensuring that data is displaying elegantly and securely. Inconsistent energy availability during rainy summer days in Africa. Another challenge being timezone differences, switching between UTC and PST.
There were also issues regarding successful transactions through MetaMask and the Ocean Protocol Network leading to initial trouble in publishing and accessing datasets.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Collaborating in building a future world of abundance, where everyone will be motivated to be open and generous with their data and get paid for it is incredible, I could not have asked for a better job. Doing that in alignment with the SDG's is like a cherry on top. “Skating where the puck’s going, not where it’s been” is super cool!!.
What we learned
On the technical side, we gained more experience with React Native and Typescript for building the front-end of the application and using the Commons Marketplace as a starting point. Generally, we have learned that if you put your heart into doing something and with the
right team
, you eventually succeed, as we were able to build this application by communicating entirely on the Internet. That "the future is faster than you think!" what we had on paper a few months ago, is coming alive like a blink!.
What's next for The Auger Network
We have only just begun, we are a long way out to reaching our vision. The team will commence further development of the platform and of course leverage off the Ocean family for other functionalities and tools. The project is also an incredible nudge for, fuelling the prevalent data question and starting rapid experimentation on how this new business model "post free service for data" will work.
Built With
docker
javascript
node.js
react
typescript
Try it out
github.com | The Auger Network | The Auger Network surfaces the AI data for UN SDG's across all exponential technologies. | ['B.K. Ngejane', 'Arvind Vivekanandan', 'Dickens Juma'] | ['Speedy Submission Bonus', 'CommOcean Bonus'] | ['docker', 'javascript', 'node.js', 'react', 'typescript'] | 59 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/gifted-hands-science | Inspiration
To aid those preparing for exam perform better.
What it does
It assist science students in learning
How we built it
It was built with flutter dart and php
Challenges we ran into
A lot of bugs
Accomplishments that we're proud of
we were able to sort out our bugs
What we learned
How to better improve the app and our skill
What's next for Gifted hands science
Making it global
Built With
dart
flutter
php
Try it out
play.google.com | Gifted hands science | Its an online app that brings science education to your. | ['Ugochukwu Nnachor', 'Omonbude Emmanuel', 'tokzy'] | [] | ['dart', 'flutter', 'php'] | 60 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/termometer-covid-19 | MLX90614
Schematics
Step-1
Story
Non Contact Thermometer
Continuous monitoring of body temperature is one way to detect corona patients. So many types of thermometers are available in the market. A normal thermometer can measure the temperature of a Covid patient and can also spread the virus. In this particular situation we can use a Non Contact Thermometer. And this device is also known as temperature gun. Largest manufacture of this Chinese Temperature Gun. And these devices are expensive. But this Covid-19 lock and thread made the production of this device more difficult.
We can make a Non Contact Thermometer with some of the commonly available components.
Things used in this project
Hardware components
MLX90614 1
Arduino Nano R3 1
Female/Female Jumper Wires 1
OTG Adapter 1
USB Mini to USBMicro Cable 1
Android device 1
Software apps and online services
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Serial Monitor Android app
How it works ?
The main component of this Non Contact Thermometer is a MLX90614 Non contact temperature sensor. The working of MLX90614 is described in next paragraph. The output from this sensor is connected to Arduino Nano. Arduino print the temperature on smart phone with the help of Serial Monitor Android App. So no need of external power pack. Because Arduino and sensor will take power from smart phone.
*MLX90614 IR Temperature Sensor
MLX90614 is an IR Temperature sensor for non-contact temperature measurements. It has an I2C Interface to communicate with microcontroller. Here we use Arduino Nano as microcontroller. This temperature sensor can measure the temperature without touch the object. It has 0.5 degree Celsius over a wide range of temperature.
Step
1
First we need create a sketch using Arduino IDE.
Open Arduino IDE and open a new workspace. We need to add a library. Go to Sketch>Include library >Library manager. Then Search Adafruit MLX90614 and Install it.
Then close Arduino IDE and The Open Arduino IDE again. Then add the header file "Adafruit_MLX90614.h" for better communication with MLX90614 Temperature sensor. Then add another header file "Wire.h" for I2C communication. Then define a variable "mlx" to call the MLX90614 sensor. And call the function Adafruit_MLX90614() to this variable.
include
include
Adafruit_MLX90614 mlx = Adafruit_MLX90614();
2
Now we need to code the setup part.
First begin the serial communication with the braud rate of 9600. Then begin the sensor by using the keyword "mlx.begin()".
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
mlx.begin();
}
Setup part is completed. Next I am going to code the loop part.
First I print a word "Temperature" and then print the temperature detected by the sensor. Here the temperature in Celsius. So we call the function "mlx.readObjectTempC()" then print unit as "Celsius". In next line we need to print the word "Temperature" again. And then print the temperature in Fahrenheit. For this, we use the function "mlx.readAmbientTempF()". Then print the unit as "Fahrenheit". Next print a new line and wait 500 milliseconds for next reading.
void loop() {
Serial.print("Temperature : ");
Serial.print(mlx.readObjectTempC());
Serial.println("Celsius");
Serial.print("Temperature : ");
Serial.print(mlx.readObjectTempF());
Serial.println("Fahrenheit");
Serial.println();
delay(500);
}
The coding part is completed. The complete code is given in the code part of this article. Upload the code to Arduino Nano.
Hardware Connection
Arduino Nano MLX90614
A4 - SDA
A5 - SDL
3.3V - Vcc
GND - GND
Wire the circuit with the help of above data or circuit diagram. Now set the Arduino Nano and sensor in an enclosure. Put a hole on enclosure for the sensor to read the temperature. Put another hole to connect the USB cable to arduino board. Then connect the USB to Arduino and other end to smart phone Install the serial monitor app and set the baurd rate as 9600.
The project is completed.
STAY HOME, STAY SAFE, STAY CREATIVE. Let break the chain.
Built With
arduino
c
c++
mlx90614
nano
Try it out
github.com | Covid-19 Thermometer | We can measure body temperature without contact with this device. | ['Nur Rimba Fadil Muhammad'] | [] | ['arduino', 'c', 'c++', 'mlx90614', 'nano'] | 61 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/dinosaur-education-a-children-s-colourbook | This is the back cover of the website
This is the cover page of the website
The first blank trinket colourpage
The warm colour palette
The cool colour palette
A completed third trinket colourpage
A preview of the instructions on the page 3 of the website
Instructions and examples on page 2
A preview of page 1
Inspiration
My main source of inspiration came from an article titled “How Art Education Can Help Africa” authored by Monica Roth, a member of the Borgen Project, a pioneering national effort that is striving to make global poverty a primitive focus of U.S foreign policy. The institution currently functions at a political level, promoting poverty combating programs. The article pinpoints the significant influence of the Africa Utopia art festival in Somaliland and The African Metropolis film festival which has allowed African performers to exhibit their artistic abilities for years. As well as student lead initiatives, a recent one by Meg Stacker provided African students with a photography workshop to observe and showcase their homeland from a divergent perspective entirely. The article also noted instances, where artistic endeavours lowered, stimulates of devastating diseases such as CD4+ lymphocyte which is associated with HIV. That is, an investment in visual arts education enables the presentation of academic curriculum to be more resonating with students, a non-medical and uncostly medium to lower the risk of life-threatening diseases and a potential financial stimulant in the economy as well. Thus, this got me thinking about how I can use the coding resources I am equipped with to help younger African children develop a passion for the arts as well.
What it does
"An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently" - Gavin Newsom. The arts are not simply a therapeutic endeavour one partakes during their leisure time however an efficient means of not only enhancing the engagement of children in the class curriculum but reducing the emotional side effects of horrific diseases. In the developing African continent, literacy proficiency is a necessity, as is clean resources to obtain food reducing preventable diseases, however, the language of the arts has no barriers in communicating the universal emotions of pain and pleasure. The nonmedical healing of the arts is not as costly as surgical procedures yet ensure a proficient and stable recovery of oneself. This is the very goal of Dino Edu. The HTML website code with CSS and Javascript gives young children the same pleasure of colouring as they with authentic colour pencils, and a little bit of hope for a more vibrant colourful and tidy tomorrow. They are to simply click on a colour box that impersonates a traditional colour pencil and then click on a pixel of the colour grid. Three Nintendo characters have been embedded in the pad which the young creative artist can colour into.
How I built it
I am fairly new to programming. I taught myself the fundamentals of CSS and JavaScript having had the opportunity to explore a little bit of HTML and Java in a coding course at school. These are the languages I used to code this virtual colour book website. First I started with designing the cover page and back cover of the colour book to give the user a sense of actual colouring. I used adobe illustrator to help me assemble the graphics together and experiment with varying eye-catching typographies. Thereafter I began to code the three-colour page Html files encoding three trinket pads into the website where the colouring is done. CSS was used to create the colour page pad and JavaScript was used to initiate a pen tool for the user to interact with the colour palette and colouring pad. Buttons near the footer of the website enable one to navigate between the cover and colour pages of the colour book.
Challenges I ran into
Throughout the process of coding the website, I ran into situations where the code would not be projected on the website. It left me feeling confused and at times frustrated when I was not able to physically see the fruits of all my efforts yet with patience, persistence my code eventually loaded onto the website and I was successfully able to complete the colour book. However, when I went to check and see if my Html files were accessible on another PC, half of the user interface would not be displayed due to another transfer error. I sent my files to the multiple PCs I have access to at home and ensured this issue was resolved as well.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This is my first time coding with CSS and JavaScript. I am the most proficient in Java, therefore being able to execute a website with two languages that I am self-taught in was a daunting task to undertake at first. Nonetheless, the most skilled sailors are the ones not who sail on a smooth sea but those who encounter the toughest of sea storms. Though my website is a simple contribution amidst the varying high-scale programs that are being developed by all the other passionate and skilled participants I am proud of the progression I made as a programmer overcoming mental blocks and anxieties that come with learning something for the first time. I further hope this contribution provides new light on tackling the numerous challenges young Africans across the continent face in their day to day lives and provides a bit of colour, simplicity and hope to their otherwise abstract and unfortunate living conditions.
What I learned
I learned how to implement trinket.io into my web browser and add extensions into my website to further enhance the user experience in terms of aesthetic appearance, efficiency and creativity. In addition to this, in the hourlong Neural Networks in the Wolfram Language workshop, I learned about how the neutral network interconnects the GPU and CPU together. Encoders and decoders enable the cohesive operation with the language. I also learned that neural networks are flexible and they can adjust to altering input, producing efficient output without reformulating the output specifications.
What's next for Dino Edu: A Children's Colour-book
As I become a more proficient programmer I hope to extend Dino Edu into an app for it to be accessible by the large audience and operate on a plethora of devices as well. The generic user interface would be similar to that of Duolingo however the focus instead would be teaching young Africans artistic terminology and familiarize them with the various materials, mediums platforms and resources they can utilize to actively engage in the arts and share their passion with others not just in their local community but around the world.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com | Dinosaur Education: A Children's Colourbook | "Art has the role in the education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else." Sydney Gurewitz Clemens | [] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 62 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/seconds2website-quick-easiest-way-to-take-your-brand-online | Seconds2Website- Quickeasiest Way to Create A Website
Add data. See changes live.
Change Icons. See changes live.
Add data. See changes live.
Description of different features with VIDEO DEMO.
Add data. See changes live.
Reposition Elements dynamically. See changes live.
Change Colors for Elements, headings, paragraphs etc. See changes live.
Change icons used.See changes live.
Upload images. See changes live.
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Built With
api
azure
css
css3
html
html5
javascript
jquery
laravel
maps
php
pwa
vue
Try it out
bit.ly | Seconds2Website- Quick, Easy, Cost Free Websites & PWA Apps | Seconds2Website is a website builder application that enables users to create website easily, in seconds & free of cost. It aims at taking African businesses online so that they get global exposure. | [] | [] | ['api', 'azure', 'css', 'css3', 'html', 'html5', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'laravel', 'maps', 'php', 'pwa', 'vue'] | 63 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/speechrecognition-mg9eui | The highlighted text shows the text that it recognizes from what we speak and translated text
In this i spoke an english sentence and translated to swahili.The below are codes of other languages which can be used to translate.
Inspiration
As many people are familiar with their mother tongue so it would b easy if u speak in your mother toungue and learn.
What it does
This project records your voice you speak and translates into the launguage specified in the code
How I built it
I built it on top of python.
It contains many additional supports which provide power to python code are:
pyaudio #recognizes audio
google cloud services
Challenges I ran into
It's seems to be quite easy to see and imagine but the main problem occurs while importing the API services and pyaudio module
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I successfully developed a speech-recognition project which helps people to learn on their own and improve themselves from native language to english or any other languages.
What I learned
I learned to use google cloud services.
What's next for Speech-recognition
To implement a django project and make this available to web so that eveyrone can easily access
and a cross platform app.
Built With
google-web-speech-api
python
Try it out
github.com | Speechrecognition | To convert what user talks to english so that users a can educate themselves | ['Johnny basha'] | [] | ['google-web-speech-api', 'python'] | 64 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/brazzad-lucie-b-master |
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Creating Jobs for thr Youth
Inspiration
Youth are Africa’s greatest asset. Africa’s youth population
is rapidly growing and expected to double to over 830
million by 2050. If properly harnessed, this increase in the
working age population could support increased
productivity and stronger, more inclusive economic growth
across the continent.
But today, the majority of youth in Africa do not have stable
economic opportunities. Of Africa’s nearly 420 million youth
aged 15-35, one-third are unemployed and discouraged,
another third are vulnerably employed, and only one in six is
in wage employment. Youth face roughly double the
unemployment rate of adults, with significant variation by
country. The problem is not just unemployment but
underemployment, which peaks at just over half of youth in
the labor force in low income countries.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Brazzad/Lucie-B-master
Built With
css3
html5
javascript
Try it out
github.com | Brazzad/Lucie-B-master | Creating jobs for young African's | ['Brazzad Isaac'] | [] | ['css3', 'html5', 'javascript'] | 65 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/anonifi | Inspiration
The Covid-19 pandemic has cost millions of people their jobs. Hunger and poverty has skyrocketed, mental health issues are exploding and people get less help due to scarcity of resources and limited movements.
During this nerve wrecking crisis, I have been forced to work remotely with my team, unfortunately we couldn't afford the steep price and 40 minutes time limitations of using zoom free. So we decided to build our own video collaborating app to help us save cost. After searching for weeks for hosting providers that won't hurt our meager pockets, we decided to go with AWS. Fortunately, AWS has this 1 year free tier that allows us to host and develop our solutions freely for up to 12 months. It's crazy I know. How did they know we need them badly? Well thanks to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Its our best gift yet during this catastrophic pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 people globally and evaporated many economies especially in Nigeria.
Nonprofits are usually the first responders in crisis like these and come to aid under-served or poor people. Now they too are heartbreakingly haemorrhaging funds, caused by cancelled annual events, disappearing earned revenue, or dwindling donations due to limited movements and communications as the COVID-19 pandemics obliterates global economies and keeps people and money isolated.
The rate of Mental Health issues has surged to an outrageous rate leading to many social vices like domestic violence, rape, robberies and other human rights violations. For example, In Nigeria, the word "mental" is synonymous to "Madness" so the stigma around mental health issues prevent people from talking about them or seeking help thereby escalating the issues to an alarming rate due to the pandemic.
Nonprofits can leverage Anonifi to securely and safely tackle these issues while providing tremendous privacy for beneficiaries to avoid stigma associated with mental health issues. They can also use Anonifi to carry out virtual events and meetings simultaneously without limitation to talk time or hurting their wallets further by paying for expensive services that charge $199.9/month for 10 directors/persons to host meetings.
