Department of Computing
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When Disaster Strikes, Coordination Shouldn’t Be the Problem
The Problem: Coordination Failure Costs Lives Jamaica has experienced this firsthand. Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Repeated floods across Portland and St. Thomas. Now just this last year with Hurricane Melissa that devastated the western part of that island and exposed just how fragmented our emergency response infrastructure really is. When disaster strikes, affected individuals call…
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Bloom: Jayda Blooms Into Her First Period 🌸
So… what now? Jayda is 13, slightly panicking, and currently sitting on her bathroom floor googling questions like “is this normal?” and “why does nobody explain this properly?” 😭 Like many young people experiencing reproductive health changes for the first time, she quickly realizes that most online resources either sound way too clinical, way too complicated, or honestly…
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SmartQ Appointment Booking and Queue Management System
For Faster, Smarter and Stress-Free Appointments Many healthcare services have regularly experience long waiting times, overcrowding and delayed appointments which can be frustrating for both customers and businesses. The UWI Health Centre also faces similar issues where their current manual system lacks transparency in wait times, provides limited scheduling control, and places significant administrative burden…
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Peerstud: Intelligent Peer-to-peer tutoring platform
Peerstud: Where Knowledge Meets It’s Match! Peerstud is an online platform for facilitating high-quality peer learning connections among university students. The platform speacializes in academic support across the university space. Peerstud offers a centralized ecosystem where students can search, match and engage in structured study sessions, supported by a hybrid matching engine. What problem are…
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It’s ELECTRIC !
We don’t know about you, but we’ve always wanted to know how much it would cost and for how long we could run an Air Conditioner for IF we only have x amount of money. But- here’s the thing. We beliieeevvee we would have to actually have the AC, then run it…… and then… OH!…
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Welcome to UWI Compass!
About UWI Compass UWI Compass is a secure, web-based course recommendation system designed to provide students with on-demand course selection assistance. It aims to improve and simplify the academic journey of students studying at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Why UWI Compass? UWI Compass provides students with a supportive environment that complements academic…
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Belissima: An AI-Powered Beauty Service Discovery Platform
Belissima: Finding Beauty Professionals You Can Trust Belissima is an online platform for finding verified beauty service providers in Jamaica. The site specializes in beauty-related services like waxing, cosmetics, nail care, and hairstyling. Belissima offers a centralized platform where users can search, filter, compare, and receive AI-supported suggestions based on their own tastes, as opposed…
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Lightning Line: How We Built a Smarter Queue for Jamaica’s Tax Offices
We all know the Feeling. You arrive at the tax office at 8am. You join a line that stretches out the door. You have no idea how long you will wait. Nobody does. Two hours later, you are still standing there, missing work, missing appointments, losing your morning all for a transaction that takes 10…
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YouthSmartJA
YouthSmartJA is a career guidance and job recommendation platform designed to help Jamaican students and young professionals transition more effectively into the workforce. The user simply signs up and uploads their resume, and the system gives them an experience beyond what they can receive on a traditional job board. By analyzing uploaded resumes, it identifies…
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Congratulations
Congratulations on completing the Capstone component of your undergraduate academic career!