Axel Bauer

Display of the login page of Pronect

Website: Pronect

A project discovery platform to improve communication between students. Acting as both team leader, frontend developer and web designer.

https://pronect.mediark.at/

In this project, I acted as team leader and was able to contribute my knowledge in project coordination and in the project-related topics, which is why I helped out in designing using Figma and programming. Specifically, we developed a prototype of a project discovery platform containing a strong search functionality, including a recommendation system, to improve communication between students. We used Angular because of its single-page and component functions (frontend), Java Spring Boot (backend), and MongoDB (database) and opted for an experimental approach with a coloured glass design using elements from the Google Material 2 framework to achieve an indestinctive look. With clearly defined goals and weekly meetings, we met the strict deadline.

Idea

The aim of the project was not only to improve communication between students with the same interests across departments and academic years, but also to serve as a project database with an overview of all past and current projects. Ideally, this would not only bring motivated students together but also help those who are committed but find it difficult to find a team or team members.

The project presentation video where I present the initial concept.

Collaboration

Due to these promising goals, the project was realised in cooperation with the UAS Upper Austria Campus Hagenberg, specifically to make it easier to find a team for the obligatory semester projects. In the future, the expansion to cross-campus projects was also considered.

The interview during the presentations event.

Cancellation

However, the project was eventually cancelled as bureaucratic hurdles made further development impossible. The use of the internal SSO was seen as a prerequisite for using the platform, which was implemented, but its use was prevented by the IT and data protection department.

Axel Bauer sitting at the set and looking to the left at the (non visible) interviewer during the livestream. He holds a microfone in his left hand and wears a brown jacket. Behind, set decorations such as vases inside a shelf, lights and a black curtain is visible.
Axel Bauer sitting at the set and looking to the left at the (non visible) interviewer during the livestream. He holds a microfone in his left hand and wears a brown jacket. Behind, set decorations such as vases inside a shelf, lights and a black curtain is visible.

Team

Profile picture

Axel Bauer

Project Leader, Frontend, Design

Portrait of Wolfgang Schwendtbauer

Wolfgang Schwendtbauer

Frontend, Backend, Database

Portrait of Felix Rader

Felix Rader

Design

Portrait of Simon Freiberger

Simon Freiberger

Frontend

Links

Gallery

A screenshot of the project creation form. A title input field, status input field, description input field with various styling options, category input field and tags input field can be seen.
Project Creation Page
View of the profile page containing the profile picture, name, email, interest tags and projects of the user.
Profile Page
View of the Pronect home page containing the latest projects in the middle, a filter section on the left, the recommended projects on the right and a search bar on top of the page.
Home Page
View of the project page containing project title, state (Planning, Active, Cancelled, Completed), Date, Description, Categories, Tags and Team Members as well as buttons to contact the project owner. There is also a section for videos!
Project View Page