What it does
Basically, Anonifi is a free app the helps people and organizations make secure and unlimited video and audio conference calls and collaborate with a group of people via an end-to-end encryption and no-meeting-recording to ensure 100% privacy, safety and security.
How I built it
My team and I built Anonifi on Android Studio with Kotlin for the client application, Firebase for analytics and deployed Jitsi as backend on AWS EC2 (Encrypted EBS) to ensure that all communications are end-to-end encrypted via DTLS-SRTP with Jitsi.
Challenges I ran into
Collaborating remotely was very hard until we had Anonifi. Finding a host that was flexible, reliable and inexpensive was a nightmare until we found AWS.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Since finding AWS, we have deployed many solutions that have kept us and our clients above water during this devastating pandemic.
What I learned
Collaboration and trust is crucial for survival. Innovation and access is paramount for growth. Knowledge and intelligent decisions are the difference between living and dying. Capital and people is a crucial facilitator. We need them all to succeed.
What's next for Anonifi
We intend to add more productive features like payment gateways for fundraising, whiteboard for live presentations, marketplace to allow nonprofits monetize their contents, language translation, speech recognition and text-to-speech for the physically challenged to communicate virtually etc.
Built With
amazon-ec2
amazon-web-services
amazonlightsail
android-studio
firebase
java
jitsi
kotlin
xml
Try it out
github.com
play.google.com
play.google.com | Anonifi | a free, secure and unlimited video conferencing app that helps Nonprofits effectively grow their programs, training, meet with donors, collaborate with staff, and engage their beneficiaries virtually. | [] | [] | ['amazon-ec2', 'amazon-web-services', 'amazonlightsail', 'android-studio', 'firebase', 'java', 'jitsi', 'kotlin', 'xml'] | 66 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/project-padhai | Inspiration
What it does
An ecosytem where educators will upload videos of themselves teaching and everytime a new user registers on this ecosystem, he/she will get one course free. After that, they will have to buy it using their credit score.
In order to evaluate a student, Each course will be followed up a bunch of quizzes, some assignments and a major/minor project, the score on these assignments, projects and quizzes will give them credit score accordingly.
There would also be an extra forum and discussions page , where our mentors as well as fellow learners will form a community in order to answer and solve queries of students. Each and everyone could give contribution here.
After every evaluation, a student will get certain amount of credit score which will decide weather he/she can get enrolled into next course or he/she will have to shed some money from their own pocket.
A big pro of using this feature is that it will encourage every student to score good so that they can get maximum amount of discount on the next course they want to get enrolled into.
How I built it
The frontend part is completed and for backend i am still learning backend and databse.
Challenges I ran into
The backend part was a challenge and then to collect or make a community of people who are willing to become mentor or upload videos on this platform.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
If it gets successful then i will really be proud of giving free education or education at very low cost, also on my platform everyone will get a chance to become mentor .
What I learned
Backend part, i had previouslty worked with frontend but working on backend was new to me.
What's next for Project Padhai
Making this idea successful, collecting more people, making this community of project padhai even bigger.
Built With
bootstrap
css
firebase
html
javascript
mongodb
node.js
react
sass
Try it out
github.com | Project Padhai | To make an educational portal which will help both teachers aswell as students.A global educational platform where everyone will get equal chance to become a teacher and student with a forum for help. | ['Ayush Bajpai'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'firebase', 'html', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'react', 'sass'] | 67 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/patient-health-history-record-system-3bl1rp | The project aims to achieve the main objective of integrating public health data through
a Data Lake so that the government can make decisions based on accurate and reliable
information. A management system for this Data Lake will be developed that will allow
the use of e-Health in a safe and reliable way, taking patients the best specialists
available. Through this Data Lake, it will be possible to create disease prediction models
using Artificial Intelligence techniques and the use of mathematical and statistical
models allowing the government to be able to make more reliable and secure decisions
even in an emergency, such as outbreaks and epidemics. Other points to be achieved
include minimizing waiting times and maximizing the quality of patient
care, providing tools for safe and reliable storage of patient data throughout their lives,
minimizing losses from procedures performed by patients, and complying with the new
legislation to protect personal data. Doctors will be able to issue prognoses and
diagnoses based on secure information, always be in contact with their patient, obtain
updated data from their patient in case of emergency for their decision making, and
therefore, the doctor's work will be more efficient and quality. The project aims to meet
the demand for better quality information from governments for decision-making in
relation to public health policies. The data available today is not up to date and
reliable. In addition, they are in national databases. The availability of data that is
structured based on government actions in the area of public health may represent a
more interesting alternative for both the clinical team and managers.
Built With
flutter
mysql
python
Try it out
github.com | Patient Health History Record System | The idea is use Data Lake with Blockchain is more confiable, updated, reliable, secure and can control deseases in times of pandemic and project future disease using IA and math projection models. | ['Jose Alexandro Acha Gomes'] | [] | ['flutter', 'mysql', 'python'] | 68 |
10,108 | https://devpost.com/software/scholar-articles | logo
Open Library
Google Scholar
Microsoft Academic
Google Book
Core
Semantic Scholar
SciElo
Dimensions
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Inspiration
I was working on a research paper and found it very difficult to find relevant information.
If you ask any researcher which online outlets they use to find relevant journal articles, there’s a good chance that **Google Scholar** will be at the top of their list.
So I went to that platform and search for the articles and bang. 1000+ relevant documents were there based on the number of citations and other metrics. I found it very useful. From that place, I thought That how cool it would be if other sites like google scholar brought together and use for scholars help in research, and academics.
What it does
Just start with the message "hi" or "hello". And the Bot asks you either you want to search Book, Article or Author and you quick_reply this. If the user selects to search for an article then bot asks users to enter the article name. Then it shows the results from the websites Like - Open Library(collection of more than 10 million papers), Google Scholar(more than 10 millions scholars and authors), Semantic Scholar, Microsoft Academics, Core, Google Books, SciElo, and Dimensions to show results thus the user can easily get 1000+ articles on that topic. The same applies to Authors If the user wants to search a particular author, then he will enter the Author's name, and the results from Google Scholar and the open library will be there and then he can choose any.
How I built it
I have used FLASK to build the webhook for messenger. I have used 'pywit' for WIT.AI integration with messenger bot. I have used generic templates for reply Authors, Books, and Articles. I have used the "Quick Reply" feature with my chatbot. I have defined three main classes for the search mentioned above. Then I started research on websites that can help the students and researchers in their projects. And I added those in the project to enrich the chatbot more.
Challenges I ran into
This part is always a little dramatic in the world of development. I had no experience if building messenger bot before starting this project. So I have to start from 0. First I Preprocess the user message, this is a very important part. At the very beginning user says "hi". Users have to start with "hi" or "hello" then the bot will continue its talk. I have to learn about generic templates and implement them. The research was the most challenging part of this project as I am going to help so many researchers in their project so it is inevitable that my project will need a lot of research too.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
To be honest when I started it I never thought that I would be able to submit before the hackathon. It takes 2 days to simply getting a user message as an echo. But I completed it finally and I completed it well. I am submitting my first ever messenger bot, and directly to the Facebook hackathon, And I am totally satisfied with what I made. This is really proud of me to accomplish this project with such satisfaction.
What I learned
I have learned how to prepare and submit for a hackathon which is organized by The FACEBOOK. I have learned to build a messenger bot with generic templates and a quick reply that is useful in the real world. I have learned not to lose patience while 1 week of work makes no sense but the first day of 2nd week will change everything. And also I have learned about a lot of websites that are useful for searching journals. And learning.
What's next
I will enrich the bot more by scrapping the real-time data from the websites and use wit.ai more effectively to make bot more responsive, accurate, and effective. And then more people will be benefited by this bot with more accuracy.
Built With
academic-benchmarks
article
articles
books
bot
facebook-messenger
flask
google-scholar
journals
natural-language-processing
open-library
quick-reply
research
wit.ai
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github.com | Articles-Authors-Scholars | Google Scholar is one of the most used academic search engines in the world. Plan is to bring sites like google-scholar at a single place and save time of researchers in finding useful resource. | ['Sundaram Dubey'] | [] | ['academic-benchmarks', 'article', 'articles', 'books', 'bot', 'facebook-messenger', 'flask', 'google-scholar', 'journals', 'natural-language-processing', 'open-library', 'quick-reply', 'research', 'wit.ai'] | 69 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/zoomin-0mheg3 | VibeCheck brings connectedness to virtual classrooms using Emotional AI.
It provides professors a real-time dashboard highlighting aggregate student understanding and engagement as well as a post-class report with key moments of confusion and distractedness.
The objective of VibeCheck to bridge the nonverbal communication in virtual classrooms. VibeCheck provides insights to the professor at an aggregate level so that individual students aren't tracked.
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css
html
javascript
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github.com | VibeCheck | Bringing connectedness to virtual classrooms | ['Ryan Draper', 'Mohamed Abead', 'Jae Ku'] | ['1st Place'] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 0 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/diabetic-retinopathy-app | Normal-vs-Retinopathic
Example Preprocessing
CNN Architecture
Example Model Prediction
Confusion Matrix
Healthy App Scan
Retinopathic App Scan
Inspiration
According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 2.2 billion people globally who have issues related to their eyes. Out of these 2.2 billion, it’s estimated that 1 billion of these issues could be prevented or have gone undiagnosed. The leading causes of eye issues within the world are due to addressing these issues once it has been too late. Today we will be investigating Diabetic Retinopathy, one of the possible eye complications. Diabetic Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the tissue at the back of the eye, which is the retina.
Currently to combat eye diseases and treatment options are not affordable for everyone. There is an expensive diagnosis that is required in order to know if you have a complication. If the diagnosis is taken late, then the complication could have caused more damage to the eyes resulting in more expensive treatments. This expensive diagnosis isn’t even covered with insurance! Additionally there are a shortage of doctors right now within the COVID-19 situation, where doctors should be more focused on helping patients who are prone to risks.
What it does
RetnoScan is a fast and easy at-home self diagnosis with functionality to share results with your doctor. We used machine learning to train a model to detect healthy and Retinopathic eye images and packaged it into an android app which can be used by anyone anywhere. After taking a picture of the eye, the model predicts if your eye is retinopathic or healthy. You can also share the results with your doctor if needed.
How We built it
To standardize the images, the dataset we used was cropped to remove any excess black zones, and then resized to a 256x256 resolution.
After this initial image processing, we needed to extract the features that are correlated with diabetic retinopathy. To do this, we tried a variety of approaches, but the best approach was as follows. Since many of the features indicating retinopathy were small details and dots in the image, we first blurred the original image, and then took a global average difference between the blurred and original image to better extract these features. The end result was a nice preprocessed version where hemorrhages and aneurysm contrasted nicely with the background.
See the image gallery for a comparison of original vs preprocessed.
After preprocessing all the images, we used Transfer learning to train a Convolution Neural Network where the first 5 layers were the first 5 layers of a model called EfficientNetB0. The remaining 3 layers were added with the Keras API. The last layer was 1 neuron with a sigmoid function to map the output between 0 and 1 (healthy and retinopathic, respectively).
See the image gallery for our CNN architecture, confusion matrix, and an example prediction
Challenges We ran into
Our first challenge was an extremely imbalanced dataset that had differing resolutions and zooms. We first tried to make this a categorical problem by trying to distinguish between levels of disease but that didn’t work. There was not enough data for the higher levels of the disease to train a model. Instead, we decided to make it binary between healthy and signs of disease so that the user can decide whether or not to go see a doctor.
Our second challenge was hyper parameter optimization while training the model.
Our third challenge was loading in the tflite model into our android app and predicting from a bitmap.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Preprocessing the Images so nicely
Training a Deep CNN with Transfer learning
Packaging the CNN into a tflite model and running on an android app with Java
What We learned
ML Concepts - Keras, some advanced regularization methods, How to do transfer learning
Building Android apps - especially how to load in a tensorflow tflite model
OpenCV2 (preprocessing)
What's next for Diabetic Retinopathy App
login system to save previous image scans
One-click email to doctor button
Multi-class classification model to predict different stages of D.R.
Built With
android-studio
java
keras
opencv
python
scikit-learn
tensorflow
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github.com | RetnoScan: AI-Based Retinopathy Diagnosis | A mobile app to predict diabetic retinopathy from eye fundus images using computer vision. | ['Ishaan Javali', 'Madhu Sharma', 'Kanishk Garg'] | ['2nd Place', 'D2K'] | ['android-studio', 'java', 'keras', 'opencv', 'python', 'scikit-learn', 'tensorflow'] | 1 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hack_rice_x_project | ZoomPlus
ZoomPlus is an algorithm that improves video quality in real-time, especially in a classroom setting where the content on the chalkboard sometimes get blurred due to Internet connection.
Inspiration
One of the dramatic changes we have seen during COVID-19 is millions of people rely on video conferences for daily meetings and communications. However, there are many concerns and challenges raised regarding the usage of online conference platforms.
For example, the low image quality of handwriting notes on the chalkboard has bothered many students while watching professors' lectures. Similar issues happened for people working from home as well, unable to see colleagues' notes or handwriting when screen share was disabled.
What it is
ZoomPlus is an algorithmic model for improving video quality for online conference platforms. It is simple to use: users only need to click to run the program while they are watching the videos, ZoomPlus will automatically improve the video quality on your screen. Comparison in the Image Gallery (as well as in the video) shows that ZoomPlus can make a significant improvement on reconstructing the writing on the chalkboard.
How we built it
ZoomPlus is constructed based on the Residual Dense Network (RDN) and Image Sharpening. The RDN model is for image super-resolution, which takes a low-resolution input image and reconstructs it to a high resolution output image. For the RDN model, we use transfer learning; this is done by fine-tuning (using a Navidia Telsa P100 GPU on Google Cloud) a pretrained RDN model on our self-made dataset, so that the model can be more capable of reconstructing content from the chalkboard. The dataset consists of 4,000 png files of clear handwriting on chalkboard obtained from online open courses. Every original high-resolution image will be the expected output, and the corresponding 2x smaller downsampled image will be the corresponding input. 3600 pairs were randomly selected as the training set and the remaining 400 were used as the validation set. The Image Sharpening is implemented by using OpenCV filter2D function.
Challenges we ran into
We learned through the development of ZoomPlus a way to see the big picture. An opportunity to experience the complete workflow of program design, it challenged us to think comprehensively at each stage. During preliminary design, we faced the difficulty of finding the balance between functionality and feasibility. Many ideas came through the project brainstorm, and after careful consideration of each, we finally set our sights on ZoomPlus, as it could be a practical and useful tool that enhances video calls' efficiency and customer experience. More challenges evolved during program design and implementation. Breaking down the work to several tasks, we managed to expand our knowledge in solving each and eventually integrate them back into one. This hands-on experience on both high and low-level program designs prepared us better for future tasks of a larger scale.
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google-cloud
jupyter-notebook
keras
python
tensorflow
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github.com | ZoomPlus | Worry about blurry zoom videos? Try ZoomPlus now get a clearer view of professors' lectures notes on chalkboard, colleagues's memo or simply any handwriting! Zoom Plus, see better! | ['Lucia Lu', 'Eddie Xiong', 'Zihe Zhao', 'Kaichun Luo'] | ['3rd Place', 'Facebook'] | ['google-cloud', 'jupyter-notebook', 'keras', 'python', 'tensorflow'] | 2 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/qtime-32famb | QTime Logo
Story
Everyone hates lines. In recent times, however, this everpresent problem has been exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, were standing in a queue with too many people can not only be a pain but a public health hazard.
