Final Design Review: Showcasing Our Complete System This week marked the conclusion of our L.A.A.R.K project as we presented our work during the Final Design Review (FDR). What began as an idea to address fragmented and inefficient facility management systems… Read More
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Continuing the Momentum After Prototype Inspection Day
Continuing the Momentum After Prototype Inspection Day After the progress we made during Prototype Inspection Day, this week felt like a shift toward refining both our system and how we present it. It was less about building new features and… Read More
Advancing LAARK: From Prototype to a More Complete System
Following our successful Prototype Inspection Day, our team continued refining LAARK with a strong focus on both technical improvements and project communication. This phase marked an important transition—from presenting a functional prototype to enhancing the system into a more complete… Read More
Prototype Inspection Day- Showcasing LAARK
INTRODUCTION This week marked a significant milestone for our team as we participated in Prototype Inspection Day, one of the key events in the IPPD journey. The event provided us with the opportunity to present our project, LAARK, to multiple… Read More
From Offline Model to Live Dashboard: Closing the Loop in Week 11
This week marked a major turning point for LuminaTech’s L.A.A.R.K Lite platform. What we previously treated as “completed work in separate lanes”, modeling, backend services, and dashboard development, is now converging into a single, functioning pipeline. The key shift this… Read More
Building the Future of Smart Facilities: Inside Team 14’s LAARK Platform
Modern commercial facilities contain thousands of lighting fixtures spread across multiple floors and buildings. Yet in many organizations, these critical assets are still managed using spreadsheets and manual inspection routines. This fragmented approach makes it difficult to monitor fixture performance,… Read More
QRB-2 Presentation and System Integration Progress
This week marked an important milestone for our team as we presented our QRB-2 (Quarterly Review Board 2) update. The presentation focused on demonstrating the progress we have made in building an end-to-end pipeline for our predictive lighting maintenance system.… Read More
From Independent Components to a Unified System
This week marked a major milestone for L.A.A.R.K Lite as we successfully transitioned from isolated development modules to a fully connected system. What began as separate frontend, backend, database, and modeling efforts has now evolved into an integrated full-stack prototype.… Read More
Post-QRB1 Development and Data Integration
Following our Qualification Review Board (QRB 1) presentation last week, this week was focused on translating the panel’s feedback into concrete technical progress. The team shifted from presentation preparation to deeper implementation, system integration, and validation of our data and… Read More
Qualification Review Board (QRB1) Presentation and Feedback
This week our team delivered our Qualification Review Board (QRB 1) presentation, a key mid-semester milestone where we shared our current progress and approach with the panel and received their feedback. What we presented For QRB 1, we walked the… Read More
Building Momentum: Team 14 Moves from Planning to Real Product
As the new semester gets underway, Team 14 is excited to share a progress update that reflects how far we’ve come—and where we’re headed next. Building on the strong foundation established last semester, our focus has shifted from planning and… Read More
Kicking Off the Semester Together: Setting the Foundation for the Project
After a cheerful and refreshing winter break, our IPPD team kicked off the new semester this week with a renewed sense of energy and focus. Week 1 served as a fresh start for everyone, giving us the opportunity to reconnect… Read More
L.A.A.R.K: Transforming Facility Lighting Management with AI-Enabled IntelligenceBuilding the Future of Smart Lighting: Inside LuminaTech’s
Team 14, LuminaTech, recently completed our SLDR presentation for the UF IPPD program, marking a major milestone in the development of L.A.A.R.K — an AI-Enabled Lighting Asset Management Platform designed to modernize facility operations. Our team showcased how L.A.A.R.K integrates… Read More
Turning PID Feedback into SLDR Momentum – Blog#11 11/14/2025
This week was about momentum and clarity. We aligned on the big picture, turning feedback into a sharper plan, and committed to a supervised learning direction for replacement prediction, with a stronger grounding in industry practices. That focus now guides… Read More
Prototype Inspection Day (PID) – Blog#10 11/07/25
During Prototype Inspection Day (PID), the LuminaTech team presented the prototype version of our predictive lighting system. We highlighted the on-demand UI dashboard, featuring role-based access, a floorplan viewer that is always up-to-date, and visual indicators for fixture lifetime and… Read More
Advancing Smart Lighting Management: Team 14 Presents at UF AI Days – Blog#9 10/31/25
IPPD Team 14 had the opportunity to present project, L.A.A.R.K : AI-Enabled Lighting Asset Management Platform for Facility Operations at the UF AI Days Poster Session We showcased our progress in developing a web-based platform that integrates interactive floorplans, lighting… Read More
Lighting the Blueprint: Team 14’s First Liaison Meeting for PDR – Blog#8 10/24/25
This week marked an exciting milestone for Team 14, our first in-person meeting with our liaison, centered around the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). Meeting face-to-face gave us the chance to connect beyond screens, discuss our evolving design ideas in depth,… Read More
From Data to Design- Blog#7 10/16/25
Every great product begins with an idea — but this week, our focus was on turning those ideas into tangible design and data progress. The L.A.A.R.K Lite project is evolving from theoretical discussions into a functioning prototype, as we bridge… Read More
Peer Review Preliminary Design Report Presentations – Blog #6 10/10/2025
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… Read More
System Architecture Progress – Blog #5 10/03/2025
This week our team shifted gears towards research and data preparation for a bigger picture: the system architecture. We spent a lot of time together at the whiteboard, sketching out how all the pieces connect to our platform. The session… Read More
From Confusion to Concept – Blog #4 09/26/2025
Every great project begins with questions. When we first looked at the Scope of Work (SOW) for our project with LiteSeeker Solutions, our team found ourselves in a state of uncertainty. The project seemed ambitious: building an AI-enabled lighting asset… Read More
Organizing and Research – Blog#3 09/19/2025
Organizing Resources and Setting Foundations This week was all about getting our project resources in order. Team 14 officially moved from early brainstorming into building the foundation we’ll need for the months ahead. We set up a shared OneDrive folder… Read More
From Planning to Progress – Blog#2 09/12/2025
This week was a turning point for Team 14 as we began shaping our ideas into action. With clear guidance from our liaison and coach, the team is aligning on expectations, responsibilities, and the path forward. Meeting with Liaison Our… Read More
Kick-off meeting – Blog#1 09/05/2025
Team 14 Kick-Off: A Fresh Start with Energy and Purpose This week marked an exciting milestone for Team 14 — our very first official team meeting. Everyone came together with genuine enthusiasm, eager not only to introduce their own strength… Read More