The latest articles on DEV Community by Mahan (@mahanf). https://dev.to/mahanf https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F390370%2F52dcaef3-cebb-4a6a-8326-e4440015f247.png https://dev.to/mahanf en Mahan Wed, 20 May 2020 10:08:29 +0000 https://dev.to/mahanf/chatbot-as-digital-assistant-3amg https://dev.to/mahanf/chatbot-as-digital-assistant-3amg <h2> Introduction </h2> <p>Hi, my name is Mahan and I'm a Computer Science graduate for the class of 2020. I am currently working as a Senior Full-Stack Developer focusing on web development with Node.js. </p> <h2> My Final Project </h2> <p>For my Final Year Project, I created a chatbot for the faculty of my university. This chatbot aims to help faculty with their everyday tasks by simplifying the process. </p> <p>The focus of my project was using chatbots as digital assistants so because of this my thesis includes a lot of theoretical work explaining all the details of how chatbots work and what is required of them to be classed as a digital assistant.</p> <p>The practical aspect of my project was split into four main sections;</p> <ol> <li>Creating and training the chatbot using Google's <a href="https://dialogflow.com">Dialogflow</a> </li> <li>Creating an application layer that will be used to provide personalized information to the bot when needed. This application was created with <a href="https://golang.org/">Golang</a> and was placed in between Dialogflow and the database</li> <li>Implementing the chatbot into the current university system (UNIC Portal) which is based on Node.js</li> <li>Adding an administrative panel for system administrators to be able to manage and monitor the chatbot. (On the same system as previous point)</li> </ol> <h2> More in-depth explanation of the above sections </h2> <h3> Creating and training the chatbot </h3> <h3> Application Layer Used for Personalizing the Chatbot </h3> <h3> Implementing Into the Current University System </h3> <h3> Admin Panel </h3> <h2> Notes </h2> <p>This blog post is currently not complete. I am still in the process of finalizing my thesis for submission and presentation so I don't have a lot of free time but I will definitely come back and add many more details as soon as I can. The only reason I have published it is because I need a link for the Github Graduation application.</p> <p>If anyone has any questions or is interested in this project, you can contact me, I'd love to speak about it!</p> <p>Unfortunately, I cannot share the Github repo of my project since this is a software that is already live and being used and the source needs to stay private.</p> octograd2020