Recent covid stats say that in the US there have been increases in new cases up to 41,844 in a day alone. espite this, we've seen a movement to reopen more and more restaurants due to economic concerns. Something that we want to encourage while maintaining safety. Harris County had 274 overcrowding complaints this weekend due to reopening, most likely due to the nature of how visits to restaurants are distributed. Due to rush hour, people are mostly visiting these restaurants at times where other people are simultaneously visiting, thereby increasing the population density at certain times.
While places like Rice do a great job at maintaining social distance, public facilties with long lines at these rush hour time periods compromise this and pose a health risk to eager patrons. To ensure that patrons can still go to their favorite public places while minimizing the public health risk and attempting to redistribute the population densities, we developed our solution: Qtime.
Our Solution
QTime is a web widget that allows users to check-in and out using QR codes of restaurants and public spaces that expect lines or queues. Our dynamic Bayesian prediction model congregates the data observed from users into a list of safety levels depending on the time of day. Our widget outputs the current safety level based on the device's current time.
The incentive system is set up to reduce the points earned from visiting during "red" or packed times, and increase points earned from visiting during ‘green’ or safe times, so customers are incentivized to visit when conditions are safer.
With our unique machine-learning solution, our idea is to be able to dynamically update the model with respect to the number of people who check-in throughout the day, so that the model can improve in its prediction accuracy with more training data.
Built With
express.js
node.js
numpy
python
scipy
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github.com | QTime | A data-driven method of reducing queues. | ['Steven Feng', 'Nickolas Chen', 'Caleb-S-Robinson'] | ['Top 5'] | ['express.js', 'node.js', 'numpy', 'python', 'scipy'] | 3 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/fofo | Inspiration
In the midst of the pandemic, the world has begun to trade in-person meetings for those conducted remotely over Zoom and other online services. While this transition has been relatively painless for the younger generations, many in the elderly population who initially faced difficulties and challenges with technology face an even greater hurdle as more of their beloved services move online. Moreover, most online resources aimed at helping users solve these issues and challenges have failed to implement senior-friendly UI and UX practices, leading to a myriad of issues for older users. As a result of this lack of senior-friendly designs, seniors are left frustrated by the difficulties they face in simply navigating to a solution for their technical issues. Additionally, many of the websites claiming to offer "solutions" to technical issues actually serve malware and viruses which masquerade as technical solutions, leading to a far greater rate of malware infections among the older population of technology users compared to younger users. All of these issues led to the development of Fofo, the senior-friendly platform that offers technical help and support in an easy and accessible manner for all.
What it does
Fofo offers technical support solutions in an easy to read and accessible manner, which can be quickly discovered from the starting page through one of three options: our signature
triage wizard
, the recommended collection, and the frequently asked collection.
Triage Wizard
The Triage Wizard follows a four-step process in order to determine the most relevant solutions for a user's problem.
The user enters a short sentence that summarizes their problem, such as "my browser crashed"
The platform will
confirm
with the user that they did not misspell anything in their search query, which is a helpful feature especially for seniors that are often prone to small typing mistakes which could cause extraneous results if not caught
The platform will perform a triage, which is essentially a series of questions designed to narrow the scope of the problem in order to find the most relevant solutions
Once the platform is satisfied with the triage, it will offer the user a set of three relevant solutions ordered by helpfulness (that is, how helpful the solution was for previous users that faced a similar issue). The user can also choose to "Show More" relevant solutions if they are not satisfied by the first three results.
Built With
react-native
starlette | Fofo | Fofo is an innovative new service for assisting older technology users with applications they may struggle with in this new digital age | ['Will Mundy', 'Cloris Cai'] | ['Top 5'] | ['react-native', 'starlette'] | 4 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/no-justice-no-peace | Homepage
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Inspiration
Since May 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters have taken to the streets to exercise their right of free speech, only to be assaulted with tear gas, rubber bullets, and beatings by law enforcement. One protester from New York recalls lying in a pool of blood on the road, before being arrested and denied medical attention.
As the BLM Movement continues, protesters grow increasingly fearful that they will be abused and arrested by law enforcement. Our HackRice project seeks to protect these protesters by matching them with the right pro bono lawyer for their specific situation, allowing them to feel secure when using their voices for social justice.
What it does
We begin by prompting the protester to fill out a questionnaire, so that our matching algorithm can determine which pro bono lawyer is best for them, depending on a variety of differently weighted parameters (including protester’s location, case area of expertise, preferred language, racial group, etc.) Then, our algorithm returns the top three best-match lawyers for that specific protester, with all necessary information.
We also implemented an Application page on the website, where pro bono lawyers can volunteer their services for those in need. They simply input their information into the form, and we automatically add it to the database, so that they can be matched with protesters in the future. We also have a Donate page, which provides links to external sources with similar missions
How we built it
Our website was built with JavaScript, as well as HTML and CSS in a React framework. We stored our databases in Airtable, and we implemented our fillable forms using Formik.
Challenges we ran into
Challenges that we ran into included choosing a database. We considered using Google Sheets, MongoDB, which provided a low-level and high-level solution. In the end, we chose Airtable, combining elements of both to provide us with a continuously updating database service.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of completing a project that we initially deemed ambitious and difficult to complete under the given time parameters. We connected to a database of lawyers, retrieved information from it, put the information into an algorithm, and determined which three lawyers would be the best fit for a particular individual or user. We created forms to take the user’s location, languages, case areas, racial groups, etc., in order to customize this process. We also use a form for pro bono lawyers that allows them to be added to the database and included in future searches.
What we learned
We learned a great deal of technical skills, such as working with new API and processing data into an algorithm.
What's next for No justice. No peace.
Our team plans to increase the scope of our solution to the national scale. There has been a sizable amount of data and publicity on pro bono lawyers since the protests began, and therefore we plan to increase the size of our database to span across the nation. This way, protesters in any city in the United States can find the pro bono lawyers that are best matched with them.
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airtable
css
formik
html5
javascript
react
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github.com | No justice. No peace. | An all-in-one platform for protesters to be matched with the ideal pro bono lawyers for their specific needs, allowing protesters to feel confident and secure when using their voice for social good. | ['Janet Lu', 'Anna Bai', 'Newton Huynh', 'Anna Bai', 'Vivian Ellis'] | ["Track: First Timer's"] | ['airtable', 'css', 'formik', 'html5', 'javascript', 'react'] | 5 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/sucseed | Discover small businesses
Your rewards dashboard
View your past months' contributions
PopUp with similar products from small businesses with the same search keyword
Inspiration
COVID-19 pandemic is hurting small businesses all around us. Two of the biggest concerns for small businesses that we identified are lack of exposure and long term support from customers. First, we noticed that many small to medium businesses are struggling to stay afloat because they are overshadowed by larger corporations like Amazon, making it harder for customers to discover and support them. Secondly, we wanted a mechanism to encourage customers to continue supporting small businesses in the long term.
What it does
To solve the two problems, we developed a Chrome Extension that presents customers with similar products offered by small businesses when they shop for products through Amazon. Our extension drives sales for small vendors, which might make a huge impact in helping them survive. It has fast and easy transactional flow. For those who want to support small businesses but don’t have time to fully research, our extension is a convenient way for them to discover small businesses and show their support.
We also developed an incentive system that rewards customers when they shop through our platform. While the customer makes purchases, they plant a seed and watch it grow along with their contributions. When the trees “grow” to a new stage, coins will be rewarded that can be spent at the rewards shop to buy prizes such as discounts from our participating vendors. You can also browse and view these vendors, keep track of your past purchases as well as see your progress over time. This further incentivize customers to maintain a long term relationship with our vendors and businesses.
How we built it
SucSeed is a Chrome Extension developed with React as the frontend, Firebase as the database, and bill.com API as the payment and transactional method.
Challenges we ran into
Using the bill.com API and setting up the chrome extension were things that we weren't familiar with, so we ran into a couple issues. Fortunately, all of the mentors for bill.com were extremely helpful and responsive, so we were able to figure it out and fully integrate with the bill.com API for our end result!
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to finish the majority of the functionalities that we wanted for our chrome extension (we actually finished more than we expected :) )! We're also really proud that our solution works to solve two different but integral problems that small businesses are currently facing. We're happy to be able to enrich our community by supporting small businesses.
What's next for SucSeed
We have many ideas to further expand on our extension. The biggest feature that we definitely want to add is sorting the businesses by locality closest to the user so that they can easily support the local businesses in their community.
Built With
bill.com
chrome
firestore
react
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github.com | SucSeed | Chrome extension that aims to empower small businesses by leveraging large marketplaces like Amazon to increase visibility and exposure of small businesses to customers. | ['Chau Vu', 'Brendan Lau', 'Bao Hoang'] | ['Track: Finance'] | ['bill.com', 'chrome', 'firestore', 'react'] | 6 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/tracing | Inspiration
We were inspired by the situation that the world is currently in. With a lot of people worldwide feeling uncertain about traveling to places while others are not taking the virus seriously enough, we created this app in order to provide quantitative data for everyone interested in staying safe.
What it does
CoVision is a contact tracing app that helps keep users safe by giving them access to a live map that displays the risk level of contracting Coronavirus at specific locations. A lot of people are concerned with providing location data to third parties, which is why we made privacy our top priority for CoVision. We have designed the app to only track locations after the user has moved a certain distance (50 meters), which means that when a person is at their house, their location data and address will not be registered on our database on Firestore. Our app is focused on providing accurate information for users to be able to see primary points of interest with high amounts of traffic or locations with people who have tested positive for coronavirus. We prompt users to report their testing by asking them when they have gotten tested, while also offering people who have not been tested to find nearby locations for testing.
We allow people to consciously be proactive against Covid-19, instead of leaving them guessing about the safety of going to a certain location, in real-time, instead of ineffectively alerting them weeks after potential contact with someone who has contracted the virus, meaning CoVision increases efficiency significantly.
How we built it
We split up the work between the four of us by front-end and back-end work. Two of us worked on designing the User Interface and User Experience, which was created using Storyboard/UIKit in Xcode. The other two of us used Google Cloud’s Firebase and Firestore for data management for both user data as well as location-specific data. We used Firestore to store how many people have gone to each store, how many infected people have visited, their safety rating, as well as their coordinates. We used Radar.io, a business aiming to provide location data infrastructure, and their APIs in order to search stores specifically by retail stores and restaurants (though this is highly extensible to any other category). We utilized Swift in order to write the functions and algorithms and connected it to our database.
Challenges we ran into
In order to develop CoVision, it took a lot of research on behalf of the entire team into all of the different functionalities we can use with the Radar API. We had to learn about how we could connect that to the UI while also making sure that the data was being passed to a database. Since there is a lot of information that was coming in from Radar, we had to learn a lot about Google Cloud and Firestore and do a lot of debugging in order to work through all of the problems along the way. We learned about real-time database management with Firestore because of the multitude of moving parts present, which is a new challenge that we had to overcome because of the novelty of CoVision itself.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to utilize tools that we knew about in order to create a socially applicable project that has a vast range of applications not only in our country but worldwide. We are proud of creating a more accurate contact tracing application than the current options available.
What we learned
We learned a lot about how to utilize location data as well as how to protect people’s privacy, which is an extremely large concern that has been a pressing issue for a long time. By not tracking people’s location at their homes and only starting to track after they have moved a reasonable distance. We also learned about how to use Swift and UIKit and MapKit in order to utilize Apple Maps to display the data.
What's next for CoVision
Although right now for the purposes of the demo CoVision only displays data for local stores and restaurants, we plan to extend the app to include parks, landmarks, offices, and all other points of interests. With a larger user base we would be able to gather data on many more locations, thereby furthering the utility of our app as well as increasing the number of users we can benefit. Additionally, we plan to implement hospital integration. By utilizing the APIs of large hospitals, we can also have users connect their CoVision account with their hospital account in order to share information about users’ Coronavirus test results as well as test dates. Connected users will have their “My Condition” page automatically updated with the information. These features would be especially critical during the upcoming elections as voting booths will become high traffic areas that would benefit from coverage from our app. We also hope to implement machine learning into our app in order to predict whether users have the virus based on models with data from past Covid-19 patients and their symptoms.
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core-location
firebase
google-cloud
mapkit
radar.io
storyboard
swift
uikit
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github.com | CoVision | Accurate contact tracing to ensure public safety during the Covid-19 pandemic. | ['Siddharth Cherukupalli', 'Akshay Talkad', 'Kartik Punia', 'Prem Dhoot'] | ['Track: Biomedical', 'WINNER', 'Best Contact Tracing Project'] | ['core-location', 'firebase', 'google-cloud', 'mapkit', 'radar.io', 'storyboard', 'swift', 'uikit'] | 7 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/covid19-rate-me | Machine Learning
Our Scoring Scheme
Current Website Demo
COVID-19 Know-My-Risk
Inspiration
During the pandemic, people, especially the youth, might be over-confident about their risk contracting COVID-19. On the other hand, those who are concerned might have difficulties gauging precisely their risk. Schools and workplaces might want to know whether some students/employees have high risks of COVID. Hence, our app tries to provide a way to easily and scientifically assess a person's level of concern regarding COVID-19.
What it does
On login, a person fill in some personal information, and the app gives an initial screening about a person's risk score (higher means more dangerous)
After signing up, one can log in to his/her account and record everyday activities. The score will fluctuate according to that, reflecting real-time changes of one's risk score
How we built it
Our project is divided into three parts:
Data Collection and processing
We collected data from trusted sources in the two main fields below:
Location and COVID-19. Those who live in areas that are susceptible to disease outbreak (assessed from CDC's SVI data) and those whose area has a higher percentage of positive rate have higher risks of contracting COVID-19
Personal preconditions and symptoms. We collected data about one's preconditions, symptoms, and whether they are tested positive for COVID to train machine learning data. The model will then tell us a person's risks of contracting COVID-19 based on this information. This data is collected from the "Symptoms and COVID Presence" dataset of Kaggle.
Back-end implementation
With the data we collected, we then build our back-end.
Regarding location, we use the person's zip-code and consider both the district's Social Vulnerability Index and positive rate to generate a score representing the person's location score
Regarding personal precondition and symptoms, we use the person's response to form a response vector. This vector is fed into two machine learning models based on Logistic Regression, generating a score to assess one's personal risk. Our Machine learning model has an accuracy of 96%.
Dynamic data is an ongoing task of our app, which probably won't be full-fledged until many people use our app. Our current implementation relies on users filling in information about the places they visited, and we use that to calculate a real-time score based on the person's original score. If enough people use our data, we can relate this tracking data with one's COVID-19 testing result. The resulting dataset can be fed into a machine learning model, and be made publicly available (personal information removed) to contribute to COVID-19 research
Front-end implementation and pipelining
We build a web app with React as front end from scratch. The front-end communicates with the back-end with Flask, and the data transmitted back and forth are JSON. We deployed our server on Heroku.
Challenges we ran into
Data
The datasets we collected are not clean
Many datasets are either aggregated data or do not contain test information. General public datasets usually contain the number of patients in each region, but not the conditions of each patient; Clinical trial datasets, on the other hand, usually contain detailed medical information inaccessible to targeted users.
