Projects

iConnect is a complete suite of apps and services which allows assists in digitising various processes in an educational institution. Powered by 24×7 back-end servers, students, faculty and administrators can access the system from a wide range of personal devices. From smartphones and tablets running on Android platform, to Microsoft Surface tablets running Windows 8.1 operating system, iConnect has support for many different devices. Apps are available on various leading app stores, including the Nokia X appstore and CNET Download.com. For other systems, an user can always access the portal through a unified website, hosted at https://souravghosh.cloudapp.net. From the students’ point of view, this portal is a platform where they can share feedback about their courses. The information is aggregated and made available to the concerned subject teacher who can use this information to improve the method of organising classes. Anonymity ensures that students are able to give feedback without personal identification. Only students who attend a predefined threshold of classes are eligible for this opportunity. Faculty members, on the other hand, can access and monitor submissions and queries of students and guide them occasionally using their personal devices. They can also upload assignments and study materials for a select group of students. Messages may be exchanged among users through individual inboxes and mailing lists. System administrators may add, modify and remove users, courses, and relationships between them in a few clicks.

This project has been developed by my team – Neelakshi Das, Krishanu Ganguli, Krishna Kamal Pal, and myself, Sourav Ghosh, as our project for IBM The Great Mind Challenge 2012. We put in a lot of effort to create a secure and robust site which intends to minimize corruption by cross-checking details with various authorized sources. We qualified for Face-to-Face rounds where we presented our project to reputed names within IBM and the IT industry, and in spite of minor setbacks with the projector, our audience were very much impressed with our project and gave us feedback on how we could improve on our later projects on certain aspects. The final round results of the same were declared on 16th September, 2013 and we were really excited to know that we had been declared to be among the winners of IBM TGMC 2012! Find our team Apocalypse at https://bit.ly/ibm_tgmc In this project, a Tenders Management System has been designed for the Public Works Department, Government of India. Separate portals are available for different categories of users – Registered Companies, PWD Officers, Administrator, and Guests. Registration of companies is completed only after the registration documents have been successfully verified by authorities such as the Police Department, Income Tax Department, Bank, etc. Companies can view upcoming tenders grouped in various relevant categories, and submit tenders. After approval by PWD Officer, selected companies can share their work status on the portal for review by Government authorities and maintaining future records. The administrator is responsible for managing tender documents and floating new tenders on behalf of the Government, in addition to other usual responsibilities.

Slide ’em Up is one of my first apps published on the Windows Store. It is a classic 8-puzzle game with custom tiles. This is a simple game, tailored for full-screen game playing as well as different snap sizes supported on devices running Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. The player’s mission is to arrange a jumbled set of tiles to form the picture shown as a reference. A tile can be moved horizontally and vertically to take the place of an adjoining empty slot. The number of movements and time taken contribute to the player’s score. The game can be downloaded on devices running Windows 8, Windows 8 RT and Windows 8.1 from https://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/en-us/app/slide-em-up/d27f464e-9455-4e6d-a1cd-87e7c77182b6 [UPDATE: This app has been rated 10 stars (out of 10) by BestWindows8Apps.net and has been featured as Editor’s Pick as of 29th Nov, 2013. Visit https://bestwindows8apps.net/slide-em-up/ ]

InspirIT is an endeavor by the Department of Information Technology of Techno India to encourage the sharing of knowledge and skills regarding computers and web technologies. InspirIT was founded in 2012 by the students and faculty of Department of Information Technology of Techno India. It was conceived and initiated by myself – Sourav Ghosh, Krishanu Ganguli, Neelakshi Das, Krishna Kamal Pal. Its operations are mentored by Prof. Subhamita Mukherjee, Prof. Aparajita Chatterjee and other faculties of the Department of Information Technology under the able guidance of HOD, Prof. Piyal Sarkar. Active members also include Surabhi Sugandha, Priyanka Jain. All workshops, sessions and competitions organized by InspirIT are open to students of all streams. Alongwith carrying out sessions and holding competitions with cash prizes, the website of InspirIT was developed by myself – Sourav Ghosh, Krishanu Ganguli, Neelakshi Das, Krishna Kamal Pal. The site is hosted on the Internet at https://inspirit.co.nr

