How to create a chat bot using Google's Dialogflow
Every day we are asking "Hey google", "Hi google", "Please play this", do this, do that, but are we considering what's going on in the background? I made a small chatbot, named ml-bot, to find out how such a system works. What is Dialogflow? Dialogflow i...
Is Virtual DOM Outdated?
Front-end engineers or anyone who tried to play with popular frontend libraries/frameworks like React and Vue.js, should all have heard about the Virtual DOM. It seems to have become a standard for improving performance in front-end development. However,...
Solution Design for Free Range Developers
At Monstarlab, the role of Solution Architect (SA) provides one career path for developers to progress towards, should they wish to pursue a less hands-on role over time. Many of the most common problems faced by a rookie SA are around the communication o...
Connecting specialized doctors to refugee camps with the help of artificial intelligence
This year's MonstarHacks main theme was Life Science and three selected goals were: Assure equitable health care for everybody Keep the “human touch” in digital healthcare solutions in isolating times Connect refugees with medical support in times of cri...
Information System for Storing and Analysing Qualitative Studies of Refugees
Refugee crises continue to be a major concern around the world. As of today, the number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide has grown to almost 90 million. Due to multiple barriers like culture, language, etc., ensuring adequate access t...
ARAnchors - Bringing virtual objects into the real world
At Monstarlab we have some incredible talent when it comes to building AR experiences. Some of the work I have seen my colleagues produce has simply blown me away. Really creative, innovative experiences that can often at times blur the line between augme...
Assuring Equitable Healthcare for Everybody
April 1st 2022 marked the kickoff of the second Monstarlab internal hackathon, MonstarHacks, where each team built a project to tackle one of the three Life Science focused challenges: Assure equitable health care for everybody Keep the “human touch” in ...
Best practices for doing code reviews
In my early career, when I was asked for the first time by one of my seniors to review his code, I was honored but confused at the same time. What could a junior developer have anything to say about his senior’s years of experience writing code? What I di...
Building next generation applications using voice
Back in 2019, there was a presentation made at Google India, where it was showcased how Indians can use a phone number, toll-free, and talk to Google Assistant in their language. The idea was just mind-blowing and too good to be true, as features like thi...
