SU21 Team PEBKAC

Owned by Alex Andreiu
Last updated: Sept 03, 2021 by Phillip Tan (Unlicensed)
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Theme/Purpose

Team PEBKAC (Problem Existing Between Keyboard And Chair) is a group of undergraduate students brought together by the San Diego Supercomputer Center’s 2021 internship program. Our goal was to create a product by the end of Summer while simultaneously challenging ourselves to learn new technologies within the AGILE framework.

Product

Our app, Mind Space, aims to integrate health and wellness into the world of productivity and task management.

The health and wellness aspect of this app is reflected in a Health page that sends reminders throughout the day to the user to drink water, stretch, and meditate. It also incorporates charts that track the user's progress for these tools over time.

On a separate page, Mind Space also allows users to customize tasks that can be stored in different workspaces.

By including both aspects of health and productivity into our app, Team PEBKAC hopes to encourage users to follow lives that are not only productive but also balanced and healthy!

People

Project Manager

Name: Phillip Tan

School: Univeristy of California, San Diego

Major(s): Joint Math-Economics

Minor(s): Chinese Studies

Short Bio:  I am a rising third-year at UCSD originally from West Covina, CA! I am the president of the Undergraduate Economic Society, and also a member of the Delta Sigma Pi professional business fraternity. During my spare time, I enjoy playing basketball, playing guitar, and going on runs.

Product Owner

Name: Isaiah Gama

School: University of California, Santa Barabara

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Music

Short Bio: I am a rising third-year at UC Santa Barbara, originally from San Jose, CA. I am currently involved with the Data Science Club and SB Hacks clubs on campus. I am also a music producer and like to play local gigs in the SB area with my friends!

Developer

Name: Alice Lu

School: University of California, San Diego

Major: Data Science

Minor: Economics

Short Bio: I am a rising fourth year at UC San Diego, originally from Los Angeles. I am interested in leveraging data to drive decision-making. I aspire to be a data scientist with a focus on machine learning. During my free time, I enjoy cooking with my family and exploring SD with friends!

Developer

Name: Mariana Villena

School: University of California, San Diego

Majors: Mathematics-Computer Science and Economics

Short Bio: I am an incoming third year at UC San Diego. In my free time I like to hang out with my friends and play the guitar.

Developer

Name: Subash Katel

School: University of California, San Diego

Major: Computer Science with Specialization in Machine Learning

Minor: Business

Short Bio: I am an incoming transfer student at UC San Diego, originally for Orange County. I am interested in the aspect between machine learning and the human brain and how ML is similar or different from human learning. I’m a former founder and president of the SASE Chapter (Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers) at Saddleback College. I like playing video games, photography,  going for hikes and traveling in my free time.

Developer

Name: Tony Guan

School: University of California, San Diego

Major: Computer Science

Short Bio: I am an incoming fourth year at UCSD studying Computer Science. I am interested in becoming a software developer in the near future. During my free time, I like to play video games or hang out with friends.

Developer

Name: Vivian Kwan

School: University of California, San Diego

Major: Undeclared, Intended Computer Science

Short Bio: I am an incoming freshman at UC San Diego, originally from Millbrae, California. I am interested in game development and machine learning. In my free time, I enjoy playing video games and playing volleyball.

 

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