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MY FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE AT IIT-D AI HACKATHON

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Hey everyone! Recently I got selected in the round 2 of Sprint4Good AI Hackathon, a 12 hours hackathon conducted by IIT Delhi. So get ready to witness some really energising vibes, tasty refreshments and of course, tons of insights! In the first round, we (me and my friend) were asked to submit our ideas after selected one of their three topics. After a lot of brainstorming, we decided to develop an Exam-oriented AI learning platform. We submitted it with our fingers crossed, hoping out idea would get recognised. And it did!  On my way home from an exhausting Wednesday at college , I got an email from the organising team about our selection. We were thrilled! The second round, which  was the final round, was going to be conducted in IIT Delhi campus. But our happiness was short-lived as we realised   we would be surrounded by some incredibly tough competitors . So the only chance to advance further was to start early. By Thursday, we had decided what tech-stack we needed ...

UNIFIED QR CODE SYSTEM FOR A SEAMLESS HOTEL EXPERIENCE

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Hey there! This is your Techie Daydreamer, writing his first post on this blog! In this post, I am going to share the idea which we proposed in my very first “official” hackathon (Yeah, I had attended one hackathon before this but I could not give my all as something came up at that time. Hence this is my first “official” hackathon).   Problem statement: A Hospitality Environment (Hotels / Resorts / Clubs), where the Guest Journey from check-in to check-out integrates multiple service layers (room access, internet, dining, spa, billing, loyalty etc.), all tied to a single guest identity. Your task is to design a solution where a single guest identity (Guest ID / Mobile Number / Booking ID) becomes the central key to avail all hotel services. Okay. So the gist of the problem was to create a unified system to permit the guests to enjoy the hotel services in a seamless manner. You might have faced a similar issue with hotels, right? If you just recall your latest hotel experience, the...