Inspiration
We wanted an easy way to browse technical paper briefs and get primary sources in peoples' hands.
What it does
Using ArXivPully, the app pulls relevant technical papers in an easy to read manner and pulls images to go with the card. You can also search for specific topics in the search bar for more relevant papers.
How we built it
Created an API that pulls articles from ArXiv based on search terms. See https://github.com/evader110/ArXivPully for more information on the API we made. We registered a domain of http://api.arxivpully.us/api/query and hosted the API through Google Cloud Platform running through a virtual server. Once the backend and API were set up, we implemented an Instagram inspired UI to make technical papers more digestible. The front end was created using React Native and we added the feature of clicking on a card downloads the whole research paper as a pdf to your phone.
Challenges we ran into
UI spacing, Setting up the Google Cloud Server, Feature planning and staying in scope.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Creating a new API, Using Google Cloud Platform, making a good looking UI, "finishing" the project, and having fun along the way.
What we learned
Creating APIs and setting up Google Cloud Servers are not as difficult as it looks. Project planning is more important than we thought.
What's next for Atahn
Following Specific Topics, Infinite scrolling, liking specific papers and giving more advanced query functionality to ArXivPully.
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