HackathonPublic2025

SSCM

This project was initiated to solve specific technical and domain challenges. Delivering a functional monitoring system with dashboards and real‑time metrics under high pressure and limited time during a hackathon.

SSCM

About This Project

Delivering a functional monitoring system with dashboards and real‑time metrics under high pressure and limited time during a hackathon.

Focused on core features, leveraged Next.js for rapid backend scaffolding, integrated secure MQTT for real‑time sensor data, and built interactive dashboards for monitoring and control.

Won top rankings in the NEST hackathon by demonstrating a clear, usable and scalable product.

Role

Lead Developer

Year

2025

Status

Public

Type

Hackathon

Technology Stack

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSPostgreSQLPythonMQTTRaspberry Pi

Project Story

The Challenge

Delivering a functional monitoring system with dashboards and real‑time metrics under high pressure and limited time during a hackathon.

The Approach

Focused on core features, leveraged Next.js for rapid backend scaffolding, integrated secure MQTT for real‑time sensor data, and built interactive dashboards for monitoring and control.

The Outcome

Won top rankings in the NEST hackathon by demonstrating a clear, usable and scalable product.

Insights & Takeaways

Highlights

  • Case study content natively baked into the project dataset.
  • Clear storytelling built around the specific problems faced and the technologies used.

Challenges

  • Strict focus on performance and maintainability.
  • Selecting standard tools to ensure scalability: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, Python, MQTT, Raspberry Pi
  • Focused on core features, leveraged Next.js for rapid backend scaffolding, integrated secure MQTT for real‑time sensor data, and built interactive dashboards for monitoring and control.

Lessons Learned

  • Won top rankings in the NEST hackathon by demonstrating a clear, usable and scalable product.