During the final round in Chicago on August 28th, the project was presented by the Chicago VML Enterprise Solutions team, demonstrating the power of collaboration between VML ES offices. Kudos to Ben Murphy and Nektarios Katsifarakis for presenting the solution at the Chicago event, and a huge shout-out to Adam Wolf and Dan Vishnesky for ensuring the team had the best people on the ground! The project itself leveraged cutting-edge technologies like Optimizely SaaS CMS, Vercel, and Azure Custom Vision.
The winning solution, developed by VML Enterprise Solutions, leverages the power of AI for image recognition, resulting in a streamlined product search experience.
The team received high praise for their innovative approach to AI, with one judge stating that the project "it's not the same old tired chat bot use case".
Congratulations to the entire team, including Anna Bieszk, Mateusz Dudkowiak, Kamil Fenger, Bartosz Kordecki, Bartłomiej Mach, Łukasz Maslanka, Krzysztof Potrzebka, Mateusz Tyczka, Bartosz Wacław, Kamil Wencel, and Łukasz Ziemblicki. Their hard work and creativity earned them well-deserved recognition on a global stage!
Discover the winning solution: https://optimizely-hackathon.vercel.app/