Week 14 was about taking everything we have built and making it better. After completing full system integration last week, the focus shifted to polishing and refining our work, incorporating feedback, and preparing for final delivery. One of the highlights… Read More

Week 13 felt like everything coming full circle. After weeks of building, testing, and refining, we are now at the stage where the system is not just functional, but complete and ready to be presented as a cohesive product. One… Read More

Week 12 marked an important shift in our journey. We were no longer just building and integrating. We were refining, validating, and shaping the system into something closer to a real product, and this was made possible through the Prototype… Read More

Week 11 was all about bringing everything together. The team split into three focused sub-teams, each tackling a critical part of the system: data extraction, database setup, and security integration. This parallel approach allowed us to make progress on multiple… Read More

By Week 9, the focus of our work began shifting from infrastructure and deployment to something equally important for any AI system. Data. Not just any data, but the right data. This week started with a dedicated project work session… Read More

For weeks, Azure access had been the missing piece in our workflow. We had built the system locally, simulated data flows, and prepared the architecture for cloud deployment. Week 8 was the moment that piece finally clicked into place. After… Read More

Week 7 was a milestone week. QRB2 arrived, and this time it felt different. Less about proving we have a plan and more about demonstrating that the system is real, functional, and evolving. On February 24, we presented at Qualification… Read More

Week 6 was all about controlled momentum. While we are still waiting on full Azure access and server credentials, the team refused to slow down. Instead of pausing progress, we shifted focus and built everything we could in parallel. On… Read More

Week 5 was about decisions. Last week laid the backbone, and this week we focused on choosing the path that would define how we move forward. With infrastructure discussions largely settled, our attention shifted to the architecture and security decisions… Read More

Week 4 was less about presentations and more about foundations. If the past few weeks were about alignment and feedback, this week was about infrastructure, security, and making sure what we build can actually stand strong in the real world.… Read More

Week 3 felt like the moment the semester is finally starting to test us. The reset was behind us, the momentum was rolling, and now it was time to perform. Everything this week revolved around one major milestone, the Quality… Read More

If Week 1 was about resetting and finding our footing again, Week 2 was about momentum. The kind that comes from clarity, alignment, and finally seeing the semester take real shape. Things moved fast this week, but in a good… Read More

Coming back after winter break always feels a little strange. Alarms go off earlier than we would like, calendars suddenly fill up again, and the words project timeline re enter our vocabulary. But this first week back did not feel… Read More

The final review day finally arrived. The System Level Design Review. The event everyone in IPPD had been slowly building toward. The day started earlier than usual for all of us. Students were picking the right tie, polishing shoes, making… Read More

We were not rushing, not scrambling, but slowly and steadily stirring the pieces that will shape the next phase of our project. After wrapping up the Peer Review SLDR, the team settled into a nice rhythm of refining, thinking, and… Read More

This week felt a bit like being in the kitchen before a big family dinner. We were not serving anything yet, but we were prepping, tasting, fixing, and making sure everything would come together perfectly for the System Level Design… Read More

The Setup: The long-awaited Prototype Inspection Day finally arrived, and Team Cemantics was ready to showcase all our hard work. As we reached the Rion Ballroom on the third floor of the Reitz Union, we were met with an impressive… Read More

**Pat **Pat Team 18! The poster presentation was a super hit, just a bit over-populated. Students, faculty, and visitors who came along showed genuine interest in our work, and shared encouraging feedback. It was such a proud moment to see… Read More

What a rollercoaster of a week it’s been! Just when we thought we were done with the PDR document, it seemed to keep finding its way back to us, again and again. Between submitting, redoing, and reformatting, we lost count… Read More

What a week it’s been! The nervous shivers we felt before our PDR presentation quickly turned into wide smiles after hearing the positive feedback from our liaisons. Their words appreciating our detailed explanation of the problem, our technical clarity, and… Read More

This week, our team achieved a major milestone our Project Definition Review (PDR) and preliminary design architecture were officially approved by our coach! We also completed our PDR peer review presentation and submitted the feedback response memo, ensuring all peer… Read More

This week, our team made strong progress toward the Project Definition Review (PDR) and Preliminary Design Architecture, both set for submission next week. We successfully completed the concept generation phase, holding a productive brainstorming session to evaluate multiple design ideas… Read More

The project moved forward steadily this week as we received official approval of the roadmap and finished the Project Development Specification (PDS) document after modifications. We also planned an on-site visit to Oelrich Construction’s Gainesville facility on October 15th, where… Read More

The construction of Oelrich Insights has officially started! This week, our team marked several significant milestones, including designing our suggested AI Days poster, delivering our meticulously prepared Product Design Specification, and getting our Statement of Work approved.However, the adventure doesn’t… Read More

Even with facing some scheduling issues, our team achieved significant progress this week. The creation of an extensive stakeholder model that emphasizes the main participants, the essential traits, and the ways to communicate with them was the notable success. This… Read More

This week felt like the official start of something bigger. Following extensive discussions, revisions, and exchanging of ideas, we have successfully finalized our Statement of Work (SOW). It wasn’t merely a document it seemed like we had truly established the… Read More