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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