Alexandr Saidov

SmartCart – AI-powered grocery optimization platform

Feb 2025 – Innovaite Hackathon @ Northeastern

• Built front-end interface in React/Next.js for a grocery assistant that converts dish names into ingredient lists using GenAI

• Integrated real-time vendor price comparison and personalized meal planning

• Collaborated with a team of 5; contributed to UI architecture and feature implementation

ProcrastiMates – Collaborative study session planner

Jan–Mar 2025 – Oasis Club Project

• Co-developed a full-stack app where students post study sessions and join filtered groups

• Designed and implemented Supabase backend with authentication and real-time session feed

• Built front-end in React with responsive UI and session tagging

OxiMe – Bias correction in oxygen sensor readings

Mar 2025 – Vital Hacks @ Northeastern

• Trained a ML model to correct fingertip oxygen measurements based on skin tone and external variables

• Integrated webcam-based skin tone detection pipeline into the front-end

• Co-developed UI and backend communication layer with the trained model

Virtual Touch – Gesture-based system control for low-end devices

Mar 2025 – Present

• Building lightweight hand/finger tracking using custom CNN model optimized for M2 Mac

• Designed gesture mapping logic to simulate OS-level control (e.g. pinch = click, swipe = scroll)

• Focused on latency minimization and model performance under hardware constraints

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