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iSchool Capstone

2017

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Cicero

Busy students and professionals spend too much time rereading material to study or learn. While notes help with studying faster — few people have the time to write notes for everything. This results in inefficient review of materials, the loss of precious time, and losing crucial information by skimming content. Enter Cicero, a cutting edge web service that leverages advanced technologies to auto-generate notes for individuals with heavy readings. With Cicero, users will be able to save time by generating customizable summarized notes of study material they have already read before.
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Eligo

When shopping in grocery stores, nutrition labels can be difficult to read - especially in regards to dietary restrictions. Eligo solves this issue by allowing users to efficiently analyze nutrition labels from consumer food products. Shoppers will be able to scan food products using their Eligo app to get informative alerts about any ingredients that may violate dietary restrictions. These alerts apply to the shopper as well as to any friends/family who consume the food products. As a result, Eligo transforms the shopping paradigm by empowering users with the technology to make quick and safe decisions when purchasing food.
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Exception Null

There is a 3.6% unemployment rate and 263,000 unfilled jobs in the tech industry as of 2017. This, despite the fact that there were 116,00 tech graduates across colleges in America in 2016. Schools do an amazing job of giving us the foundational skills to work in tech but there is a gap between the classroom and the office. Our platform aims to bridge the void through challenges that emphasize best-practices and real-world interactions. In addition, every paying user will be putting money towards goodwill causes for those who may not be able to afford it.
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Frontier

Many students don’t have full-time positions immediately following graduation. Our desire is to remove that divide. Frontier provides company sponsored projects that enable candidates to improve their resumes through project completion, as well as secure offers in their fields of interest. Companies will be able to follow up on brilliantly done submissions, and reach out to individuals they wish to hire. No other application has sought to solve this problem in this way. We are the first of our kind in the massive market of recruitment/staffing, and we plan on generating the bridge to connect brilliant candidates to brilliant companies.
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GradScout - Find your perfect graduate programs

Finding the right graduate program that fits your requirements is an arduous task. Information is often scattered across different portals, inconsistent and confusing. Research showed that over 80% of graduate students encountered difficulties in choosing the right programs. GradScout is an innovative, user-friendly web application, which provides aspiring graduate students a platform to identify the programs that best meet their needs. Our intelligent algorithm recommends these programs based on areas of interest, budget, location and other criteria. With around 2 million graduate applications annually, GradScout aims to help applicants find their perfect graduate program and embark on a successful journey.
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IoTExposed

Our everyday devices such as smartphones, tablets, wearable technology and home appliances are now being connected to the Internet and to each other. As we continue to embed these interconnected objects, the security risks posed by the IoT is becoming more complex and may have serious consequences. However, vulnerabilities of IoT devices can be significantly mitigated if end users take necessary actions to secure their devices. IoTExposed will inform users about vulnerabilities of their IoT devices, and provide mitigation steps to prevent such vulnerabilities from exploiting their devices. Visit our website to find out how vulnerable your devices are!
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LPT Consulting Startup

In the digital age, business success is tied to its ability to leverage technology efficiently. This is especially true for small-medium sized businesses (SMBs) who rely on technology to achieve their business objectives. Notwithstanding, SMBs find it challenging to leverage technology without the right technical direction. This capstone project addresses this challenge through the creation of a technology startup known as LPT Consulting LLC. The startup provides technology consulting and services for SMBs to leverage technology strategically to enhance business operations and achieve business objectives. Our vision is to provide innovative services and to make a positive impact in society.
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Lynx

Messaging services are the go-to platform for sharing links with others. But with over 205 billion messages sent daily, these links get quickly lost in our messaging history. The Lynx web-app offers a solution for users to archive and find links they send and receive. By integrating with a user’s Gmail, Slack and Facebook, Lynx automatically saves links sent and received over these services. The user can then browse recently sent links, tag links for easy searching, and search saved links. Lynx recognizes that sent links have inherent value to the user, and should not get lost in message history.
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Movie Prophet - Data Science meets Hollywood

Movie Prophet is a predictive engine that forecasts the box office revenue given a movie proposal. The project, done in partnership with Boston Consulting Group - Digital Ventures (BCG-DV), will enable the stakeholders to have a competitive edge by investing in successful movie ventures. The project encompasses end-to-end spectrum of data science - web scraping, data wrangling, feature engineering (30+ novel features), building Machine Learning models and data visualization. The outcome of our research is an integrated platform that serves as a movie investor assurance system. Do you have a cool movie proposal? Find out how it fares at www.movie-prophet.com.
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Pariity

Data science is changing the face of the financial industry. Visible in the rise of quantitative funds, AI managers, and high frequency trading, 21st century technologies have produced unprecedented volumes of financial data. Without context or a way to capture the big picture, even the most engaged investors are getting left behind. Pariity takes technical, quantitative, and sentiment analysis and makes it accessible and digestible for everyone. We provide a holistic view of markets so that all investors can educate themselves, validate their thinking, and increase their confidence in trading.