Design and development of a smart supermarket system (B)

Abstract

Food waste is highly detrimental to the environment, and everyone is trying to find a sustainable solution. Food waste initiatives such as purchasing so-called "ugly fruits" are introduced, among others. This project dives deeper into determining what is causing the massive quantity of food waste and aims to develop a comprehensive smart supermarket system that will aid in the global fight against food waste. The supermarket system in this project focuses on consumer-level features that enable individuals to keep track of their household food wastage by monitoring expiration dates. The project proposes a consumer-level application that helps the user in monitoring the expiration dates of their products while also encouraging them to reduce food waste by giving relevant recipes based on their inventory. Under the supervision and guidance of Dr Tan Chee Wah Wesley, the project is carried out in a group of three students. Each group member will be responsible for a particular aspect pertaining to the application's frontend, backend, machine learning, and data mining. The product will then be submitted to the 2022 Microsoft Imagine Cup competition. This report will focus on the frontend and workflow of the application.