SSE Project Day

Hello folks! Welcome to the 2023 University of Regina Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science Software Systems Engineering (SSE) Project Day! (whew..that’s a mouthful!)

My name is Dr. Tim Maciag and I am the facilitator/instructor of the SSE capstone course this year (actually the course started way back in September 2022!). Since September of last year, our students have been hard at work, tapping into their software engineering creativity, ingenuity, & learned skills toward solving real-world problems and/or introducing new and innovative software solutions.

Project Day this year is on April 1, 2023

The event is located in the Education Building (ED) at the University of Regina. The event is free and open to the public and we hope to see you there! Below is the SSE schedule of events for the day. Student presentations will be held in ED 106, with the student tradeshow in Kinesiology (CK) 185 (right next to the Education Building). At the tradeshow, you’ll be able to see and play with the student teams’ digital creations (super cool!).

With the presentation schedule below are also brief blurbs about each student project. As well, the student teams’ first video blog (what the kids call “vlogs”) that the students created WAY back in September describing their projects is provided. Come out to see how far they’ve come!

The Retail Cannabis landscape consists of an inconsistent and ever-changing product mix as a result, the retailer is responsible for maintaining consistent product information. Cannabis is a live product and from batch to batch the terpenes’ and cannabinoids’ values will vary. Generally, the inventory and product information will come from the point of sale system but almost always it is inconsistent or incorrect. Some software platforms are building data sets to help with this, such as BudSense, the startup we worked with. But even then they rely on a combination of retail partners and producers to do the leg work of manually inputting accurate product information to be displayed on menu boards. Our machine learning solution will enable retailers to quickly enter product information from packages as they arrive in the store in real time by taking pictures rather than using a lengthy manual input process. Our project has been designed to be easily imported into the BudSense workbench so cannabis stores can use our project inside their internal systems. Once implemented into their workbench, the accurate product data can go straight from a picture up onto the menu board. Check out our introductory vlog, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Event Buds is an event planning and management cross-platform application that is supported on the Web, mobile and tablets. This app allows users to add friends and helpers to help them complete tasks within the event. Users can also create events, browse public events, join public events and view user-related data in a custom dashboard. Users and helpers can keep track of each task and its progress. It will also provide secure login functionality. There are other functionalities within the app that will make the application user-friendly and provide a better user experience. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Most restaurants throw away their excess food at the end of their work day when it could have been donated to homeless individuals. Many restaurants do not realize that shelters are willing to accept their excess food or they may not be willing to drop it off at the shelters. Restaurants can post about any excess food they have on No More Waste. Shelters can access the website to view the posts from various restaurants and request food on No More Waste. A volunteer delivery driver is then matched with the restaurant and will deliver the food from the restaurant to the shelter. With No More Waste, we want to provide restaurants with an opportunity to donate their excess food and reduce their food waste with minimal effort on their part. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

People always waste too much time selecting movies. Our system can recommend movies for our users according to their viewing history or search history. Users can also recommend their favourite movies to their friends. Our wish is that our users are all over the world, so they can even recommend some movies from different countries. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