The project, BuyCart, was developed by my team – Neelakshi Das, Krishanu Ganguli, Krishna Kamal Pal, and myself, Sourav Ghosh, for completion of our IBM Summer Training in the month of July 2012. BuyCart is an online shopping portal, where customers can explore stock of available items using a user-friendly UI. They can add items to cart, and checkout when they intend to place an order. Two modes of payment are supported – Online Payment, and Cash on Delivery. Customers may avail of features like adding Profile Picture and enlisting their preferences to personalize the website when they are logged in. Both session and cookie method of authentication are supported. In case of any query or communication requirement, a feedback form is available for the customers, even before they log in. Customers may also check information about upcoming products!

Durga Puja (Bengali: দুর্গা পূজা), also referred to as Durgotsava, ‘Festival of Durga’ or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga. It refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Navami and Bijoya Dashami. The dates of Durga Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar and the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha (Bengali: দেবী পক্ষ, ‘Fortnight of the Goddess’). Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya (Bengali: মহালয়া), the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha, ‘Fortnight of the Forefathers’), and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja (‘Worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kojagori Full Moon Night’). Durga Puja festival marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil buffalo demon Mahishasura. Thus, Durga Puja festival epitomises the victory of Good over Evil. This application brings you detailed information about the legend, history, celebration, rituals of Durga Puja. It also enlists recipes of some of the popular cuisines associated with this festival. Some of the prominent ‘Sarbojonin Durga Pujas’ and a few Pujas organised overseas have also been mentioned. [UPDATE: This app has been rated 10 stars (out of 10) by BestWindows8Apps.net and has been featured as Editor’s Pick as of 29th Nov, 2013. Visit https://bestwindows8apps.net/durga-puja/ ]

My first humble attempt at developing for Windows Phone platform — the classic Stone-Paper-Scissors Game! The rules of the game are very simple: You play with your phone as your opponent. On each try, you may choose either stone, paper or scissors. Paper traps stone, scissors cut paper, stone breaks scissors. Both you and your phone try to achieve the target and whoever achieves it first, wins the match!

This is a project which I had been asked to develop for deployment at my college, Techno India. The following briefly outlines the objective to be fulfilled: From students to subject teachers, this portal is a platform where students can share feedback about their classes. The information is aggregated and made available to the concerned subject teacher who can use this information to improve the method of organising classes. Anonymity ensures that students are able to give feedback without personal identification. Only students who attend a predefined threshold of classes are eligible for this opportunity. The cumulative statistics may also be used for generating reports of the effectiveness of the manner of teaching as well as the understanding level of the students. This facility is available to the Heads of Departments. This is an in-house project and currently deployed and maintained on the infrastructure of the Department of Information Technology, Techno India. It was released in two phases - where the second version included a new algorithm to rank faculty members on the basis of the feedback collected.

This project was developed by my team – Neelakshi Das, Krishanu Ganguli, Krishna Kamal Pal, and me, Sourav Ghosh, for completion of our Summer Training under Oriens Infotech Pvt. Ltd. in the month of June 2013. Our project was appreciated as one of the best projects and an industry-ready one, which really means a lot for us! MuzikSpot is an online music store from where the music of many popular genres can be downloaded without having to pay for them, i.e. it is a free download site. It has six genres-Bollywood, Pop, Rock/Metal, Blues, and Jazz & Electronica. A customer can download songs only if he/she is a registered user. Any user who is not registered can only explore the store search for, and play the songs but may not download. Registered artists can upload their albums and songs. They can check the number of downloads of their songs and also the number of uploaded songs. A special feature has been implemented in this project called MEI (Music Experience Index). MEI shows the ratio of the total number of downloads to the total number of uploads rated on a scale of 10. The admin is responsible for maintaining the site, keeping records of all the users and artists, approving new registrations and upgrading the system.