project-proposal-2025

UQNavigator: Intelligent Campus & City Coordination System

Abstract

Bridging UQ’s Academic Pulse with Brisbane’s Urban Rhythm
UQNavigator is a context-aware recommendation platform that harmonizes university life with city mobility. By synthesizing UQ’s academic schedules, campus facility status, and Brisbane’s transit dynamics, it delivers hyper-localized guidance for students and staff across St Lucia and Brisbane CBD.

Core Innovations

• ​Lecture-Driven Transit: Match timetable data with CityCat/ferry schedules
• ​Campus Resource AI: Optimize study space/facility recommendations
• ​Event-Aware Routing: Coordinate with Brisbane Festival/Sports calendar

Author

Name: Yazhi Li

Student number: 48246574

Functionality

Campus-City Scenarios

1. ​Academic Mobility

• ​Lecture Transit Sync:
  Suggest optimal departure times from South Bank to UQ based on:
  • Real-time CityCat positions (TransLink API)
  • Scheduled tutorials in Advanced Engineering Building
• ​Exam Period Shuttles:
  Predict demand spikes for 66/139 buses during finals week

2. ​Campus Life Optimization

• ​Study Space Finder:
  Analyze library seat availability + power outlet locations
  Priority for group study rooms near Coffee Anthology

• ​Food Truck Forecast:
  Predict popular times at Market Day stalls using historical sales data

3. ​City-University Linkages

• ​Cultural Event Routing:
  Suggest CBD-to-UQ paths during Brisbane Festival
  Integrate free shuttle options with BCC Open Data

Technical Architecture

| ​Layer | ​Technologies | ​Local Data Sources |
|———————|———————————|——————————————|
| Scheduling Engine | Temporal.io | UQ Academic Calendar API |
| Spatial Analysis | PostGIS + QGIS | BCC Zoning Maps |
| Transit Model | GTFS-RT | TransLink Real-time Feed |
| Recommendation API | GraphQL + Apollo Server | UQ Space Utilization Reports |

Scope

Core Features

• ​UQ-Centric Services
  • Lecture theatre capacity tracking using official room booking data
  • Exam period study space expansion recommendations
• ​Brisbane Integration
  • Cultural precinct navigation during G20 Memorial Week
  • Safe night routes between CityCat terminals and campus

Exclusions

• No personal movement tracking
• Exclude commercial partnerships (e.g., food vendor promotions)

Quality Attributes

Temporal Accuracy

• ​Requirement: Sync recommendations with lecture start times (±2min)
• ​Solution: NTP-synchronized scheduling across microservices

Spatial Precision

• ​Challenge: Maintain 5m accuracy for indoor navigation
• ​Mechanism: Bluetooth beacons + UQ Wayfinding dataset

Data Integrity

• ​Protocol: Read-only access to official UQ timetable systems
• ​Audit: Daily schema validation against BCC Open Data Catalog

Evaluation

Campus Validation

1. ​Lecture Transition Test
   • Simulate 8:00am Advanced Computing lectures
   • Metric: 90% accuracy in CityCat arrival predictions
2. ​Study Space Audit
   • Compare recommended vs actual seats in Duhig Tower
   • Success: 80% availability match during peak hours

City Integration

• ​Cultural Routing Check: Verify festival paths align with BCC’s Accessibility Guidelines
• ​Safety Compliance: Audit night routes against QPS Crime Map data