Project Build-A-Thon

About Project Build-A-Thon

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Project Build-A-Thon is a distinct tech building protocol built exclusively for the students by SmartInternz in association with IEEE Tunisia Section and IEEE Sup'Com Student Branch. The program is loaded with technical bootcamps, hands-on labs, exciting projects, exposure to IBM Cloud & Watson Studio, and access to courseware & skill badges

Students can build real-world use cases as projects with the virtual mentor support and they'll get exposed to a tangible work environment in our unique project-based learning platform -smartinternz.

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Exciting Benefits

It's not just learning !! Lot more exciting benefits.

Access to
E-learning Courseware

Earn
IBM Skill Badges

Get started with
IBM Cloud Platform

Access to Project Workspace
on SmartInternz

Tech Mentor &
Industry Leader Connect

Prizes for the
Top 3 Winners

Special Jury Awards for
Top Performers

Participation Certificate for
Valid Project Submission

Trainers

Jood Al Hassan

Content Specialist - Design Thinking Co-creator , IBM

Mohamed Sherif Abdelaziz

Developer Advocate, IBM

MouaMouad Zeghraoui

Data Science & AI Technical Specialist, IBM

Pradeepthi
Duggaraju

Senior AI Developer, SmartBridge

Youssef
Alnemr

Developer Advocate , IBM

Program Agenda

5-Days Hands-on Training; Virtual Program via Zoom

Day-1: Introduction to Cognitive Computing & IBM Cloud/Watson Services 28th September 2020

Concepts

Introduction to Cognitive Computing
IBM’s Cognitive Point of View – Solving Real-Life Problems
Building Cognitive Applications
IBM Watson AI Services
Introduction to Node-red
Working with Node-red

Usecase

Basic application of Node-red

Day-2: Conversation AI Platforms, Business Bots, Speech Recognition & Analysis 29th September 2020

Concepts

Conversation & Speech Recognition
Conversation AI Platforms
Introduction to IBM Watson Assistant
Dialog Skill and Search Skill
Create your first assistant – powered chatbot

Introduction to STT & TTS Services
Building Custom Speech Recognition Models
Getting Started with Text-to-Speech Service
Understanding Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML)
Introduction to Language Translator
Introduction to Tone Analyzer

Usecase

Build a web based chatbot with Voice input & Output

Day-3: Data Insights, Text Analytics, Smart Applications 30th September 2020

Concepts

Introduction to Natural Language Processing
Watson Natural Language Understanding
Explore Knowledge Catalog & NLU Services
Introduction to Watson Discovery
Create a Cognitive News Search Application
Bring your Own data to Watson Discovery
Integrate Watson Discovery with Chatbot

Usecase

Build a Customer Help Desk powered by Watson Discovery Service

Day-4: Machine Learning, Auto AI and IBM Watson Studio 01st October 2020

Concepts

Introduction to Machine Learning
Getting Started with Watson Studio
Explore Various services in Watson Studio
Explore Watson Machine Learning Service
Develop a Machine Learning Model using Auto AI
Deploy Machine Learning Model as a Webservice

Usecase

Build & Deploy Machine Learning Models with Watson Studio

Day-5: Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud App Development 02nd October 2020

Concepts

Internet of Things (IoT), IoT Platforms
Introduction to Watson IoT Platform
Work with IoT Sensor Simulator
Data Streaming and Visualization
Data Storage in CloudantDB (NoSQL DB)
Introduction to Serverless Applications
Explore IBM Cloud Functions
Build an IoT Application with Serverless Computing

Usecase

Build an IoT Application with Serverless Computing

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is there any entry fee?: Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Nothing. Project Build-A-Thon is completely free.
2. Who can participate in Project Build-A-Thon program?: Any tunisian student, who is interested to learn & explore emerging technologies (IoT, ML, AI and Cloud). Student of engineering, diploma, Sciences, Business schools, Secondary Schools, etc. can participate in this program. Basic coding skills will be advantageous.
3. How does the 5 Days training will be organized?: The training program will be organized online via Zoom every day . You will receive an email with Zoom meeting links a day before Bootcamp.
4. What is project build-a-thon?: The project build-a-thon is a project development activity, where participants will be enrolling in a project listed under various technology categories. SmartInternz platform has a project workspace where the respective project should be developed and submitted for mentor review. A detailed demo of the platform will be provided during the 6 Days training program.
5. Can I enroll for the projects on Day-1 of the program?: No. Project enrollment will be active on last day of 6 Days training program. A detailed orientation session on project build-a-thon will be organized on last day of the training program.

6. What if I don’t work on the project: This program includes both Training and Project development, it is mandatory to build & submit the project to receive the participation certificate.
7. Will there be any guidance provided to complete the projects?: Yes. SmartInternz mentors will be supporting you to build the projects.
8. How Will I Connect With Mentors?: Please join the Telegram Group where you connect with SmartInternz mentors.
9. Can I participate in teams for Project Build-a-thon?: No. Project enrollments are individual; and every participant must build & submit a project.
10. How does the projects will be evaluated?: Valid project submissions will be evaluated based on the working features, coding logic & layout, utilization of IBM services, external API’s, performance of models, richness of UI and project documentation.

