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Refining and Building!

Another productive week in the books. After presenting our current status to our university coaches, we’re walking away with actionable insights that are already influencing our development.

Getting an outside perspective at this stage is crucial. With that feedback in hand, we are heads-down on the build phase, turning our system-level designs into a working reality. The finish line is in sight, and we’re making every line of code count! 💻✨

#EngineeringProject #FeedbackCulture #ProductDevelopment #MachineLearning #Fintech

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Making the ML “Visible”!

It’s been a week of major connections for our project. We are officially bridging the gap between our backend logic and the user experience!

Here’s the latest: 

✅ Frontend Integration: We’ve added and displayed the ML output fields in our UI. It’s exciting to finally see the model’s “thoughts” showing up on the dashboard!

✅ Backend Milestone: Preprocessor coding is 100% finished and moving into the testing phase.

✅ Model Validation: We collected the top 1,000 anomalies for manual labeling. This will be the “gold standard” we use to prove our model’s performance.

Moving from abstract code to a visible product feels great. On to testing! 🚀

#MachineLearning #FullStack #DataScience #UIDesign #SoftwareEngineering

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Building the Bridge Between Model and Interface!

Another productive week in the books for Semester 2! We’ve officially defined the API contract for our ML model, which is a huge step for system integration.

On the development side, we’ve been focused on JSON parsing and pre-processing logic to make sure our data flows seamlessly from the source to the model. While the coding is in full swing, we are also spending time polishing our deck for next week’s presentation.

We’re excited to showcase how these moving parts are finally coming together!

#APIDesign #MachineLearning #JSON #DataProcessing #SoftwareEngineering

Setting the Stage for a Productive Semester!

Kicking off the second half of our project with a major focus on infrastructure and planning!

We’ve officially containerized our development environment using Docker, which will be huge for maintaining consistency as we move into heavy coding. After a productive session reviewing our monthly goals and assigning tasks to our sub-teams, everyone is aligned on the path forward.

We also finalized our meeting dates with our Coach and liaison for this semester, ensuring we have the support and feedback needed for a successful delivery. Looking forward to a great semester of implementation!

#SoftwareEngineering #ProjectManagement #ImplementationPhase #AgileDevelopment

SLDR Complete! Time to Build!

We successfully navigated the System Level Design Review (SLDR) this week! Our team is incredibly grateful to all the reviewers and sponsors for their valuable feedback and insights on our architecture.

With the design officially approved, we are now shifting our focus entirely to implementation. It’s time to work hard and bring the system we envisioned to life!

#SystemLevelDesign #ImplementationPhase #Engineering

SLDR Prep is in Full Swing!

This week, we took our System Level Design Review (SLDR) package on a dry run with our classmates, and the feedback was excellent! We received constructive input that has helped us sharpen every detail of our design.

Now, we’re finalizing our materials for the main event after Thanksgiving: the presentation to all IPPD sponsors. We’re excited to showcase our architecture and model and get feedback from the industry experts!

#SystemDesign #DesignReview #EngineeringPresentation #ProductDevelopment

From Design to Done: Key Pipeline Components Are Ready!

This week was all about implementation. Following our discussions with our coach and liaison, we successfully set up both the Data Preprocessor and the Feature Extractor components.

This is a massive step! With the data pipeline now established, we are much closer to delivering the final, working solution. On to ML model integration!

#DataPipeline #FeatureEngineering #MachineLearning

Prototype Inspection Day Success!

We just wrapped up our Prototype Inspection Day, and the feedback session was incredibly productive. Hearing the insights from our coaches and judges has given us clear direction for refinement.

A huge takeaway was the chance to learn from students who tackled this challenge before us—their experience is gold! Now, we’re energized and focused on implementing the improvements to our solution for Verifone.

#PrototypeInspection #FeedbackCulture #MachineLearning

Full Speed Ahead to Prototype Day!

Following our incredible on-site visit to Verifone last week, we had a very productive follow-up meeting with the team. We presented our updated frontend design, and we’re thrilled that they really liked it! Getting their approval is a huge boost as we finalize the user experience.

Now, all eyes are on Prototype Day next week! We’re excited to showcase our complete design and working model to our professors and judges. Stay tuned for the results!

#PrototypeDay #UIUX #Verifone #EngineeringProject

On-Site Success at Verifone Tampa!

Our team had an incredibly valuable day visiting the Verifone site in Tampa! We had the privilege of meeting with their Product Architects and Managers, gaining important insights into their work and future vision.

Learning directly about the company’s history and strategic direction from these leaders was an invaluable experience. A huge thank you to the Verifone team for hosting us and providing such a productive session. We’re more energized than ever to deliver an impactful solution!

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