Project Description
Project Number: PP-14
The Dec0912 project team will develop a pervasive computing system consisting of RFID readers and web based software, including PHP scripts and a MYSQL database. Each employer will have an RFID reader, with the purpose of allowing students to check-in to that particular booth, allowing the system to keep track of how many students are currently queued to talk with the employer. This information, along with additional information provided through a pre-fair registration system, will help determine which employer a student should visit next. Upon first entering the career fair, as well as after checking out of a booth, students can choose to receive a notice as to which employer(s) they should visit next. This notice can be received either by text messaging, or through various terminal computers located around the fair.
A prototype demonstration will be developed for solving the job-fair coordination problem. Organizing the job fair is an important task for the university to provide opportunities for students to seek employment opportunities and also for the employers to recruit employees with right skill sets. The job fair process becomes complex, especially when the number of students and employers is very large; if poorly managed, it would result in students being unable to meet with the right set of employers, and employers not able to meet with the right set of students.
The goal is to design a pervasive computing system that can improve the efficiency of the job fair process, with the following objectives: (i) maximize the chances of students meeting as many suitable employers as possible; (ii) maximize the chances of employers meeting as many suitable students as possible.