Page By Page

The frontpage for our website, with a navbar displaying our different subpages
The digest page, with individually recommended paper titles and summaries.

Inspiration

At PageByPage, we believe research should be accessible to all people. Access to knowledge is a universal right and complex ideas shouldn’t be locked behind jargon or paywalls. Our goal is to build an online space where anyone can learn, discover, and engage with cutting-edge research.

What it does

We transform academic papers into digestible summaries that provide intuitive and simple explanations for complex topics with little loss of detail. Our tools simplify technical terms and allow users to quickly retrieve and explore trending research topics, breaking down barriers of entry to the world of academia. For just a few minutes a day, you can have access to publications by the top researchers in the world, and understand it with minimal effort.

How we built it

We built it using a React frontend with a Flask backend and PostgreSQL database. We use a custom agentic AI workflow to generate the paper summaries, and we do user recommendations using semantic vector embedding techniques.

Challenges we ran into

Integrating the frontend and backend took longer than expected, since we developed both independently with minimal communication.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of the tool we built inside the reading interface for helping break down terms in our summaries. We're also proud of how shiny and user-friendly our website feels.