This week, our team faced challenges with weather conditions, which impacted our ability to meet face-to-face. Despite this, we maintained steady progress by holding virtual meetings to ensure alignment across tasks. We focused on finalizing our Preliminary Design Review (PDR) presentation, which we successfully presented during our Tuesday class meeting.

In addition to the PDR work, we completed the required lab safety meeting and collaborated to incorporate feedback from assignment 7.1 on the PDR Review. A key highlight of the week was our progress on the Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA). The Feature Engineering team conducted in-depth EDA, identifying critical features and brainstorming potential feature engineering methods. We also onboarded several team members to work with HyperGator, ensuring they are fully integrated into the project workflow.

The UI team made advancements by developing both low- and high-fidelity wireframes, which will guide the visual aspects of the project. Meanwhile, the Machine Learning (ML) team focused on understanding how our model integrates with ClearML and drafted a proposal for model parameter improvements using Hydra, awaiting approval from Ronnie and John.

Looking ahead, we plan to begin work on the Product Design Specifications (PDS) as outlined in the project plan. The Feature Engineering team will continue their work on EDA and finalize possible feature engineering approaches. The ML team will focus on identifying key features and furthering data-cleaning efforts. We will also use the feedback received to refine the PDR report and presentation before final submission.

Our subteams will hold regular meetings to ensure consistent progress and collaboration. Liaison engineers review the project requirements and scope to provide feedback, ensuring our project remains on track with its objectives.