Datasets are huge, making search time slow
Implementations
Communication between back-end and front-end proves to be difficult, especially when it is across different platform
Machine learning models do not converge on indicators that are less strong, such as preconditions
Deciding on a suitable model suitable to our scoring scheme
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Successfully aggregated all datasets and considerations to build a complex model and generate a differentiating and reliable score
Calculating time is really short, get your result instantly
Successfully bridged front end and back-end to produce a working web application
What we learned
Data analysis tools and models
Machine learning integration
React and Flask framework
What's next for COVID-19 Know-My-Risk
With our static scoring ready, we can focus on dynamic scoring that reflects one's real data. A person can simply place pins on Google maps, and we analyze risks for visiting that place automatically. Daily activities like greeting friends, or eating out can also be factored in. After one sign in, a person can build his own historical record of daily risks. The person can use this to track his possibilities of getting COVID-19 and adjust life plans accordingly. With enough people using our app, we can use the tracking data to do further predictions on one's risks, and the data itself is valuable for COVID-19 research.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my personal data such as symptoms and preconditions be stored by the Know-My-Risk website?
No. We won't store your personal data.
If my score is low, does this mean I am very safe for COV-19?
No, this score is only an estimate. Even though your score is low, we still suggest you to wear a mask, avoid gathering, and keep social distancing.
Source Code
Data Analysis and Machine Learning:
https://github.com/dby-tmwctw/covid_19_rate_my_risk
Web Application:
https://github.com/Yidi0213/hackrice10_front_end
Built With
data
firebase
flask
google-cloud
javascript
jupyter
logistic-regression
machine-learning
node.js
numpy
python
react
scikit-learn
statistics
svm
Try it out
arcane-wave-84199.herokuapp.com | COVID19 Know-My-Risk | Curious about your risk of contracting COVID-19? Use our web app to figure out. Get yourself tested if the score is high! | ['Maki Yu', 'Lily Liu', 'Yidi Wang', 'Boyuan Deng'] | ['Google Cloud'] | ['data', 'firebase', 'flask', 'google-cloud', 'javascript', 'jupyter', 'logistic-regression', 'machine-learning', 'node.js', 'numpy', 'python', 'react', 'scikit-learn', 'statistics', 'svm'] | 8 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackricechevron | Preliminary Website
SMS System in Action
Mark, Gedeon, Shayar, Agna
Inspiration
Since we are all college students, we all agreed that creating an organized schedule for a complex system of actions/events would be a big strength for all of us. Additionally, the chevron challenge seemed perfect because it had a set goal that we needed to achieve giving us a clear finish line but it was also open ended in how we were to achieve that goal or letting us choose our path to reach the finish line.
What it does
Our project helps the workers of chevron work in an organized and disciplined manner making the entire work process easier and hence more efficient. Our website reads all the given work-orders in a particular day, and forms the most optimum schedule for the workers to complete al the work orders the next day keeping in mind all the restrictions that have to be maintained. This is done by our algorithm sorting out the work orders based on priority and then assigning each work-order to the most suited worker for that work-order through a bunch of factors like location and necessary equipment as optimizing factors.
How we built it
The work order, employee, facility, and equipment data was obtained in the form of an excel file. We imported this data to Python, where we develop a comprehensive back-end tracking and scheduling system to decide which employee would be assigned to each work order. Once we had finished developing this system, we developed a front-end messaging system using the Twilio API and Streamlit library.
Challenges we ran into
There were a large number of variables (>20) contained in our input data. These variables represented factors such as the worker order submission time, required equipment, the availability of the employees and the equipment, of the physical locations of the employees and equipment. Deciding which of these factors to prioritize and how much to value each of these factors was very challenging. The number of variables and the complexity of the data lead to a number of unforeseen edge cases that needed to be debugged.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are immensely proud of all our work together as a team but somethings we’re particularly proud of is that no one of us knew anything about front-end development at the beginning of this hackathon and in less than two days, we taught ourselves how to do that and successfully built a website at the end of this project. We are also immensely proud of the optimization algorithm we came up with along with all the testing and debugging that came with it.
What we learned
In technical aspects, we learned a lot about Web development, in terms of HTML, CSS and ReachJS., then we also learned a lot about API’s and their use cases, and lastly we all learned about working with high dimensional optimization problems with a lot of noisy data.
In non-technical terms, since we were all very inexperienced in hackathons, we learned essential skills like working on projects together through collaboration and also how to work quickly since we were time bound while working on a big and potentially time consuming long problem.
What's next for HackRiceChevron
There are several goals we have for the project going forward. Going forward we plan to make our back-end system more dynamic and our front-end systems more interactive. Additionally, we plan to add more code that accounts for less significant decision factors, such as the probability of individual equipment failing.
Built With
css
html
python
streamlit
Try it out
github.com | Work Order Tracking System for Managers and Employees | We've developed an efficient work order order tracking system that messages employees their tasks and provides managers with a comprehensive schedule. | ['Gedeon Pil', 'Agna Parikh', 'Shayar Shah', 'mark-pepperl'] | ['Chevron'] | ['css', 'html', 'python', 'streamlit'] | 9 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/workder-9dkufh | The logo
The database workflow
Inspiration
Having submitted many work orders for my terrible dorm room, I've been quite interested in how work orders are processed, specifically on the management side. How is it that a worker can show up the next day with exactly the right tools for the job? For this hackathon, I decided to create a mock version of a work order manager with a customer side user interface.
What it does
Workder allows customers to fill out work orders and track them in real time. They fill out a form that then gets sent to FireStore where an optimized query takes place to determine the appropriate worker to send for the job. Then the worker is notified of the work order via SMS and the customer sees this information in real-time.
How I built it
Workder is built with a React Native framework with several other APIs.
Firebase was used for user authentication (and a failed attempt at hosting)
FireStore was used as a realtime database for data management
Stores Data and User Information.
GitHub was used for file management.
Netlify was attempted to be used for hosting.
Radar.io was used to target workers who were closest to the job.
Challenges I ran into
React Native is one of those tools where a lot of APIs don't really have support so everything is community made and with that comes it's own challenges. For example, I was using a dropdown component that was 4 years out of date and it had a bug where the entire app would not connect because some module was missing, but there wasn't any documentation on it. After hunting around, there was a stack overflow post saying to change the import statement to say v2 and everything fixed itself. That entire issue took an unhappy 3 hours to track down.
Another fun problem is that React Native is constantly changing and features that I may have used a year ago are now deprecated and held up by community remakes. Navigation between screens was something that I had to relearn from scratch as the update from v4 to v5 completely rewrote how navigation was done.
Deploying things that are still in beta is hard. React Native offers support for Web, but that doesn't mean there's good documentation on how to deploy it. After several failed attempts at Firebase hosting, I went with Netlify which is hopefully loaded and working by the time you see this.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
FireStore works! I've used FireStore before, but only to query the user's name so that it could be displayed. I learned how to query a database and how to return values from it to display in my app. Coming from no database background, this was pretty fun.
What I learned
The values and perils of community built libraries.
What's next for Workder
Better integration with Radar.io
Real-time tracking of workers as they arrive
Worker user interface so that they aren't reliant on text messages alone
Admin user interface to see all the datas
Actual deployment!
Domain.com entry: workder.online
Built With
firebase
react-native
Try it out
github.com | Workder | A way to track work orders | ['Ramya Challa'] | ['Chevron', 'Best Workflow Project', 'Most Creative Radar.io Hack'] | ['firebase', 'react-native'] | 10 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/barbell2go-fubsh2 | Requests view
Homepage
Gym owner view
Gyms view
Lifting equipment (barbells, weights, dumbbells, racks) are incredibly difficult to find right now, and if you can find them, their price has increased drastically since the beginning of the pandemic. However, gyms, which are full of workout equipment, are (mostly) empty right now. Since people can't go to the gym, we decided to bring the gym to the people. Anyone can sign up for a time to work out, choose what equipment they want, and have it delivered to them, and most importantly, won't have to shell out hundreds for workout equipment that they aren't using most of the time.
By bringing the gym to the people, gyms now can continue to have a purpose yet again during these times. While we have already mentioned the financial burden placed on consumers as a result of the weight shortage, the underlying cause is the closing of gyms throughout the nation. This has led to serious losses across the industry as clients no longer require an actual gym membership -- meaning gyms have little income, even though they must continue to pay for Equipment Loans, Rent, Utilities, and Unemployment. Local gyms are particularly hit hard by this, shrinking their already small consumer base even more. As this continues, these local gyms continue to lose customers who move to home gyms, leaving them without enough members even when COVID passes. This means that we must support local gyms NOW in a way that is safe and economically efficient for both customers and gyms alike. We can do this through barbell2go, providing an easy way for users to get a workout in, while still staying safe and providing profits to local gyms.
We built this project in Django, which combines Python for some front back end work, and HTML and CSS for the rest of the front end. Instead of creating a payment system by ourselves, we used the Bill.com API in order to send invoices to customers. We also utilized Google Maps API to calculate the routes and distances between users.
Built With
django
python
Try it out
github.com | barbell2go | Gym as a service (GaaS) | ['Albert Zhong', 'Albert Zhong', 'Hitesh Boinpally', 'Aditya Balasubramanian', 'Eric Marnadi'] | ['Bill.com'] | ['django', 'python'] | 11 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackyourwork | screenshot of example reminders using Twilio API from phone off of website
Team Moments 💪
Anna Arroyo,
Trey D'Amico,
Christopher De Leon
Inspiration 💡
After so many hackathons, long work days, and study fests, we realized how common it is for people to forget to take care of themselves. From the research we gathered, we learned that taking small steps towards your wellbeing can significantly improve your productivity and performance.
What it does 🤳
HackYourWork is an SMS messaging system that reminds you to take the necessary health breaks while you work to give you overall better performance and increased productivity. It will send you scheduled text messages to remind you to do things like drink water, stretch, get a snack, etc.
How we built it 🔧
We built HackYourWork using ReactJS, Twilio API, Flask, HTML/CS, and JS.
Challenges we ran into 😢
We came across multiple challenges around scheduling our messages and how to set up a system where messages don't overlap one another and we don't get duplicate messages. We also ran into problems trying to schedule multiple people/phones.
Accomplishments that we are proud of 😁
We were able to fully intergrate our frontend and backend as well be able to send SMS messages through the Twilio API.
What we learned 🧠
We learned a tremoundous amount about APIs, Web Dev, and using python packages like time and schedule.
What's next for HackYourWork 👀
For future updates, we would love to be able to implement multplie users using the service simultaneously as well as more personalized messages.
Domain.com Name Challenge
HackYourWork.space
Thank you for checking us out!
Built With
flask
python
react
twilio
Try it out
github.com
3.93.240.100 | HackYourWork | Start working. Stay healthy. Be productive. | ['Anna Arroyo', "Joseph D'Amico", 'Christopher De Leon'] | ['Domain.com'] | ['flask', 'python', 'react', 'twilio'] | 12 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/vedoviz | Inspiration
We were inspired by VedoSystem's challenge and decided to attempt their challenge!
Built With
python
unity
Try it out
github.com | Rover Radar | Representing Mars Rover Data in an Interactable 3D Space | ['Corey Tolbert', 'Richard Omotosho'] | ['Vedo Systems'] | ['python', 'unity'] | 13 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/schedule-transfer | Video Storyboard!
Our algorithm looks at each customer’s demand in order of preferred arrival and places them in their preferred arrival window when possible. If all 3 docks are occupied during their preferred window, they will be scheduled wherever there is an available window in the month. In performing our time calculations, we assume that each vessel arrives at the end of their arrival window to prevent time conflicts with later ships. Once a vessel is docked and connected, we assume all available resources are directed toward loading its compartments completely. The time required to load a vessel depends on the volumes of propane and butane requested, and it is assumed both arms for C3 and C4 can work together to deliver 30,000 bph of each product. After allotting the vessel 6 hours to depart, the dock is considered open and the scheduled arrival window of the next vessel begins. This process is cycled through continuously for each of the 3 docks to maximize efficiency.
Sample input and output: Here is a set of sample input data that includes customer ID, month, product split, total volume, propane and butane volumes, and arrival start and end dates. This information will be given in a CSV file. After running this sample data through our code, the output provides each customer's arrival window specific to the hour and which dock they will be using.
One of the things we had trouble with but really wanted to implement was a unique visualization of the results. The structure of the data lends itself well to creative usages because of the overlapping times and distinct docks. We were planning to incorporate layers and heat maps but our JavaScript knowledge limited us.
On the technical side, we set up a full stack web app. The website is deployed on AWS Amplify and live at schedule-transfer.online. When a file is uploaded, it is sent over to our RESTful API built with Flask and deployed on Google Cloud Platform. We used Python to analyze the inputs, factor in the parameters, and send back an optimized schedule.
To solve the business problem, we used a greedy approach to schedule customers. Before solving the problem, we laid down a couple of assumptions. First, we did not pursue the extra bonus points of incorporating information about pipelines, chillers, and finite capacity of the storage tanks. Second, we did not incorporate the information on flow from the tanks to dock loading arms. Now to the algorithm, we fed the consumer demand input sorted by preferred start/end date. Our greedy algorithm looks to allocate all consumer demands to their preferred time slot at an available dock. In the case where there is no opening for their preferred arrival time, we store it for later and move on to requests that can obtain a dock for their preferred time slot. Once we have placed all orders that match their preferred time, we go back to requests that aren’t able to be matched with their preference. We will look at all earliest time slots and fit these into the docks’ schedules in an attempt to optimize the productivity of each dock by reducing idle time.
Built With
flask
gcp
git
javascript
python
react
Try it out
schedule-transfer.online
github.com
github.com | Schedule Transfer | Creating optimized schedules | ['Andrew Feng', 'Christina Zhou', 'colinbking King', 'Camsy Huang'] | ['Energy Transfer'] | ['flask', 'gcp', 'git', 'javascript', 'python', 'react'] | 14 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackathon2020-o9matc | MeetSafe's launchpage
A short description detailing what MeetSafe does.
Click on the button to upload the excel file containing person, room, and meeting information.
The results upon uploading the required information to MeetSafe.
Inspiration
Organizations returning to in person work after the coronavirus pandemic will face significant challenges in scheduling meetings and managing population density. We identified the potential to use optimization techniques to aid organizations in assigning meeting locations to reduce the hallway traffic, interactions, and potential to spread disease as people move between meetings.
What it does
The project uses convex optimization techniques to minimize the squared number of individuals who cross a path while traveling between rooms. We optimize with respect to the room in which a meeting is assigned. Our website takes an input dataset which consists of a network graph describing the locations of the meeting rooms, the routes between them, and room capacities, a table of people in the organizations and their home-room, and a table of meetings to be assigned to rooms, including their attendees. We then compute the shortest path between every pair of locations in the network, then format a minimization problem, which assigns each meeting to a room, respecting meeting capacities, and minimizes congestion along routes between locations. The project then outputs the room assignments for each meeting and a score identifying how many interactions originate from a meeting, which can be used to identify high-consequence meetings to move online.
Built With
css
cvx
flask
html
python
react
Try it out
github.com | MeetSafe | By using dynamic meeting assignment to minimize contact during travel, MeetSafe facilities a safe and responsible return to in person meetings. | ['Matthew Brun', 'Alex Li', 'anthonybagamian Bagamian', 'Chris Lee'] | ['Cognite'] | ['css', 'cvx', 'flask', 'html', 'python', 'react'] | 15 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackrice2020 | initial design planning
Inspiration
After the George Floyd shooting, reddit users compiled
a GitHub repository of information on incidents of police brutality
. We wanted to create a website that could be used as a starting-point resource to those who wished to learn more about events related to BLM and help raise social awareness.
What it does
BLM Timeline is an interactive, single-page website.
