2020 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

66 2020 Yearbook STUDENT PROJECTS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS 2020 Plato Lleno: Food Rescue Management System Authors: Esteban Muzio, Nicolás Rodríguez Nogueira, and Pablo Ulguin Organization: Plato Lleno Montevideo Plato Lleno Montevideo is a social organization dedicated to food rescue, preventing surplus food from various stores, companies, and events from being discarded; this food is directed to social organizations that distribute it to people in need. The operation involves the requesters, who are the ones with the surplus food and contact Plato Lleno to have it picked up; the recipients, various institutions that register their interest in receiving the rescued food; and the rescuers, volunteers who collect the food from the requesters and deliver it to the designated recipients. This work is managed by coordinators, who previously performed these tasks manually. The goal of this project was to develop a solution that improves the efficiency of key processes, thereby expanding the initiative and supporting the coordinators’ strategic decisions. The solution includes two components: a web application, implemented in Ruby on Rails, designed to manage all the coordinators’ operational functions, enabling them to make decisions with more information; and a mobile app developed in Flutter that serves as the sole valid channel for coordination, notification, and connection to active food rescues, allowing all involved parties to participate. Major: Systems Engineering Advisor: Rafael Bentancur, Eng. Smart Ticket Registration with Blockchain Authors: Pablo Guillén, Fernando Leiro, Santiago López Eguren, and Ernesto Nogueira Organization: InZone This project involved developing an application to mitigate the problem of ticket resale, ensuring that the purchaser obtains an original ticket at a fair price and that the final owner is recorded. The proposal was made by the client InZone, an event technology services company that needed a solution to the problem at hand. The team researched the topic and found that European countries are developing projects of this nature based on blockchain technology, which are proving effective. The most significant challenge was determining which blockchain technology was appropriate for this project, as there are over 50 blockchains with varying levels of complexity and different features depending on the type of business. Once this issue was resolved, it was possible to develop the ticket registration application based on the selected blockchain technology. Degree Program: Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Advisor: Pablo Hernández Guimarans, B.S.