The University of Regina community, including students and faculty, faces challenges with their daily commutes, such as dependence on time-consuming public transportation, unreliability due to weather conditions, and long waiting times during Saskatchewan winters. To address these concerns, we (Team Due date is the Do Date) propose the development of a web-based application that facilitates carpooling and ride-sharing among the university community. This not only lessens the carbon footprint but also allows the car owner to earn a small amount. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Getting a medical evaluation for every minor skin blemish can be a costly and time-consuming hassle that many individuals simply cannot afford. However, the consequences of neglecting skin health can be dire, as even small changes in the appearance or texture of the skin may indicate the presence of skin cancer or disease. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to medical facilities or the necessary knowledge to identify such conditions. That’s where SPOT steps in as a game-changing solution. It is a cutting-edge AI-powered medical diary that provides users with a comprehensive and accurate assessment of their skin’s health status. By utilizing advanced artificial intelligence technology, SPOT offers a quick, easy, and affordable alternative to traditional medical evaluations. Users can simply upload images of their skin blemishes or areas of concern, and SPOT’s algorithms will analyze them to identify any potential skin cancer or disease. With SPOT, you can have peace of mind knowing that your skin health is being monitored by advanced technology, providing you with accurate and reliable evaluations. Although SPOT’s assessment is not a substitute for professional medical advice, it empowers users to take informed action and seek professional assistance where necessary. By taking control of your skin health with SPOT, you can make informed decisions and take proactive steps toward maintaining your overall well-being. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Students living in residence can interact online, meet friends, and achieve academic success thanks to URXperience. This website application enables communication among students through a chat feature and keeps them informed of current events taking place on campus via a digital event planner. In addition, a digital complaint box will make life in residence more comfortable by allowing problems or complaints to potentially be remedied right away. Students living on campus can feel more at home by ordering takeout or preparing meals at home thanks to the additional options that URXperience offers, such as Recipe of the Day and a list of nearby restaurants. With the help of this digital hub, students living on campus should have a better experience and get closer as a unit. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Finance and investing are scary concepts to many as there is just so much to know. Our goal is to make it fun and easy. Through the power of gamification and habit building, we have created a platform which provides bite-sized financial education to those who have been let down by traditional education systems. Our application has two primary features: lessons with interactive quizzes and paper trading. Daily lessons will encourage users to form healthy habits of learning while our paper trading section will allow users to apply their newly acquired knowledge in a simulated environment. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Achilles is a mobile app that helps people manage their foot health without the hassle of visiting a podiatrist. The app allows users to self-diagnose their foot problems through a short survey and AI algorithms and is ideal for people unfamiliar with foot health who want an easy solution to their foot problems. Achilles is like a personal advisor that helps you understand your feet without requiring extensive medical knowledge. With the app, users can receive general diagnoses based on their symptoms and suggested treatment methods, saving time and reducing the need to spend hours at a podiatrist’s office. In summary, Achilles is a mobile app that helps people manage their foot health in a simple and accessible way. The app provides a layer of abstraction between the user and the podiatrist, allowing users to receive general diagnoses based on their symptoms and suggested treatment methods. Whether calluses, bunions, or claw toes, Achilles is the perfect solution for anyone who wants to care for their feet. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

Driving is one of the preferred means of transportation for modern people and vehicles have brought people a lot of conveniences. At the same time, finding a parking space is a problem that every driver must face. EzParking software is dedicated to recommending the nearest parking space through pre-set data and real-time data. It calculates the results and sends them to the client application to recommend which parking lot the user goes to, resulting in the shortest walking distance. A suitable parking space near the destination is very important for people as it can shorten the walking time for users to reach the destination. Therefore, it is necessary to have software that can query the nearest suitable parking space for the user. It saves the user time to find a parking space and avoids unnecessary walking distance for the user. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

In society today, the lives of people are becoming more and more stressful. Entertainment has become the primary solution to deal with stress for most young people and games are the most popular option. We decided to create a dungeon game with short playtime and simple controls. In the game, players can learn the controls and storyline from NPC dialogue. The whole playtime will be 10-20 minutes and the randomness can increase the enjoyment of the dungeon game. This design allows players to have a different experience every time they play. Players can check the ability of monsters and items to build their own strategy to defeat the dungeon. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!

The world is more connected than ever before. With subtitles and dubs available on all media, we can access more content than ever before. We felt that this same accessibility is not afforded to live-streaming. This service will use AI to translate live-streamed content to the language of the listeners’ choice, making live streaming more accessible to people from different backgrounds. The users will be able to access the content they previously could not and the creators will be able to widen the pool of audience from which they can draw. Check out our introductory vlog below, recorded WAY back in September 2022! Come check out our presentation and tradeshow to see how far we’ve come!