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From left to right: Venkata Ranga Ramanuja K. Chaitanya Kamduri, Samuel Wan, Sarah Akhtar and Nathan Ho<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shopping in stores can be a hassle, especially when you forget an item and have to crisscross the aisles. Pacific computer science major Samuel Wan \u201925 and his team set out to solve this at Cal Hacks 11.0 in San Francisco in October, developing an app that didn\u2019t just streamline shopping\u2014it took home first prize in the best web application category, sponsored by Reflex. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wan worked alongside Sarah Akhtar \u201926, Nathan Ho \u201924 and graduate student Venkata Ranga Ramanuja K. Chaitanya Kamduri, who also goes by Krishna, to create an app called Tool Assisted Shopping.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, we built it in a few days, so we only support Target at this point,\u201d Wan said. \u201cWe support almost every Target in the United States.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app works like this: Users give it their shopping list and identify a particular Target store location. The app then maps the most efficient route around the store. Behind that user interface lies a very interesting application of coding and artificial intelligence.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI \u2014 which has surged in prominence since ChatGPT\u2019s release in late 2022 \u2014 was one of the main themes of this year\u2019s Cal Hacks, which received support from major players in the tech industry. Although AI was just one tool in the team\u2019s arsenal, Wan is proud of his team\u2019s implementation of it, using Google Gemini to \u201ctranslate\u201d specific items into a location which the app can use to make its path.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preparing for Cal Hacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cal Hacks, run by University of California, Berkeley students and now in its 11th year, bills itself as the world\u2019s largest collegiate hackathon. These types of computer science competitions challenge student teams to create a product in a scant 36 hours.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating in a high-pressure environment is challenging enough, but this was also Wan\u2019s first hackathon. Thanks to Pacific\u2019s Google Developer Student Club (GDSC), which introduced him to the event and organized two teams to compete, Wan found himself paired with teammates he\u2019d never met before \u2014 adding even more unknowns to the experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was very interesting because I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m getting into,\u201d Wan said, later adding, \u201cMy attitude going in was, I just want to build something I\u2019m proud of and not focus too much on the other teams \u2026 I guess that strategy worked out pretty well.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of students, one room and 36 hours <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Cal Hacks took place in the Metreon shopping and entertainment center in San Francisco from October 18-20. All the contestants worked in one giant room for 36 hours. Once the clock started ticking, Wan and his teammates set out on a strategy of divide-and-conquer once  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akhtar oversaw the development of the team\u2019s iPhone app. Wan and Ho worked on the web app and Kamduri coordinated the presentation to the judges.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showing products to judges can also be particularly tricky. Each judge stops by for just a few minutes to see a product demo and hear about its story. It\u2019s also something that teams may need to tailor on the fly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m sure the creators of the iPhone are extremely proud of the intricacies and the optimizations in their phone,\u201d Wan said. \u201cBut if you go to a grandma and start describing that, she\u2019s not going to care. She\u2019s going to care about, like, \u2018How do I contact my grandkids?\u2019\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That meant they needed to get an idea of how the judge felt about the tech, then tailor their presentation to their interests. The team built their app using the Reflex framework \u2013 and their usage and explanations impressed two judges in particular: Nikhil Rao, the CEO of Reflex, and Tom Gotsman, a founding engineer at the company.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRao … was impressed by the applicability of our project, which included both a native web app and a mobile app. He enjoyed seeing our project take on various forms, as the accessibility features and usage domain were unique,\u201d Akhtar said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, according to Kamduri, the judges responded well to their user-centric design and the integration of their web and mobile platforms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that wind in their sails, the team stayed focused on developing a product that they were proud of. When their victory was finally announced, the team felt incredible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were instantly met with a mix of excitement, disbelief and validation,\u201d Akhtar said. \u201cIt was incredibly rewarding to see our hard work and creativity recognized at Cal Hacks, which has only motivated our team to continue developing and improving our project.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI felt proud of our team\u2019s hard work,\u201d Kamduri said, \u201cand excited about the potential impact our solution could have on everyday lives.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s next for Tool Assisted Shopping?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since their win at Cal Hacks, the team has continued working on their app and has already added a Google sign-in system to improve usability. They\u2019re also considering submitting their project to Y Combinator, a company that helps fund early-stage startups, for support so they can further the app\u2019s development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long term, the team would like to bring TAS to a broad audience on the App Store and the Google Play Store. There\u2019s a lot of work ahead for them, and the teams says they couldn\u2019t have made it this far without the support of Pacific faculty members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are incredibly proud to represent University of the Pacific and to be the first team from our institution to win at Cal Hacks,\u201d Akhtar said. \u201cThis achievement is a testament to Pacific\u2019s commitment to fostering technological innovation, cultivating creative minds and supporting student excellence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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