This week, our team has been moving forward with the project rapidly. We finalized our team name and logo, coordinated with project advisors, and began to explore relevant literature.

Our team name “Noesys” is derived from the words “noesis” and “system.” Noesis is a philosophical term that refers to the activity of the intellect, which we combined with “system” to highlight the technical aspects of the project. Our logo reflects both of these concepts, containing related imagery such as an eye and a circuit. The logo is encircled by a gradient-colored circle designed to represent a mood ring, highlighting how our project aims to detect emotions.

The week began with an introductory meeting with our coach, where we discussed resources and methodologies for the project. We also held a productive meeting with our liaison and coach, during which we established clear expectations for the product prototype and development timeline. On the technical front, we began to create a schema for the necessary model components, which will serve as the basis for our future model script.

Looking ahead to next week, we’re scheduled to meet with a Ph.D. graduate from UF whose research closely aligns with our project. We plan to review his work and discuss the availability of data and code for our project. Our team will also be conducting an in-depth review of the literature, focusing specifically on temporal context prediction models. Additionally, we plan to test the current Hume.ai emotional analysis prototype to gain insights into its functionality. Finally, we’ll begin work on our own model prototype.