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Hackathon Journey

Our DevTrails Journey: From Idea to AI Product

Hackathons are not just about coding they’re about building something meaningful under pressure.

The Idea

We asked:

“What if insurance payouts were instant and automatic?”

That led to DisasterShield AI.

The Journey

  • Day 1: Brainstorming & problem validation
  • Day 2: Model building & dataset creation
  • Day 3: Backend + UI integration
  • Final Hours: Debugging and demo prep

Challenges We Faced

  • Model input mismatches
  • Fraud model overfitting
  • Integrating multiple ML models

What We Learned

  • Importance of clean data pipelines
  • Real-world ML is more than just training models
  • UI + ML alignment is critical

The Outcome

We built a working system that:

  • Predicts income loss
  • Triggers payouts
  • Detects fraud

Final Thoughts

DevTrails pushed us beyond our limits and helped us build something impactful.

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