How we built it
We sourced our data from a Github repository dedicated to documenting incidents of police brutality after George Floyd’s shooting. We first wrote a script in JavaScript that goes through over 1000 events in the raw JSON file, matching relevant items and sorting it chronologically. We also modified/customized an existing JavaScript plugin to take in our data and transform it into interactive events timelines, which we then integrated onto a fullpage, responsive website built using the Vue.js framework.
Challenges we ran into
Understanding, implementing, and customizing the Vue.js framework
Modifying an existing plugin to work with our data format
Integrating various components into a single, cohesive fullpage website (dealing with multiple stylesheets, scripts, etc.)
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Successfully parsing and converting messy data into a more useful format
Integration of various technologies (frameworks, plugins, etc.) into a single project
Learning new things and having fun (despite being frustrated every half hour)
What we learned
Throughout this project, we had the opportunity to explore tools for web development, such as D3.js and the aforementioned Vue.js. We also got a chance to practice data cleaning and working with JSON files and jQuery methods.
What's next for BLM Timeline
We hope to continue updating the timeline should there be any new events related to the Black Lives Matter movement in the future, and we also hope to expand on the ways our users can help make a change themselves.
Built With
css
d3.js
html
javascript
jquery
moment.js
vue.js
Try it out
github.com
www.ironak.com | BLM Timeline | Take a step into the history of the Black Lives Matter movement with an interactive timeline highlighting major events related to BLM over the past 5 years. | ['Ronak Thakur', 'Pearl Hwang', 'Anthony Yao', 'Lily Qiu'] | [] | ['css', 'd3.js', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'moment.js', 'vue.js'] | 16 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/covidetective-a1bl8z | Challenges I ran into
It is so hard to create a webpage compatible with all of the mainstream browsers. And it is even harder to arrange the elements on the page so that the webpage looks nice on all sizes of the screens.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
None of our team members have experience with webpage development before. We literally build this webpage from scratches within 36 hours.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com
sp06t.ga | COVIDetective | To provide everyone with easy access to information about COVID-19. | ['Yumin Su', 'Yuening Huang', 'Yuewei Zhou', 'thb200220'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 17 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/embrace-dtfpeb | Index Page
About page.
Partnership with LGBTQ organizations
Mentor stories
Mentor Story Specific
Student sign up page
Mentor sign up page
Chat page
Mentors post stories here.
Inspiration
Many people may think that LGBTQ is very far away from high school students. However, the fact is, about 8% of American high school students identify themselves as LGBTQ individuals. Although there are several LGBTQ hubs available on the internet, their general target users are grown adults, and problems like hookups are growing viral on these sites. As a large percentage of the LGBTQ community, high school students, or teenagers, are generally ignored. We saw this gap between this community’s demand and the lack of platforms, which causes unfairness and injustice, and we created a platform exactly for this community.
What it does
On this platform, LGBTQ teenagers who want help can be matched with professional, experienced mentors who are willing to offer supports and helps. All mentors at Embrace are carefully selected. They come from LGBTQ organizations across the country such as The Human Rights Campaign and The LGBT National Help Center. Here is a gallery of our mentors’ stories. After prospective mentees and mentors answered several questions, the data collected will go through a matching algorithm to find the best match of a mentee of a mentor. Once the connection is established, students and mentors can chat freely, and we will have weekly followups.
Core Functions
Login & Signup
Overview: Both mentors and mentees are required to complete their profiles through signing up for an account.
The sign-up process includes answering a set of specially designed diagonistic questions and common questions like username and passwords.
Tech & Framworks used:
PHP with Validation Library to confirm form submission
MySql to store account information
HTML, CSS, JavaScript with BootStrap framwork to build form and handle various types of inputs
See Files: login.php, signup.php, signupm.php (Sign-up page for mentor)
Chatting, story submission, and user profile system
Overview: After the mentor and mentee are paired by algorithm, the mentor will provide guidance for
the mentee through our online platform and he/she will have access to the profile of the mentee. The mentor will also provides insights by inputing and submitting their personal stories in our website.
Tech & Framworks used:
PHP with explode() method to conduct text classfication when storing inputs from the frontend.
MySql to store story and chatting data. 4 Tables in total are used to implement the function.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript with BootStrap framwork to build original styles and interaction script. 80% Freshly self made. We're not like those teams out there that only crtl+v templates
See Files: chatMentor.php, chatStudent.php, write.html etc.
Mentor & Mentee Matching+Supervision Algorithm
Overview: One of the platform's key function is pairing individual mentee with the mentor most suitable to give him/her advice.
The matching degree is based off the similarity of the mentor and mentee in certain aspects.
Also,
Tech & Framworks used:
PHP to build self-design algorithm that optimizes the pairing to minimize the cost function of absolute value differences.
Future plan: Use hate speech detection machine learning model to automatically supervise mentor behaviors after the volume of mentor&mentee pairs increased. Ideal Data pipeline: Mentor's comments for mentee --> Text cleaning --> GloVe vectorization --> Model Selection
See Files: Signup.php (The algorithm is implemented during the course of signing up)
How I built it
For the front end, we used HTML, CSS, and bootstrap. For the back end, we used PHP and MySQL.
Challenges I ran into
How to make instant messaging possible is a great challenge for us.
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
mysql
php
scss
Try it out
github.com | EMBRACE | A platform created for LGBTQ teenagers. | ['Darius Huang', 'Allen Sun', 'Cuiyuanxiu Chen', 'Ye Cao'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'mysql', 'php', 'scss'] | 18 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/progressive-tax-education | Inspiration
Due to the coronavirus, many states have hugely increased expenses and reduced revenues. This may lead to increased taxes in future years to support these economies. However, the general public doesn't fully understand how taxes work in America and there are several misconceptions. I want to get ahead of this issue and educate people so everyone is fully informed when making policy decisions and voting.
What it does
This is an interactive educational walkthrough that introduces the user to definitions and examples. It also provides a calculator so a user can estimate how they personally may be affected by an increase in taxes due to the coronavirus.
How I built it
Python and Tkinter
Challenges I ran into
I am not a Comp Sci student and I have never worked with UI before. I chose Tkinter because there is lots of helpful literature and videos online.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Getting the project done as one person, and gaining experience in Tkinter and UI. I feel much more comfortable with these libraries now.
Built With
python
tkinter | PROgressive Tax Education | Many people don't fully understand the tax system in America. This project educates the user about the progressive tax system in America, and provides hands-on examples to reinforce understanding. | ['Eli Smith'] | [] | ['python', 'tkinter'] | 19 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/coronavirus-updates | Inspiration
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the main causes of anxiety and distress today. We believe that having access to essential information regarding COVID-19 and being able to visualize the trends would ease such dismay. The users would use this mobile application as a resource to retrieve data on recent changes in cases as well as correlations between different variables that could bring awareness to unexpected associations.
What it does
This mobile application displays recent data relating to COVID-19. The users would be able to visualize the recent trends of the Coronavirus and access informative websites that provides additional information. The app currently graphs data on new cases, new deaths, cumulative cases, as well as cumulative deaths. Furthermore, it portrays trends, such as the correlation between testing and positive cases and cases and unemployment. This pandemic has made it necessary for the users to be updated on essential data and this application would be able to provide such needs.
How I built it
We used the Android Studio tech stack in the Java programming language. We used various sources -- mostly from Youtube -- as it was the majority's first time using Android Studio.
Challenges I ran into
When we first began the project, we used ReactNative, which is another tech stack built for developing mobile application. However, the process of downloading and configuring all the files was time consuming and incompetent with the given time constraint. We decided on Android Studio, which was easier to download and collaborate with the members.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Everything :)
What I learned
Through this project, we not only learned how to use another tech stack, but we also learned how to use GitHub efficiently when collaborating on the project.
What's next for Coronavirus Updates
We hope to implement a real-time-database that is automatically updated and retrievable. Imposing such updates will free up storage space on the user's devices -- users won't need to download large files for the app to function. Moreover, they would be able to get data almost instantly by retrieving it from the cloud.
Built With
android-studio
java
Try it out
github.com | Coronavirus Updates | Displays graphs of Coronavirus cumulative count, deaths, and in relation to testing and unemployment | ['Jiho Kim', 'Sae Kim', 'Jun Kee Kim Kim', 'TAEKGON KIM'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'java'] | 20 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/fitnessplus-atwb9s | Inspiration
We were inspired to create our site based on discoveries that associated a better way of living with an improved immune system and a therefore decreased risk against disease, a popular topic in the modern day due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
What it does
Our website is intended to facilitate the process of maintaining a healthy lifestyle by providing a simple way to organize and track your physical activity, your sleep schedule, and your calorie intake, all essential parts of becoming a healthier human being.
How I built it
I built it by starting off with designing the database tables in MYSQL. I designed several tables to track the users logging and give an analysis based off of this. Then, I started developing the REST API since this would be the backend of my project, allowing me to call functions to view the users logs and give analysis from the database content through the REST API function calls. After this, I starting developing the java fx program and called the REST API functions to be able to keep track of the user entered data and view the database content through the app. And finally, I made a website using mostly HTML, Javascript, and Typescript in order to allow the user to see their logged in hours on the app through the website. The link to the website is
https://mclakshgupta.wixsite.com/fitnessplus
and the JAR/EXE for the java app is located within github. Github repository link is
https://github.com/LakshyaGupta/FitnessPlus/
.
Challenges I ran into
Some challenges I ran into were initially getting started with the API, building an API is very tough in the sense that many errors occur when you first run the API. Another challenge I ran into was efficiently learning wix code in a short time frame and being able to effectively deploy the project in a timely manner. I believe the toughest challenges of the project were being able to finalize the program, make the website, design the database table, running REST API, and efficiently sharing code with the teammate through github and other platforms.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Accomplishments that I am proud in the creation of the project is being able to effectively build a system to keep track of food intake, sleep, and daily exercise and giving the functionality for the user to be able to view this the analysis of their total fitness from the site. This is useful to the community during these times as it allows people to see the reality of their fitness, and in which ways they can improve upon it.
What I learned
I learned several crucial Computer Science concepts such as building APIs, Database designing, and Applications through several different languages such as Java, Javascript, SQL, XML, JSON, Maven, Springboot, HTML, Typescript and many other technologies.
What's next for FitnessPlus
We can improve FitnessPlus in the future by expanding the amount of health data that it manages and facilitating its input, by for example proving an average amount of calories in a serving size provided by the user. We can also implement a similar system on the topic of exercise that calculates calories burned by the user based on the exercise type and duration.
Built With
html
https
java
javascript
json
maven
mysql
spring
sql
typescript
Try it out
github.com | FitnessPlus | A more efficient way to keep track of your daily activity/sleep/food during the pandemic. Our system gives users feedback based on logged in data through the java app and display it on our site. | ['Lakshya Gupta', 'Jose Ardila'] | [] | ['html', 'https', 'java', 'javascript', 'json', 'maven', 'mysql', 'spring', 'sql', 'typescript'] | 21 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/fen | Signup Page
Login Page
Location
Home Page
Date and time
Weather forecast
Current season details
Soil Information
Nearest Dam
Suitable Crops
Harmful Effects
Assistant made by AI
Inspiration
The farmers are demanding waivers on farm loans and higher prices for their crops. For decades now, farming in India has been blighted by drought, small plot sizes, a depleting water table, declining productivity, and lack of modernization. Half of its people work on farms, but farming contributes only 15% to India's GDP. Put simply, farms
employ a lot of people
but
produce too little
. Crop failures trigger farm suicides with alarming frequency. This can cause a considerable impact on our
economy
. Therefore, in order to support farmers in their work, our team has created the FEN Assistant.
What it does
FEN is a virtual assistant that has many features. The app needs to be granted access to
location
by the farmer in order to assist them. The app provides accurate values of the
current temperature, weather, pressure, and humidity
. These things need to be taken into consideration and are of utmost importance while farming. It
predicts the season
and accordingly
suggests suitable crops
that can be grown in the current season. This is really important since each type of soil has different properties and can only support some varieties of crops. Moreover, by gaining access to the location, the app informs the farmer of the
nearest dams
for irrigating the crops. Irrigation is the most important agricultural input in a tropical monsoon country like India where rainfall is uncertain. Also, it informs the farmer of the
ill effects or harmful effects of cropping
, which the farmer can take into consideration while farming in order for good cultivation. If the farmer is facing any other problem and needs help, he can always contact our
FEN bot
. All these can aid the farmer for
maximum profit
and a
healthy economy.
How we built it
We built with an android studio and with useful API from the
government
and our survey analysis.
Challenges we ran into
It was difficult to complete the geo-fencing, weather analysis, and crop prediction using the ML technique.
Accomplishments that we’re proud of
Each and every member of our team is proud of what we’ve been able to create in a short-time period. We are also glad to be able to provide a solution to a prevailing problem in our country.
What we learned
We learned how to do the geofencing and KNN algorithm. One of our team members learned to use Figma, which we used for the UI design of the app.
What's next for FEN
Right now, the application is just an MVP. In the future, we plan to make our bot more functional our project and making it work. The FEN bot/chatbot is what we’re planning to integrate into our app in the future. We are also planning to make a device which will tell about the current moisture level in the soil by which we can calculate the amount of water needs to be given to the crops.
Built With
crop
css
html5
java
location-labs-geofence
map
ml
php
sqlite
survey-analytics
xml
Try it out
github.com | FEN | 'Farmer Empowerment Nation' - A personal assistant for every farmer. | ['Kavya Pullanoor', 'JOTHESH S P', 'Mageshwaran R', 'HariOm Dwivedi', 'Prashanth S'] | [] | ['crop', 'css', 'html5', 'java', 'location-labs-geofence', 'map', 'ml', 'php', 'sqlite', 'survey-analytics', 'xml'] | 22 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackricex-6ryefd | Website Home Page
Police Brutality Reporting Form
Racial Injustice Infographic
Thank you Page
API Endpoint that takes client submission and passes it to Lambda
Example Lambda Function
Display of DynamoDB table
What Inspired Us:
We were inspired by the social movements going around us, particular George Floyd protests, sports teams walkouts, and footage of police brutality in the the news. We really wanted to create something new to help educate others on issues like a racial injustice. We accomplished this by taking the input of those who felt the need to express the effects of police brutality.
What we learned:
At the beginning, we had no knowledge of CSS and only very basic HTML experience, but we were able to teach ourselves how to code a static website from scratch and add cool features and designs (buttons and input box transitions). In addition, we were able to learn how to apply AWS knowledge in a real project and learned so much about the general infrastructure, deployment, and implementation. However, the greatest takeaway from this project was that we were able to create a project from scratch that was end-to-end. Since this was our first major team coding project, we learned the importance of splitting up tasks, running several tests on our own end, and learning how to stay motivated over a long period of consistent coding. We also figured out how to communicate effectively (as fully remote students) over social media platforms!
How Did We Build It?
Frontend:
For front end, we had four different interlinked html pages (homepage, report form, infographic, thank you page). Each page has its own css file that controls the layout. The infographic was created by getting graphs of the web, and each of the topics on the infographic were key issues in the problem of racial injustice. To format, we used used containers to separate panels and columns for individual boxes
Back End:
For back end, the most important part was linking the form with the Dynamo Database. We had to consider the overall goal of the form, had to learn how to code python lambda functions for DynamoDB, and how to best resolve issues with data storage and retrieval, and deploy the architecture.
Challenges:
Front End:
We had to consider design very seriously. To make our webpage stand out, we created a background of protests, highlighting our general theme. We worked hard to make sure that words didn't blend completely into the background and constantly changed opacity percentages. One of the things that was vital but also time consuming was importing a bunch of different fonts and creating transitions for buttons and inputs.
