Applied Deep Learning Track

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Equitable Resource Allocation
1 ABOUT Newron
2 Problem Definition
3 End-User analysis
4 Market Analysis
5 AI-Based Solution 6 Future Steps
 01
team introductions
 Applied Deep Learning

william nguyen matthew nelson sandali srivastava

Research lead project manager technical lead

pic emily park ria mirchandani

Research lead Technical lead
 Mentor Introduction

Arezoo
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Bybordi
 02
| The Food Waste Problem |
Equitable Resource Allocation
 #1 #4
~40% wasted Spoilage of food
yearly
#2 #3 waste in landfills
in USA Consumes $172B ~$1900 wasted produce
in water annually annually per methane.
household
Food waste is a crisis.
And it starts with us.
 03
End-User Analysis
 Meet Wasteful Wendy
Restaurant Owner
Homeowner, Mother of 3

Overbuys Groceries
Forgetful
30, Female
 Demographics
User
Analysis
Food Home
Psychographics
Age
Service Owners

Want to reduce food waste

Usage Patterns
Forgetful of pantry foods
Notif. when supplies low

Too busy to track food waste

1-3 / week when shopping
 Survey Results (n=50)

● 72% check for expired food 0- ● 74% willing to use technology to

3 times a month reduce food waste

Primary Reasons of Food Waste

 Interview Results (n=5)
We often forget about the food already in
our fridge, so when we make new food, the
old food goes bad. - Martha Smith, 19
Household Chef

Freshness is our restaurant’s policy, and I

- Jason Vu, 56 would love an app that tells me how much
Owner of Thai Elephant Restaurant fresh food we still have.
 04
Market Analysis
 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS:

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

● Gives personalized ● Tracks expired food ● Inventory frequently ● Expiration dates
recommendations ● Only helps identify updated are manually
and suggestions problem & increase ● Provides inputted by user
profit personalized meal ● Tracks expired
plans food
 05
AI-Based Solution
 CURRENT PRODUCT CAPACITY / DESCRIPTION

Image input inventory

Detects food class from Inputs food class
image of inside the recognition into an list for
fridge. review.

expiration date
Appends best “use by”
date to help user keep
track of spoilage
food detection
shopping cart
Recognizes up to
5 classes of food items.
YOLO Model - 98% Accuracy Generate list of items to
purchase based on
inventory fluctuation
 OUR DEMONSTRATION

[1]https://github.com/sandalis05/Novelty-by-Newron
 WHAT SETS US APART?

competitors
● Focus on maximizing profit
● Either/Or Model with

aI, by newron
limited features

● Focus on improving user

conscientiousness of food
waste
● Designed to target pain
points of end-users
● Yes/And Model with a
variety of features
 06
Future Steps
 FUTURE WORK

Recipe Rotten food

Recommendation Budget Manager
detection
 Investment Allocation

Development user research

15%
Engineers Surveys
UX / UI
Hardware 20% Focus Groups
Research Design

Marketing Other
50% Social Media
Paid Search
15% Legal Fees
Licensing
Email Office Space
 references

1. https://github.com/sandalis05/Novelty-by-Newron
2. Yu, Yang, and Edward C. Jaenicke. “Estimating Food Waste as Household
Production Inefficiency.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 102,
no. 2, 2020, pp. 525–547., doi:10.1002/ajae.12036.
3. “How We Fight Food Waste in the US.” Feeding America,
www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/our-approach/reduce-food-waste.
4. Page, Elina T., and Linda Kantor. “Foodaps National Household Food
Acquisition and Purchase Survey.” USDA ERS - FoodAPS National Household
Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey, 2021, www.ers.usda.gov/data-
products/foodaps-national-household-food-acquisition-and-purchase-survey/.
Questions?