Presentation week!! This week marked an important milestone for our IPPD Team 14 as we successfully presented our Preliminary Design Report (PDR) for L.A.A.R.K: AI-Enabled Lighting Asset Management Platform for Facility Operations, sponsored by LiteSeeker Solutions, Inc.
our team successfully completed the Preliminary Design Report (PDR) presentations, marking a major checkpoint in our IPPD journey. It was an insightful experience that allowed us to consolidate our ideas, validate our initial assumptions, and receive constructive feedback from our coach, sponsor, and peers.
Preparing for the PDR was both intense and rewarding. We spent several days refining our slides, ensuring that each section, from project objectives and architecture to risk management and roadmap, reflected our collective understanding. Coordinating across multiple disciplines (AI, web development, and BIM integration) helped us see how each part fits into the overall system.
During the presentation, each member contributed to different sections, and the teamwork truly showed. Explaining our design architecture, House of Quality, and technical measures in front of faculty and sponsors built our confidence in communicating complex ideas clearly. We also learned how important it is to balance technical depth with simplicity when presenting to a diverse audience.
The Q&A session that followed our presentation was particularly engaging and insightful. The coaches, TAs, and fellow students asked thought-provoking questions that challenged us to think beyond our prepared slides. Some questions focused on the feasibility of our Revit integration, others explored how our predictive model would handle real-world data variability, and a few addressed user experience and scalability. These discussions not only clarified certain technical aspects but also helped us identify areas that need more detailed validation in our next phase.
Moving Forward!
Based on the valuable feedback we received during the Q&A session from our coaches, TAs, and peers, our team plans to move forward by incorporating those suggestions into our next steps. We will be meeting with our liaison sponsor to discuss the feedback in detail and align our approach accordingly. The focus will be on refining our design decisions, validating our technical assumptions, and ensuring that our implementation plan reflects both the sponsor’s expectations and the insights gained from the review.