Back End: API Gateway and Lambda functions weren't initially updating correctly because of an issue in Cross-Origin-Resource Sharing (CORS). This was our first time working with these services, so we had to learn how to properly structure lambda code to resolve these issues. Even with a good amount of knowledge, experience with implementation of services was extremely difficult for a first-timer.
Built With
amazon-web-services
apigateway
boto3
css
html
javascript
json
node.js
python
Try it out
github.com | Racial Injustice: A Police Brutality Reporter | It's hard for people to see how bad racism is, but our website gives facts about inequality and gives protestors a way to report police brutality. With everyone's help, we can end racial injustice. | ['Emily Huang', 'Edward Chen', 'Emily Huang', 'Daniel Liang'] | [] | ['amazon-web-services', 'apigateway', 'boto3', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'json', 'node.js', 'python'] | 23 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/anti-bully-hgr8em | Inspiration
I was once bullied in my primary school time, so I decide to create this website to help others in the same situation.
What it does
Introduction to bullying, and how to prevent it.
How I built it
Using dreamweaver and frontpage.
Challenges I ran into
The result doesn't match the expectation.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The website is successfully created.
What I learned
Use of dreamweaver.
Built With
dreamweaver
frontpage
html
Try it out
github.com | Anti-bully | Promote the idea of anti-bully, encourage everyone to stand out | ['Ningzhi Xu', 'Tian Xue', 'Henry Cui', 'Ares Lu'] | [] | ['dreamweaver', 'frontpage', 'html'] | 24 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/agricultural-exchange | Presentation page #1
page #2
page #3
page #4
page #5
page #6
Inspiration
Russian peoples, especially pensioners
What it does
How I built it
With Angular
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Agricultural exchange
GIT:
https://github.com/obitobi/HackRiceX
Built With
angular.js
Try it out
agrex.herokuapp.com | Agricultural exchange | App will allow you to sell products to those who prefer organic food. | ['Zhukov Andrew'] | [] | ['angular.js'] | 25 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/fpl_money_team-k7gxus | Inspiration
After years of dabbling with the Fantasy soccer, we decided to take a more grounded approach.
What it does
Money Team is an AI based Fantasy Premier League Soccer team manager. It uses data on players' statistics from 2015-2020 to form a strong team to enter the season and also make player transfers along the way. The AI manager has two main components to it: a combinatorial optimizer, and a trained Neural Network.
The optimizer uses the data from previous years to come up with the best team within the budget and player constraints to enter the season. It then uses the Neural Network's predictions about how each player might perform to make a player transfer if it is feasible.
How we built it
Challenges we ran into
Processing a substantial amount of raw soccer data.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
What's next for FPL_Money_Team
Built With
python
r
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github.com | FPL_Money_Team | AI based Fantasy Premier League Soccer team manager | ['artun bayer', 'bohanwu424 Wu'] | [] | ['python', 'r'] | 26 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/doctorally | Me on the top floor of the tallest building in Vietnam
Inspiration
During the Covid19 pandemic, now more than ever, it's important for
health systems
,
health care organizations
and
volunteers
to create and ensure an infrastructure and resources to support physicians, nurses, and care team members.
What it does
The website is a platform to connect volunteers and doctors in order to provide support for the doctors and healthcare workers as a social enterprise
The website has 2 flows *
volunteer
* and *
doctor
*.
Doctor Flow
: Doctors will sign in to the doctor's flow. They will create help requests on anything they need such as pet care, childcare, meal, drinks, medical supplies,... These help requests will be added to a list in the volunteer's flow. They can also access covid19 data live updates and nearby convenient stores in order to quickly get their needs.
Volunteer Flow
: Volunteers will sign in to the volunteer's flow. They can access the list of help requests and pick requests that they think they can provide the support most efficiently. In each request, there will be detailed information on the doctors and their need requests. After the volunteer agrees to help, we will email both the doctor and the volunteer and connect them.
How I built it
For the Frontend, I use the Material UI framework from ReactJs. I also use react-router and react-router dom in order to switch between the pages.
To handle the API calls, I use axios and MongoDB cloud server. I call API for login/register, doctors' help request, volunteers' offer help to those help requests and finally load the nearby stores from the doctors' position.
I use mapbox API to get the nearby stores (of the volunteers' locations) which will help the volunteers to have more resources to help the doctors.
I use OpenStreetMap API to convert coordinates to address and then to nearby stores (of the doctors' locations) which can provide doctors with more information about the stores.
I created my own login/register API using JSON web token and localstorage.
More on the backend, I use mongoose (to test the web locally) and use mongodbcloud (to deploy). I also use express for the server and nodejs.
Finally, to deploy the web, I use Heroku for React and Nodejs. I uploaded my database to MongoDB cloud and deploy through Github on Heroku. This is my github link:
Quang's Repo
Challenges I ran into
I was having a tough time working alone (which is my fault cause I kinda miss the team forming up). However, I worked really hard in the last 2 days and I got a lot of help from the workshops and the mentors. I basically didn't sleep because of the time difference and I had to go to the workshops. Which is worth giving up my sleep anyway :))
I find implementing the API to convert address to coordinates and then to nearby stores really challenging since the address if not properly entered can be hard to be converted into coordinates.
I definitely struggle to deploy the website because throughout the hack I was testing locally on my device so I didn't even know there would be that much challenge hosting it up.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud that I was able to build the project on my own using the frameworks and the techniques that I know.
I also think that I have solved most of the API problem.
I deployed the React and Nodejs using an online cloud database and Heroku. This is absolutely wonderful.
I also was able to pass information between complex layers of components in React efficiently. I implemented
the API and monitor them using states.
I created (actually watched and read a bunch of websites) a higher-order component (it is the hoc folder in the client). This called withAuth and if I wrap this around a component it will automatically check for login/register (meaning that if you didn't login you cannot enter that link)
What I learned
I learned a lot more about how to use the API and how to test and extract and handle the data response from them. It really helped my project a lot. I also find the API workshops extremely helpful.
I also learned to debug react component cycles quite effectively. And I know how to implement react context and redux. I manage to apply react router quite efficiently into product.
I learned a lot more about Github, making changes, adding, and pushing to the repo. I know how to switch and merge branch and pull requests.
I learned how to deploy a React and Nodejs project with online cloud database.
What's next for DoctorAlly
Definitely connecting with a partner. That can be any hospital or healthcare facility. In this way, I can have the doctors' users in my product verified. And in this way, my product can actually be used in real life. I can also have a lot more customer data in order to scale up my project and make improvements.
I can upgrade the website to have a realtime chat between the doctors and volunteers for better connections. I could also add the automatically send email address to both people after the volunteers have agreed to help the doctors.
Create a more efficient matching algorithm using more data including locations, needs, ages, connections.
Create a chatbot to directly answer questions from the users when they enter the website.
Create a ranking system for the volunteer side. If the volunteers contribute and help a lot of doctors' requests, for example taking care of children or providing meals, they will get more points and a higher ranking. This will help foster volunteer to help the doctors more.
It is best to connect with a platform of social media since many people use it and users of my product can connect with each other more efficiently.
Built With
express.js
javascript
mapbox
materialui
mongodb
node.js
openstreetmap
react
Try it out
doctorally-hackrice.herokuapp.com | DoctorAlly | Provide healthcare workers with efficient support by connecting them with matching volunteers as a social enterprise | ['Quang Nguyen'] | [] | ['express.js', 'javascript', 'mapbox', 'materialui', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'openstreetmap', 'react'] | 27 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/ebill | Inspiration
What it does
Makes payments to vendor short and simple for small vendors.
How we built it
Using React on Bill.com's API.
Challenges we ran into
Logging in to Bill.com's API.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Logging in.
What we learned
Connecting to an API that uses post framework.
What's next for eBill
Finishing the frontend and backend.
Built With
bill.com
javascript
react
Try it out
github.com | eBill | Making transactions easier using Bill.com API. | ['Rajesh Rayamajhi', 'Roshan Shrestha'] | [] | ['bill.com', 'javascript', 'react'] | 28 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/coco-loco | Front Cover for the app, CoCo Loco.
This is the symptom quiz that determines whether you need to be tested.
This is the "Things to do" page, where you can locate outdoor activities in your area, or find suggestions for cooking or home activities.
This is an example of one of the information pages on the app.
Here is the page to locate a testing center nearby.
Here is an FAQ about Covid-19, found on our app.
Inspiration
The great doctors and medical staff that are working hard every day to keep us safe have inspired us to help them and spread awareness about the pandemic. We want to provide information for the public on where people can go to or do spend time during Quarantine.
What it does
This app gives multiple guides for COVID-19. There is a self-assessment that determines whether testing for COVID-19 is necessary, along with many instructions on how to stay safe and not contact COVID. We also have a link that helps users find their nearest testing center, along with online shopping links to find masks, gloves, and other gear that is useful to have during the pandemic. We also give a calendar to help users know when their 2 week period of self-quarantine has finished. We also added a things to do bar. In it, users
How we built it
We used Android Studio to build our app. It integrates XML and Java!
Challenges we ran into
We had very funny challenges! We couldn’t think of a good color scheme that clashes with other colors. We settled on teal because it was an easy color on the eyes and aesthetic. Also, we didn’t quite know how to create a map and a 2-week isolation calculator, so we had to learn at 3
AM! We finally got it to work and it looks amazing and the date is formatted in an international way: DAY/MONTH/YEAR
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are so proud of our group for spending hours on this project and learning so much about how to code. We’re also proud of how far our app has come and how useful it can be to those who want to learn more about how to stay healthy during the pandemic.
What we learned
We learned how much patience is required to make an app, especially when time is limited. We also learned more about Android OS and how to get better with code, hoping that these refreshed skills will help us in the future.
What's next for CoCo-Loco
We need to make sure that our community is staying safe and doing their duty to help stop the spread of the pandemic. We also want to make sure that everyone is well educated on the matter of COVID-19 so that we can facilitate smart decisions.
Built With
android-studio
java
Try it out
github.com | CoCo-Loco | This is an app that provides information about Covid-19, and what you can do if you have the virus. It also provides a symptom test to determine whether or not you have the virus. | ['Matthew Chimitt', 'Junha Keam', 'Vikram Ramachandra'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'java'] | 29 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/ricehack-2020-project | Sentinel's Duty
As we talked about the project we wanted to do we realized we each felt empty inside due to the isolation we have each had to endure during this time of crisis. We recognized that there was no better way to help pass the time than with a game. Not just any game though, it had to teach us something and be representative of our time. An application that would entertain the masses, while educating them of the outside world. It had to be Sentinel's Duty.
With our game, we would ensure that the people of our time could see the world as it is now and help us strive towards a greater future. They could detect, respond, and recognize the action items of our time are social distancing, symptom checking, and wearing face coverings. We had to let the world know!
But how, how could we develop a fun and educational game in the span of 36 hrs. The key: Pygame.
This Python package specifically designed to help in the creation of games was our greatest tool, along with our minds, and one of the most dangerous obstacles faced for this endeavor. Not only did we have to design and implement classes and methods to give our game functionality; we also had to learn how to use the tools of pygame to display the actions of the objects we created. We had many struggles along the way. At first we we're happy just to get an image on the screen, then we struggled to make the AI interact, and surprisingly, our greatest struggle was to keep the live counter from going negative. While these challenges took us into dark places, such as putting up some dark and unexpected bets, we aimed to complete this game that the world needed. This is
Sentinel's Duty
!
Built With
python
Try it out
github.com | Sentinel's Duty | Sentinel's Duty is a game about keeping watch over a group of people and making sure they follow social distancing guidelines. | ['Jospeh Gioia', 'brianstj', 'Daniel Joshua', 'Pete-Rie Riera'] | [] | ['python'] | 30 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/library-locator | The Library Locator Logo
Most of our meetings looked like this!
Inspiration
One of our teammates is an English major, so this issue of child literacy is close to her heart.
What it does
Our program can both take a zip code and display libraries around the user, but also can take inputs from the user in order to establish library locations for other people to access.
How we built it
We used html and css to build a website around the Google Maps API for location services.
Challenges we ran into
This was all of our first time doing HackRice, so simply getting used to the new coding environment and the use of new tools was very challenging.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The Google Maps API was very challenging to use at first and required a lot of tweaking, but we eventually got it mostly integrated into the webpage.
What we learned
With a little work and a lot of effort learning new skills in the coding world is not impossible, even within a short amount of time.
What's next for Library Locator
In the future, we hope to make the interface more user-friendly and accessible, as well as include an accountability system so that libraries need multiple corroborations in order to appear on the map.
Built With
css
google-maps
html
javascript
sql
Try it out
github.com | Library Locator | Building literacy through the community, for the community, by the community. | ['Kenton Roberts', 'Madelyn Sheffield', 'Hannah Hoskins'] | [] | ['css', 'google-maps', 'html', 'javascript', 'sql'] | 31 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/houston-black-owned-businesses | Inspiration
tbd
What it does
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for houston black-owned businesses.
Built With
css
html | houston black-owned businesses. | A website that compiles several black-owned businesses in the Houston area to help support Black Lives Matter | ['achang35', 'Baylee Keevan', 'Lauryn Tuo'] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 32 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/ambuiance | Logo
Inspiration
This project idea came from considering ways to mitigate the every day dangers to health workers and first responders by limiting there
First responders choose to put there life on the line every day to help
What it does
This pipeline has two parts:
1) An algorithm that is optimized for emergency vehicles finds the best path to the scene of the incident
2) This path is sent to an autonomous emergency vehicle that uses machine learning to drive to the location of the incident
Built With
google-maps
python
raspberry-pi
Try it out
github.com | AmbuIance | We are working to reduce emergency vehicles accidents by removing human error and optimizing travel paths, using a autonomous EV driven by ML and a mapping algorithm optimized by safety factors. | ['Katherine Dyson', 'jspruitt Pruitt', 'Robert Chen'] | [] | ['google-maps', 'python', 'raspberry-pi'] | 33 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/digination | Inspiration
I was inspired by the Black Lives Matter Protests and how unorganized they seemed to be on social media. I decided to try to make a website to help spread the information.
What it does
This website allows users to post information on events which will then be saved on a server and featured on the front page. Users can then click sort or search for events and click on the unique links for each one to see who is going, where it is. Users can then use the copy link feature to share the information on multiple platforms.
How I built it
I started making this website by making a simple framework with the header file and an index to create a visually pleasing display. I then created a SQL database. From there I made a webpage designed to submit information to the database. The index was then linked to the database to display the information from the database. I also created tabs on the side to sort the posts. I then created a webpage and a contact database to allow users to contact me. I then started making the unique webpages based on the ID's for each post. I was able to create a webpage that displayed the information and used my Javascript progams to copy and share the link for each post. Finally, I added a search bar to allow users to search easier.
Challenges I ran into
One of my major challenges was getting everything into pacific standard time, I spent an hour on this problem before realizing that the SQL database provides the time in the 24 hour format.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I know it's not the most impressive part of the website, but I had never used javascript before, and I am really proud of my copyURL program.
What I learned
I learn so much about general SQL and PHP programming, but I learned a lot more about Javascript, even if I couldn't use all of my new information.
What's next for Digination
I plan to make the amount attending feature work, create a login system that requires users to sign in before posting, a comment system, and learning how to use the google maps API to filter by distance.