Title	Optimized Warehouse Management of Perishable Goods for a Food Delivery Company
Description	A food delivery service has to deal with a lot of perishable raw materials which makes it all, the most important factor for such a company is to accurately forecast daily and weekly demand. Too much inventory in the warehouse means more risk of wastage, and not enough could lead to out-of-stocks - and push customers to seek solutions from your competitors. The replenishment of majority of raw materials is done on weekly basis and since the raw material is perishable, the procurement planning is of utmost importance,
Expected Solutions	Machine Learning Model to predict the demand of goods for the next 10 weeks or in the future Mobile / Web Application to Interact with ML Model deployed on IBM Cloud
Technologies & Tools	Python 2 or 3, IBM Watson Studio, IBM Cloud for Deployment, Android / any Web frameworks
Reference	1. https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/demand-forecasting-methods-using-machine-learning/ 2. https://www.kaggle.com/shashkhr25/food-demand-forecasting-challange/data

Title	Predicting the energy output of wind turbine based on weather condition
Description	Wind energy plays an increasing role in the supply of energy world-wide. The energy output of a wind farm is highly dependent on the wind conditions present at its site. If the output can be predicted more accurately, energy suppliers can coordinate the collaborative production of different energy sources more efficiently to avoid costly overproduction.
Expected Solutions	Develop a time series model to Predict the power output of wind farm based on the weather condition in the site (1Hr prediction to 72Hrs. prediction) Build an application to recommend the Power Grid to suggest the best time to utilize the energy from wind farm
Technologies & Tools	Python 2 or 3, IBM Watson Studio, IBM Cloud for Deployment, Android / any Web frameworks Use Weather Company Data from IBM Cloud
Reference	1.https://hpi.de/friedrich/docs/paper/RE1.pdf 2. https://www.kaggle.com/berkerisen/wind-turbine-scada-dataset

Title	Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security – Visualization Dashboard
Description	Alarmed by a potential rise in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries and organizations are mounting special efforts to keep agriculture safely running as an essential business, markets well supplied in affordable and nutritious food, and consumers still able to access and purchase food despite movement restrictions and income losses.
Expected Solutions	Create a machine learning model to predict supply – demand gaps, Supply chain impact food security of people and provide a dashboard to show how the extended lockdowns / post lockdown situations can impact the food security of people
Technologies & Tools	Python 2 or 3, IBM Watson Studio, IBM Cloud for Deployment, Any Web frameworks
Reference	1.https://knoema.com/atlas/India/topics/Food-Security 2. https://data.nal.usda.gov/dataset/international-food-security-0 3.https://www.ifpri.org/blog/addressing-covid-19-impacts-agriculture-food-security-and-livelihoods-india 4. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/data-access-and-documentation-downloads/ 5. https://github.com/IBM/visualize-food-insecurity

Title	Sentiment Analysis of COVID-19 Tweets – Visualization Dashboard
Description	The sentiment analysis of Indians after the extension of lockdown announcements to be analyzed with the relevant #tags on twitter and build a predictive analytics model to understand the behavior of people if the lockdown is further extended. Also develop a dashboard with visualization of people reaction to the govt announcements on lockdown extension
Expected Solutions	Develop a twitter sentiment analysis model to understand the following 1. Get to know people’s sentiment towards the epidemic 2. Understand the sentiments of people on govt. decision to extend the lockdown
Technologies & Tools	Python 2 or 3, IBM Watson Studio, IBM Cloud for Deployment, Any Web frameworks
Reference	1.https://www.kaggle.com/smid80/coronavirus-covid19-tweets 2. https://ieee-dataport.org/open-access/corona-virus-covid-19-tweets-dataset 3.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7152888/

Title	AI Recruiter – Shortlist a Suitable candidate for specific Job Role
Description	52% of talent acquisition leaders say that the most difficult part of their job is to shortlist the right candidate and 3% of candidates never hear back from a company after one touchpoint. On the flip side, it’s a challenge for employers to communicate well with all their candidates. For high volume recruiting, this would require communicating with thousands of candidates, in addition to a recruiter’s normal screening functions and other duties. Artificial Intelligence enabled software bots can definitely provide a solution for this problem.
Expected Solutions	Software Bot enabled with Artificial Intelligence, which screens the candidate application, shortlists for interview and identify his skills & personality traits through conversation.
Technologies & Tools	IBM Watson Assistant, IBM Watson Personality Insights, Python 2 or 3, IBM Watson Studio, IBM Cloud for Deployment, Any Web / Mobile app frameworks
Reference	1.https://marutitech.com/14-powerful-chatbot-platforms/ 2. https://chatbotsmagazine.com/how-to-develop-a-chatbot-from-scratch-62bed1adab8c 3.https://ideal.com/recruitment-chatbot/

Title	Intelligent Post-Lock Down Management System for Public Transportation
Description	Post-Lockdown, it will be risky to allow the public transportation without proper mechanism to maintain the social distancing, especially the frequency of buses, trains and metros shall be managed properly to utilize the capacity with social distancing criteria. The transport authorities must integrate together to maintain the system properly.
Expected Solutions	An Intelligent app to schedule the timings of transportation, avoiding the over occupancy of public transport / bus stations / railway stations etc.
Technologies & Tools	IBM Watson Assistant, Python 2 or 3, IBM Watson Studio, IBM Cloud for Deployment, Any Web / Mobile app frameworks
Reference	1.https://www.transformative-mobility.org/news/the-covid-19-outbreak-and-implications-to-public-transport-some-observations 2. https://www.teriin.org/article/effects-covid-19-transportation-demand 3.https://www.uitp.org/public-transport-and-covid-19