Dear reader,
I would like you to write a thesis which contains the following essential parts:
– Abstract
– A good literature study about food waste and how to handle it
– The methodology with all the steps as described
– The empathise phase
– Ideation phase
– Some ideas for prototyping and the use of Q-learning, SARSA and Deep Q in this case
– User testing: how to do it
– Suggestions for improvements in the future
– Bibliography
– Appendix
In the appendix that I have sent, there is an example thesis which you use as a source of inspiration, please do not copy and paste anything mentioned there. The professor gave me this thesis as an example titled as ‘’Thesis’’, please make the writing level more academic.
I’ve also added an attachment in which the layout of the thesis is described. This attachment contains more than the essential parts mentioned above, please use the layout as a guide through the essential parts of the thesis. There’s also an attachment which contains the rubric that will be used to evaluate the thesis.
I would like to mention that you that I need 65 pages without the appendix and the bibliograph. Please mention the references that are used after the sentences written.
Here’s the link to the Miro board with a handy step plan that you can use to start writing the thesis: https://miro.com/welcomeonboard/RTRjOWV4NW9HakFieXJwODJDa2lOcW9ZWUFiTW9wNllZd2RRa2xJSnNIQzVkWU00SDR3Y0ZYN1BMWE5nakJtenwzNDU4NzY0NTI5NDc0NzU2ODU5?share_link_id=438262803496
Concept of the thesis:
My initial idea was building a smart fridge (which you can use while writing the ideation phase). Throughout the course of the thesis this concept has changed into building an application. I wanted to build an app that holds the inventory of the user to reduce waste. I have scraped for all the recipes found online at the Albert Heijn shop and inserted this information into the application. After installing the application, the user must put in the information of the people in the household in the application. The homepage of the application asks you to add for each family member the portion sizes they usually consume and their habitual meals. These meals are part of the recipe list you had already added tothe application. If the meal is not found in the list of recipes, then you can add the meal with the ingredients needed to prepare it. Each family member must rate the meals with a scoring system. After adding these aspects to the homepage, the user must add their inventory which consists of ingredients that are included in the recipes with a default value. If the ingredient is not found in the ingredient list, you can add it. The application will use AI to suggest recipes according to your preferences. It will also suggest new recipes based on your preferred cuisine. If there are missing ingredients, it will be indicated beside the suggestion. It will be your choice to either go to the store to buy the missing ingredients or to prepare a different meal with the ingredients you have. You’ll have to indicate your choice. You can also change the recipe if you prepare it differently. After trying the suggested recipe you have to rate the meal and the portion size.
Each time you go to the store you have to add the total price and the groceries to the application. After every consumption of the inventory, it must be deducted from the amount in the application. After a while the application will get used to your behavioural consumption and will deduct the amounts used automatically. It will create an automated grocery list based on your routinely use and consumption. At the end of the user experience, you can check whether the amount of waste and the costs have decreased.
Some useful names of papers:
A smart fridge with an ability to enhance health and enable better nutrition
The Pervasive Fridge. A smart computer system against uneaten food loss
A content-aware fridge based on RFID in smart home for home-healthcare
RFID based smart fridge
Use of intelligent applications to reduce household food waste
The Pervasive Fridge. A smart computer system against uneaten food loss
Food wastage footprint, Impacts on natural resources Summary report
Determinants of consumer food waste behaviour: Two routes to food waste
VOEDSELRESTSTROMEN EN VOEDSELVERLIEZEN: PREVENTIE EN VALORISATIE
What is a water footprint?
Omgaan met ‘wicked problems
Food waste generation at household level: Results of a survey among employees of two European research centers in Italy and Germany
Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness
Preventing household food waste via nudging: An exploration of consumer perceptions
What Is Design Thinking and Why Is It Important?
Recommendation technology: Will it boost e- commerce?
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