Built With
css
html5
javascript
php
php5
python
sql
Try it out
grantswajian.orgfree.com
github.com | Digination | Digination is a Social Media Website that allow user to post events to help benefit the community, like protests, recycling events, or anything else. | ['Grant Swajian'] | [] | ['css', 'html5', 'javascript', 'php', 'php5', 'python', 'sql'] | 34 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/know-your-advertisers | Design
Inspiration
Successful advertisements rarely succeed through calls to action. Instead, they create positive memories and feelings that influence our behavior over time to encourage us to buy something at a later date. These advertisements not only influence your clothing choice but also who you vote in. It is getting incrementally important for users to be informed about how over the time they are being targeted so that they can be mindful of it, especially when such advertisements also affect the candidacy of our policy makers. It is in important tool to understand the narratives that are being inflicted upon us.
What it does
The chrome extension gives you weekly analytics on your advertisers -- how many times you have seen their ad, on which platforms did you see them, and their interest growth in you.
How I built it
After a few hours of foraging through the network logs, I reverse engineered facebook's API endpoint to find info about the advertisers and the ads. I then created a chrome extension that dynamically collected these details by extending native XHR and intercepting \graphql requests. An Idle data collector sends the data from the content script to the background script to store the data in local storage. Popup screen makes requests to get the data using a similar websocket connection.
Importance
The tool can be used to measure political polarity of the feed by checking out how many ads you see from politicians from both the aisles.
Next Milestones:
Include weekly graphs.
Make similar parser for google.
Open Source Contributors!!!!
In no way, is this project completed. If you're passionate about this idea and bringing it to the masses, you can contribute to the open-source project.
View GitHub Project
Built With
chromium
react
webpack
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github.com | Know-Your-Advertisers | 📈 Chrome extension to process weekly analytics on your facebook advertisers | ['Parth Raghav'] | [] | ['chromium', 'react', 'webpack'] | 35 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/freebiez | Inspiration
Free stuff, prizes, learning backend code again
What it does
Shows where free stuff is
How I built it
Java backend using vue.js html front end
Challenges I ran into
Adding databases
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Kinda getting it to work
What I learned
Backend is not easy and teamwork is good
What's next for Freebiez
Only up from here
Built With
google-maps
html
javascript
vue.js
Try it out
github.com | Freebiez | A website that lets people tell other people where to get free stuff. | ['Albert Wan'] | [] | ['google-maps', 'html', 'javascript', 'vue.js'] | 36 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackxrice-project | Inspiration
Our inspiration was to work on something that would be fun and challenging for us to do in order to grow as people and improve our knowledge of coding.
What it does
This program gets data from a .xlsx file, adds it to a database, and uses that database to get the data much easier and assigns each worker a work schedule of tasks that they have to do based on their qualifications. Finally, it notifies the workers of their assignments through text each time a new work record gets added to the database.
How we built it
We built it using Java and its libraries such as apache and we added those libraries through the use of maven, we also collected the data in a database file and used it to decide what jobs should be assigned to which workers.
Challenges we ran into
One of the very first challenges we ran into was the conversion of a .xslx in java to a readable file, which we solved by installing apache.poi through maven and parsing the data row by row. Another challenge we ran into was making sure that all the jobs were assigned, the way we used the algorithm was that each person in the first pass through would get an initial amount of jobs and after that, if there were jobs left over, the people that are certified in that specific field would be assigned extra jobs.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Assigning jobs correctly to the people that have the certifications and the correct times assigned to the shifts. I'm also proud of being able to use an API to subvert expectations by notifying the workers through texts thereby only requiring a backend, as a frontend would make things more inefficient comparatively.
What we learned
We learned how to parse data from .xlsx file to a .csv and then finally to a database, we also learned how to use maven to implement apache.poi without having to maintain it ourselves, we also learned how to use MongoDB in order to store crucial details in order to decide who to give the jobs to.
What's next for WorkOrderAssigner
I think the next step would be to implement a frontend for ease of use and visibility in case texts get buried for some workers. I think that also factoring distance into the job assignment would make it more viable in a huge dataset.
Built With
apache
java
mongodb
twilio
Try it out
github.com | WorkOrderAssigner | A work order algorithm that takes input as in a form of a table (.xlsx file) and assigns work based on worker certification, priority of tasks. It also notifies the workers immediately of their work. | ['AkhilGajera', 'Jonathan Nguyen', 'Himamsu Siriseni'] | [] | ['apache', 'java', 'mongodb', 'twilio'] | 37 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/lunarrover | Code Blooded
What it does
It is a control interface for a simulated lunar rover that takes action commands from control and processes and sends telemetry data back. The interface is rendered in browser with webgl with the help of threejs library.
How we built it
The backend is python flask with http requests to communicate with the rover client ui. The client ui is JS/bootstrap with threejs.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into a few challenges with working with 3d models and displaying it properly with sizing and scaling. We were not able to simulate the Z axis and our rover just hovers.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Our first time interacting with rendering 3d objects in a web environment, so there was a steep learning curve.
What we learned
We will need to better time manage and will be ready for our next future challenges!
Notes:
We used Tycho instead of the Apollo 17 site due to issues with our terrain rendering properly.
Built With
java
python | Lunar Rover Challenge | A lunar rover control ui for Vedo Systems HackRice X challenge! | ['Thien Pham', 'Tuan Tran', 'Juan Garcia', 'Minh Pascal'] | [] | ['java', 'python'] | 38 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/alanhackricex2020 | The gist of it? We wanted to make social justice support something you didn't have to think about. Just do. So take that quiz, and get started! That's the sentiment we had.
We created this quiz to help users get on their feet to helping social organizations. As a first time website for all four of our members, we're quite proud.
https://github.com/AB-102/HackRiceX2020
Built With
css3
html
javascript
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ab-102.github.io | Social Justice Quiz! | This quiz website and landing page for social justice organizations seeks to learn about a user's background and give them a running start at supporting social justice organizations. | ['An Bui', 'Brandon-Rice1', 'Alan Duong'] | [] | ['css3', 'html', 'javascript'] | 39 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackrice-7qdom1 | HackRice
HackRice First-Timer
Project: LGBTQ Mentor & Mentee Platform
Built With
css
hack
html
javascript
scss
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github.com | HackRice | HackRice First-Timer | ['Allen Sun'] | [] | ['css', 'hack', 'html', 'javascript', 'scss'] | 40 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/innovo | Once we made the decision to attend HackRice X, we wanted to make a project that was relevant to the three of us. Being all STEM majors, we wanted to do something related to science and, as this was our first hackathon, wanted to create a website for the First Time Track. From this, we came up with the idea of a web application that crowdsources healthcare, which later turned out to be a unifying solution to what is usually a divisive problem: the inequity of access to healthcare. We also thought this would be an interesting take on the idea of supporting social justice, as this issue takes a backseat to the protests in the United States this past summer.
What we immediately learned were some languages that could be used for our task. We settled on Flask, then subsequently HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. We then set out to make this site functional: for us, that meant creating a login page, a forum for the crowdsourcing aspect of our project, and making our site dynamic. The first task turned out to be much more of a challenge than we thought. In the span of a weekend, we had to learn (1) the syntax for rendering the login and registration forms, (2) create a database to store this data,
(3) find a way to hash the passwords, and (4) write code using JinJa to error message displays dynamic. All of this, and we still had the main task ahead of us, which was to fulfill our idea of what the project should be like.
Eventually, we were able to complete the login and registration forms, and moreover style them with CSS and Bootstrap to fit the theme of our site. With that we then split into two teams: one worked on the front-end design and the other investigated how to implement features such as forums and chats. Unfortunately, with valuable time taken away from the login/registration phase of the project, we were not able to find time to make them fully functional. We did construct a primitive chat feature which works for communication for one appointment. Scheduling at this point remains a showcase on the personal profile page. However, one notable success was the implementation of a forum into our site, which was the most satisfying as it most strongly satisfied our crowdsourcing idea at the start of this project. With that, we felt like we had achieved an appreciable amount of our vision for this project, and we look
forward to continue working on it in the future!
Built With
bootstrap
flask
python
Try it out
github.com | Innovo | We're crowdsourcing healthcare--think StackOverflow but for medical questions | ['Alan Zhao', 'Wenxuan Wan', 'Scott Geng'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'flask', 'python'] | 41 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/pomato | We were inspired by the original pomodoro technique, however we thought that it's not efficient on the long term
What it does
How we built it
Challenges we ran into
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
What's next for Pomato
Built With
muse
python
react | Pomato | A more efficient approach to pomodoro technique. | ['Mohammed Badra'] | [] | ['muse', 'python', 'react'] | 42 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/orderup-prq2u4 | OrderUp Logo
Login Page
Food or Time Page
Sort by Time
Sort by Food Category
Single Restaurant Page
Single Restaurant Page
Inspiration
During the recent unfortunate times, many smaller businesses have suffered economically, and we wanted to make something that could help change that! We are both people from cities with usually thriving smaller businesses, but many have shut down or have yet to open.
With this app, we hope to drive business to the places that may be struggling while helping customers order their food with ease.
What it does
OrderUp contains a database of restaurants and includes useful information like ratings, distance from the user, the category or type of food, current waiting times should the user choose to order now, average wait times for a customer to be served, tables available in-house, currently handling orders, and the restaurant's contact information.
The user is able to choose how the restaurant information is displayed based on whether they want the info organized by food type or organized by current wait times. From there, they are displayed basic information, and they can tap on a restaurant to learn more. From there, they can decide whether they want to go to this restaurant or not!
How we built it
We first used
Figma
to design how we wanted the app to look, then moved to
Android Studio
. Using
XML
, we were able to design the app to the aesthetics we wanted, and we used Java to provide backend support. To build our database, we used
SQLite
to store all the information we needed.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into many, many challenges... We'd never used Android Studio before, so there was a bit of a learning curve. Providing backend support was also a challenge since we both had varying levels of experience, and creating the database and learning how to manipulate it definitely proved to be another challenge.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
For one thing, we're definitely very proud of the aesthetic of our app! It looks pretty much how we wanted it to look, and we feel like the design makes the app easy to use for
anyone
. In addition, we're proud of the progress we made despite the time constraints and it being our first time using Android Studio and getting so familiar with SQLite.
What we learned
Through this project, we learned how to utilize Android Studio, SQLite, and basic elements needed to build an app. It was great for practicing skills we already had and building upon what we already know, and it helped us obtain a bit of insight and think about elements from a business' perspective.
What's next for OrderUp
We hope to add another version of the app for businesses that allow them to
input and update information themselves in real time
. Having
customizable features
will provide better accuracy for customers and hopefully make things more organized for businesses.
Built With
android-studio
figma
java
sqlite
xml
Try it out
github.com | OrderUp | An app to make ordering food easier, and keep smaller businesses thriving. In other words...an easy way to order up! | ['Elizabeth Chin', 'Alan Cooper'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'figma', 'java', 'sqlite', 'xml'] | 43 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/billpay-q0acgz | Inspiration
Since last February, businesses have struggled to keep up and running due to Covid-19 related lockdowns. Unemployment is at its highest level since the Great Depression, and there have been a wave of businesses closing across the nation. In order to help businesses recover and manage their finances effectively, we have developed an easy-to-use dashboard.
What it does
We have created a platform for businesses to view their transactions activity, cash inflow, and client information. Businesses can easily send and receive payments using the Bill.com API.
How I built it
We used HTML/CSS/Js and technologies such as Git, Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB.
Challenges I ran into
Some challenges that we ran into were trying to connect the backend to frontend in order to provide accurate and up to date information on the dashboard.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are happy to launch a working product with clean user interface that can be a great use for businesses.
What I learned
We learned how to combine different technologies in order to create a working project.
What's next for BillPay
Next steps for BillPay would be to add a multiple businesses feature. For example, if someone owns more than one business, they might like to see all their businesses' financials under one account.
Built With
css
express.js
html
javascript
mongodb
node.js
Try it out
github.com | BillPay | A dashboard for businesses to view financial logs and streamline payments using Bill.com API. | ['Mannan Mendiratta', 'Siddhanth Patel', 'Hasan Qureshi'] | [] | ['css', 'express.js', 'html', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'node.js'] | 44 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/news-classifier-chrome-extension | Inspiration
After watching the social dilemma, we realized that media that we consume in our daily lives through social media and browsing the internet can have a profound impact on our thought processes and views on the world. Especially with election season coming up, we believe that it is important to be aware of media bias and focus on truth. We decided to create a chrome extension that allows users to be aware of biases that they may be exposed to as they browse the web.
What it does
Our extension scrapes the webpage that a user is on as they browse it. Content from the webpage is set to our backend server where that information is analyzed. There we check whether the content has a political bias or has a high chance of being fake news by running it through some classifiers. We then display this information to the user in a popup in their browser.
How I built it
We developed the frontend as a chrome extension using chrome APIs and web APIS. Our backend is written in python and we utilized machine learning libraries such as sci-kit learn, tensorflow and keras.
Challenges I ran into
We ran into multiple challenges on the machine learning side with finding datasets that aligned with our goals and properly preprocessing text data. In addition, we were unfamiliar with chrome extensions and Node.js and intially struggled in setting up and communicating with APIs.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
We became more familiar with the browser and machine learning libraries.
What's next for News Classifier Chrome Extension
We want to add additional features for users to be able to analyze their browsing trends and find ways to more true and neutral information. We plan on doing so by creating more in-depth visualizations so that users can track their browsing behavior. In addition, we want to suggest alternate websites about the same topic that have less political bias.
Built With
chrome
google-cloud
javascript
python
Try it out
github.com | News Classifier Chrome Extension | A chrome extension that identifies political bias and fake news as you browse articles on the web. | ['Saarthak Sharma', 'Pranav Pusarla', 'Anish Ranga Sai Gollakota', 'Abhijaat Gupta'] | [] | ['chrome', 'google-cloud', 'javascript', 'python'] | 45 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackricex-b86ckl | Work & Flow GUI
Work & Flow Logo
Inspiration
Covid-19 has caused hospitals to be extra busy, while clinics as other healthcare services are closed or have reduced hours of service. However, the demand for healthcare service do not decrease with it, and with the flu season coming up, the pressure clinics face will be bigger than ever.
What it does
Work & Flow is a scheduling software for clinical use that maximizes the amount of service that can be performed each day by the amount of healthcare workers available. It is intended to run on a server, and it makes individualized schedules for each healthcare worker on a daily basis. When a new appointment is added, the schedules are automatically updated.
How I built it
Written in c++ and incorporated with Qt for the GUI. The basis behind the scheduling is the classic greedy algorithm, and but there are additional functions and modifications that adapts project to its needs.
Challenges I ran into
Working with Qt, getting the Boost Library to work, and working with json files.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Overcoming the challenges above and building a working solution.
What I learned
More libraries and programs that can be used in combination with c++.
What's next for Clinic Timesaver
Making it accessible, and making it usable on cloud with a wider audience.
Built With
c++
qt
Try it out
github.com | Work & Flow | Tired of having patients waiting for hours on end? This scheduler takes appointments and allots them efficiently to employees! | ['Alexander Ling', 'Emily Chen'] | [] | ['c++', 'qt'] | 46 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-companion-rei5qz | Login
Create Account
Home Page
Sample Post
Resources
Inspiration
We wanted to create an app that helped COVID patients fight through their virus with the help of the community. We knew that mental health played a big role in the healing process and thought that by connecting people with similar goals using our app, we could potential improve their outcomes.
How we built it
We created a web application using react and material ui.
Challenges we ran into
Getting authentication set up was the trickiest part of the build.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Getting a presentable web app with fully functioning authentication.
What we learned
As a team we learned a lot more about authentication and frontend design.
What's next for COVID Companion
Adding more functionality such as direct messaging friends and connecting users directly to healthcare.
