“Merge your study. Meet your people.”

🌟 Project Overview

NexusS was built in under 34 hours for the BIG Hackathon , hosted by the Computer Science Club (CS Club), University of Adelaide and the UniSA Programming Community (UPC), University of South Australia .

The idea is simple:

NexusS helps students merge independent study sessions by connecting them with others nearby.

✨ With NexusS, students can:

• 🔎 Discover nearby study sessions based on courses or interests
• 📍 Drop by and join sessions happening around them
• 📝 Host a session by marking their location and inviting others

NexusS helps university students find study buddies — and maybe even new friends.

🗺️ Navigating the UI

1. 📍 See your location (red marker) and nearby study sessions (ducks 🦆).
2. 🦆 Click a duck to view:
   • Description
   • Capacity
   • Time
   • Location
   • Image
   • Tags
3. ➕ Create your own study session using the form.
4. 💡 Receive helpful suggestions for nearby sessions.
5. ❓ Check the FAQ if you ever feel lost.

👉 Try it here: https://nexuss2025.vercel.app/

🛠️ Tech Stack

🎨 Frontend

• Next.js
• TypeScript
• Shadcn UI
• Tailwind CSS

🗄️ Backend

• MongoDB
• Supabase (image storage)
• Vercel (deployment)

🧰 Other Tools

• MapLibre (interactive maps)
• MapTiler Cloud (map styling & data source)
• Zod (form validation)

🚀 Key Features

• 📚 Browse nearby study sessions by course or interest
• 📍 Share your current study location to invite others
• 📱 Fully responsive and mobile-friendly

💻 Installation

npm install
npm run dev

Then open:

http://localhost:3000

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## ⚔️ Challenges

One team member had to leave early due to health issues but still contributed remotely to help us complete the project.

Hackathons test not only technical skills, but also teamwork and adaptability.

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## 🔮 Future Improvements

- ⚡ Improve performance for large-scale usage  
- 👥 Handle many simultaneous users and sessions smoothly  
- 🔔 Add smarter matching and notifications  

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## 👥 Project Team

- Anh Khoa Le — https://github.com/markusle56  
- Ngoc Han Ngo — https://github.com/ngongochan  
- Shaurya Jain — https://github.com/Omniologist  
- Tran Duy Bao Nguyen — https://github.com/TSSniper349  

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## 🎉 Fun Facts

- 🏢 The name NexusS came from the Nexus Building, where we spent most of the hackathon.  
- 📖 The word “nexus” means a central connection — exactly what our app creates.

📋 Project Overview

VegaHed is a full-stack web application inspired by the One Piece character Vegapunk, who consumed a fruit that allows him to remember everything he has ever read. However, the more knowledge he acquires, the larger his head becomes. With his intelligence, he invented Punk Record, a system that can store his knowledge as a server and link with his brain, allowing him to keep learning without worrying about the physical limits of his head.

VegaHed acts as a personal “Punk Record,” where users can paste links such as YouTube videos, TikTok posts, or Facebook posts. The system automatically categorizes them, making it easy to review information without searching across multiple platforms.

🎯 Project Goals & Objectives

• Primary Goal: Store all videos and post URLs that users consider important and want to review in the future.
• Secondary Goals: Automatically categorize saved information and improve the efficiency of revision.

🛠️ Technical Specifications

🎨 Design Resources

• Brand Guidelines: Logo (self-designed)
• Color Palette:

• Typography: Rowdies, Maven Pro
• Mockups: Canva

🔍 Main Functions

• Login / Sign Up / Sign Out
• Google & Facebook Authentication
• Homepage
• Dashboard
• LLM-based classifiers
• API integration
• Cookies / Session handling
• Profile page
• Passkey login (planned)

Every day, the University of Adelaide and its student clubs host dozens of events-from social mixers and pub crawls to career expos and skill-building workshops. These activities are scattered across Instagram, Facebook and various faculty websites, making it difficult for students-especially first‑years - to stay informed. As a result, many valuable opportunities are missed.

MyEvents is a centralized, university‑focused platform (think Eventbrite for Adelaide Uni) that enables verified students and staff to:

• Discover and browse upcoming events
• Search, filter and explore rich event details
• Register or purchase (free and on-site paid) tickets
• Create and publish their own events

With MyEvents, everyone in our community can easily find and participate in the experiences that matter to them.

Tech Stack

• Front End: Vue.js
• Back End: Node.js, MySQL, Passport.js

Features & Functionality

Role-Based Features

Security & Quality

• Session Management: Secure cookies, session timeouts and logout handling
• Input Validation & Sanitization: Protection against SQL injection, XSS and other attacks
• Password Security: Bcrypt hashing and complexity enforcement
• Role-Based Access Control: Fine‑grained permissions on UI and API endpoints
• Password Strength Meter: Real‑time feedback during registration
• Email Notifications: Automated welcome messages and ticket confirmations

Known Limitations

• Forgot Password: UI scaffolded; backend flow pending
• Online Payments: Currently cash‑only on-site; no integrated gateway
• Scalability: Single‑region MySQL; consider sharding or read‑replicas under heavy load

Project Team