Built With
firebase
material
react
Try it out
github.com | COVID Connect | COVID Social Media App that helps keep COVID patients connected and motivated | ['Haroon Syed', 'Ammar Syed', 'Akram Weheba', 'hilyas1'] | [] | ['firebase', 'material', 'react'] | 47 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/collabs-1ct0xo | Collabs
Collabs is a platform integrates essential aspects of Facebook, LinkedIn, and Devpost all in one, creating a place where creators and innovators alike can simultaneously connect each other, expand their outreach, collaborate on innovative projects, and have the same functionality of posting, blogging, etc as compared to modern-day social media.
About Us
Our team didn't know each other, but ultimately were able to bond and work together through a firm, unified idea of extending our skills to provide for online innovators! Although we have different interests and experience in a multitude of skill sets, we all wanted to create a project that truly helps our communities.
Inspiration
We ultimately decided to create and innovate Collabs for the sole purpose of addressing the dire situation of connecting to like-minded peers in today's society. Although there are major platforms with much more resources as our simple 4-person team, we ultimately believe that we can make a change to the way our digital landscape is formed, through connection and project collaborating features!
What It Does
Collabs is an innovative platform for creators, developers, and startups. It makes connecting and collaborating to other like-minded thinkers and innovators easier and efficient. In addition to this, it has the ability to connect and update user info, profile, and even post/blog styling similar to Facebook, Linkedin, etc. Collabs also has the ability to showcase your projects, collaborate with others on projects, and much more!
How We Built It
Using full-stack development, Firebase, and flask, we were able to build Collab from the bottom-up. Using various languages, HTML, CSS, and features such as firebase, we were able to customize and build Collabs to solve the dire need to connect while collaborating, all of which are solved simultaneously through Collabs.
Challenges We Ran Into
We ran into the challenge of working to use firebase, and also collaborating in general, but we ultimately overcame this barrier due to our unified goal of addressing a similar issue that we felt, affected all of us. Also, We ran into problems while integrating the backend with firebase and had to submit only the frontend.
Accomplishments That We're Proud Of
We're proud of finishing a complex project in such a short amount of time and hopefully making an impact on the technological/innovative community.
What We Learned
We learned that it was only a unified goal, that would ultimately be our incentive in working towards such a feat as Collabs.
What's Next For Collabs
We will definitely work to extend our reach of Collabs, and reach to support large businesses, startups, organizations, and nonprofits! However, we can only do this through the support of getting our name out onto bigger platforms. (One of which would be HackRice!)
Built With
css
html
Try it out
github.com | Collabs | A place for developers and creators to come together and collaborate | ['Adheesh Kadiresan', 'Johnny Ni', 'Kapil Yadav', 'Sridhar Nandigam'] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 48 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-19-risk-video-analysis | Our final video upload is linked in our GitHub Repo: our wifi went out when trying to upload it at the last minute.
Built With
numpy
opencv
python
tensorflow
Try it out
github.com
www.coranet.tech | CoraNet | An integrated algorithm using tensorflow and video processing software to analyze compliance with mask wearing and social distancing, to estimate risk of Covid-19 transmission. | ['Elizabeth Reeves', 'Erick Platero'] | [] | ['numpy', 'opencv', 'python', 'tensorflow'] | 49 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/predicting-pandemics-62p39h | TO BE ADDED
Inspiration
What it does
How we built it
Challenges we ran into
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
What's next for Predicting Pandemics
Built With
rshiny | Predicting Pandemics | Doctors would use our platform to build a national timestamped database of patients' symptoms, then the data is aggregated and analyzed to find pandemic outbreaks before they start. | ['MaxBender Bender', 'Samuelhong44', 'Matheus Barbosa'] | [] | ['rshiny'] | 50 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hr20 | The goal of our website is to promote Equality and Justice in as many aspects as possible, from social justice to climate change. Social and Environmental justice are very important to us and we believe that with enough help, the world can change for the better. Everyone must work together to improve the world as a whole and not just for an individual.
This site will discuss various topics regarding the impacts that have been made on the world. It will also contain information on what is being done not only prevent these negative situations, but reverse them, if possible. There will also be links to other resources regarding these topics such as reputable studies, articles, and organizations to further educate the reader.
Using our technical training and real world experiences, we will attempt to break down some of the issues affecting society negatively and provide sources to as many reputable organizations as possible to promote active participation. We want to show the reader that the first steps toward social and environmental justice have been taken, and their voice can help the world change.
Built With
css
html
javascript
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github.com | HR20 - Climate Change Website | A website for understanding climate change topics and how climate change impacts us all. We wanted to use our training and experience to explain technical concepts in a straightforward way. | ['Ryan Smith', 'rcy10 York'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 51 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/healquail | Inspiration
We looked through the provided datasets and noticed a pattern in racial distribution and healthcare outcomes.
What it does
Easily and simply represents data about racial inequities in healthcare.
How I built it
Built in HTML5 CSS and Javascript. Specifically the Vega-Lite visualization JavaScript library. This allowed for quick and easy visualizations.
Challenges I ran into
As first timers we had no clue where to start. We tried to start in Flask then React, before finally ending up using the vega-lite package.
What I learned
We learned how to create an interactive webpage and visualize large sets of data. It was a new experience for all of us.
What's next for HealQuail
Future developments to extend HealQuail's ability to effect change:
Interactive map: The website will include a US map with the locations geographically represented on it. Instead of selecting cities from a dropdown menu, users will be able to select cities from the map.
Augmented external resources: The existing external resources are not specific to the given cities. In the future, after a city is selected, resources specific to that city will appear.
Data analysis: While effective at visualization, our graphics do not do much analysis. We want to quantitatively measure how race disparities affect healthcare outcomes, such as through methods like Chi-Squared testing.
Running our Project:
Download the files in the NonReactVersion Folder and run the main.html file locally or open it in chrome. The data it needs is in the data subfolder.
Built With
css
html5
javascript
vega-lite
Try it out
github.com | HealQuail | A visualization of racial inequities in healthcare | ['George Lyu', 'Zoe Katz', 'Jingwen Hu', 'Shourya Munjal'] | [] | ['css', 'html5', 'javascript', 'vega-lite'] | 52 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/matchy | Matchy Logo
Matchy
A Slack Bot that pairs people in a given channel to meet up for a one-on-one.
Introduction
Coronavirus has taken away the social norms of creating friends in-person. Nowadays, it's difficult to meet new people, form bonds, and foster community. This is especially true for large organizations whose members can no longer meet face to face. With Matchy in your Slack workspace, freely
spread your wings
and start forming new connections while building a sense of community within your org!
Features
On command, this Slack Bot:
Introduces each user in a channel to a fellow, randomized, member on the team.
Instigates one-on-one virtual meetings for its paired users.
Keeps track of previously paired users to more evenly distribute the pairings.
Dependencies
Slack :
pip install slackclient
Running Matchy
To get Matchy running in your Slack Workspace, follow the steps below:
Create a new Slack App
install it in your Slack Workspace
Update the
Display Information
to add the Matchy name and logo
Add the necessary
Bot Token Scopes
channels:read
chat:write
mpim:write
Install into your workspace and retrieve the
Bot User OAuth Access Token
!
Create a file in your
matchy/
directory called
config.py
and add these two lines
OAUTH_TOKEN = ...
with your
Bot User OAuth Access Token
CHANNEL = ...
with the ID of your channel. You can find this by right clicking on the channel, "Copy Link", and taking the ID at the end of the URL
Finally, run Matchy to pair people in the channel. You will need to run Matchy each time you want new pairings to go out:
python matchy.py
Previous partners will be stored to the file called
partners.json
.
Contributors
@ChaseC99
@ell-ml
Built With
json
python
slack
Try it out
github.com | Matchy | A Slack Bot that pairs people in a given channel to meet up for a one-on-one.freely *spread your wings* and start forming new connections while building a sense of community within your org! | ['Ellise Limjoco', 'Chase Carnaroli'] | [] | ['json', 'python', 'slack'] | 53 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/harvest-bridge | Inspiration
What it does
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Temp
Temp
Built With
temp | Temp | Temp | ['Jenny Chen'] | [] | ['temp'] | 54 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/giving-what-you-can | https://nameless-tundra-54880.herokuapp.com/#
Giving What You Can
Inspiration
My inspirations for the project were the current events happening in todays world such as the Covid-19 Pandemic, The West Coast Wildfires, Social Justice, and Education. I wanted to make something that would bring attention to the issues that I believe are the most important at the moment.
What it does
Giving what you can is a donation aggregator that displays fresh information about charities that need help and where to donate to them
How I built it
The technologies I used were React, Axios, Materialize and the global giving api. I used React to create the components and basic layout of the pages, Axios the fetch the data from the Global giving API, and materialize to style the project
Challenges I ran into
One of the challenges I faced was figuring out how to display the site and content in a meaningful way. I didn’t want to make a website that was crowded with too much information and misleading components that would drive the user off the page, I had to figure out how to make a minimal design which was also attractive to users, and grabbed peoples attention. Another challenge I had was working with the global living API. The documentation wasn’t clear at times and there was a lot of guessing and changing parameters. My initial idea was to have a feature where you could donate straight from the site, however GlobalGiving required a lengthy process and some paperwork In order to access the donation features, so I just redirected straight to the dontion pages.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I learned a lot about great charities, campaigns, and causes who do great work. I also taught myself React and css frameworks
What I learned
One of the things I learned which I am the most excited about is how to make single page react sites. I always see them and am stunned as to how they work. I finally learned how to do it during this Hackathon and I’m really excited to use it in my future projects. I also learned how to grab data from APIs using Axios, and how to scale front end projects and tie the strings together.
What's next for Giving What You Can
I plan on working with charities in the future as well as my local charities and organizations in the New York City Are. I also hop to bring more awareness to social issues and problems in our world through technology.
Built With
axios
materialize
react
Try it out
github.com | Giving What You Can | An easy, accessible way to donate to charities. | ['https://nameless-tundra-54880.herokuapp.com/', 'Jack Nicholas'] | [] | ['axios', 'materialize', 'react'] | 55 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/chevron-r69qbz | Inspiration
As college students, scheduling is one of the biggest challenges we face today. Going into the hackathon, we wanted to make a project that would make the lives of individuals easier. Thus, when we saw the Chevron Challenge, we were inspired to create a work order optimization system.
What it does
As we were building our work order planner, we wanted to gear it towards the people that would use it the most: the technicians. Our application allows registered technicians to view their individualized schedule and customize their profile to their liking. Individuals can also place work orders directly on the app or through a Google Form (
https://forms.gle/GRQfWdPqvErY3SHi8
). Submissions to this form or to the app are updated in real-time on Firebase
How I built it
We used React Native for the front-end and Firebase for the back-end/databases. We used JavaScript for our (slightly functional) optimization algorithm.
Challenges I ran into
We ran into many difficulties when setting up the firebase and so even though we did develop an algorithm to help optimize scheduling, we were unable to find time enough time to fully debug it.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We utilized many different APIs and functions in our project that we have never used before. Setting up geolocation, for example, was one feature that we found both useful in our project and in a real-life application. Finally, getting Firestore set-up was incredibly fulfilling due to the amount of time we spent working on it.
What I learned
Most of us had never had any experience with using React or Firebase. Throughout these 36 hours, we basically learned entire programming languages. It was also very nice to talk to the Chevron team, learn more about their experiences, and attempt to tackle one of the bigger problems they deal with.
What's next for Chevron
We want to improve the connection between our back-end and our front-end. By debugging our work order optimization algorithm, we could make an incredibly useful application. Furthermore, we would want to spend more time on improving the UI/CSS of our application.
Link to our project
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQ_Sv4wezZh4969_BLXbLSgEEiT_9M-8/view?usp=sharing
Built With
java
javascript
objective-c
ruby
starlark
Try it out
github.com | Chevron Work Order Planner | Creating a useable platform for technicians to look at their schedule that is optimized around a variety of factors revolving around both the technician and the work orders! | ['Jimmy Ren', 'Kaushal Gumpula', 'Chetan Reddy', 'Suraj Sunkara'] | [] | ['java', 'javascript', 'objective-c', 'ruby', 'starlark'] | 56 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/hackrice2020-gihm2v | Discrimination and Injustice is real and it happens everywhere in the world in a daily basis. Some realize it and don't act, some never realize it and even deny it while few realize it and act on it.
Vision and Goal:
Our goal for this project was to enable the viewer to see the world through two different perspectives: The first perspective which represents the average person who goes about living their life unaware of what goes on in the world and the other perspective of someone who is willing to help people in need and use their voice for the people who need it most.
MarksForJustice
is an interactive world map that shows where acts of injustices are most prevalent. It promotes philanthropy by allowing people to interact with others who are facing social conflicts in their daily life. This app brings the world closer with its intuitive approach. It also has a potential to support awareness campaigns related to various world crises.
Plus, it is also great for summarizing and sharing information about charities and public organizations.
It was a challenge to work with the Google Maps API, especially with Javascript.
APIs used:
Maps Javascript API
Markerclustererplus
Features:
Full-World Dual view - Default view and Injustice view
Markers are objects so they contain data
Clusters to group related data
Easy navigation and input
CSS animations for user friendliness
Why this app?
-> Users can report and pin the social issues happening around them in real-time.
->It’s easier to see through this world map than to wait for articles/media to trend.
-> Intuitive platform to contribute and share ideas with the people around the world.
-> and it is also a great source to find organizations that help people in need and fight social injustices near you.
Built With
css
google-cloud
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com
utsavneutron.github.io | Marks For Justice | Discrimination and Injustice is real and it happens everywhere, everyday! Some realize it and don't act, some never realize it and even deny it while few realize it and act on it. Which one are you? | ['Utsav Shrestha', 'Huy Phan', 'Rafael Briseno'] | [] | ['css', 'google-cloud', 'html', 'javascript'] | 57 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/workschedule | Inspiration
In this covid season, with physical contact being limited, it is harder for company worker to report some work to do. it could be in a factory about repairing something or in an office about a task. We, as a team, want to accommodate that problem and make it easier for people in a company to know what to do, and also to assign a member to do it.
What it does
The webApp that we made will be able to store work assignment and also get new work assignment. Not only that, as the user, they are able to assigned a worker to do that task. The workers that are assigned will get their new schedule and able to check off their task if they have completed it. The total time for their work is also being kept track so it is not over their work time
How we built it
We build it using asp.netcore for the frontend and c# for the backend
Challenges we ran into
Challenges that we ran into is designing the relationship between the work order, the technician and the assigning so that nothing clash.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Able to design a workable webApp
What we learned
I learn about how to design a workable webApp system
What's next for WorkSchedule
What's next for WorkSchedule is able to store the data in a database and able to do more complex things, such as assigning based on locations and also includes more advanced features.
Built With
asp.netcore
react
Try it out
github.com
github.com | WorkSchedule | Easily assigned and notified your employee for their work | ['Jonathan Novecio', 'Yohanes Koeswono'] | [] | ['asp.netcore', 'react'] | 58 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/work-order-scheduler | Inspiration
Unfinished
What it does
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Work Order Scheduler
Built With
express.js
mongodb
node.js | Work Order Scheduler | Scheduling the future of factory work for the betterment of society. | ['Chris Hallock-Solomon'] | [] | ['express.js', 'mongodb', 'node.js'] | 59 |
10,113 | https://devpost.com/software/just-around-the-corner-i18kp9 | HACKRICE
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css
html
javascript
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justaroundthecorner.nityalohia.repl.co | Just Around The Corner | Learn how and why to support local businesses that are just around the corner with our interactive website! (hackrice submission) | ['nandini002 Bhardwaj', 'Nitya Lohia'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 60 |
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