Abstract

Allergenics

Chris Youngclaus - Carlitos Rodriguez - John Shepitka - Mark Tuhacek

Prof. Samuel Kim

A finite solution to allergies has eluded the medical science community up until now, and there is unfortunately no cure for this genetic dysfunction. Food vendors are oftentimes oblivious to the risk that selling food poses, and many customers neglect to check what is in their food before they eat it.

With this lack of communication in mind, consumers find themselves blindly thrown into buying food they cannot discern the contents of. There are supplements that help alleviate their symptoms and medications to help stop a reaction, but a large demographic of people suffer from allergic reactions on a daily basis due to insufficient knowledge of what they are being served from vendors of all types.

While this project does not serve as a cure for food allergies, it is a step in the right direction by allowing consumers to quickly and accurately know what ingredients are likely prepared in the food they eat. The “Allergenics” project has been pioneered with these concerns in mind, and the website-app combination allows consumers to quickly search a database consisting of all food vendors in their immediate area and the ingredients that are likely in the food they order.

Consumers will find themselves able to prevent allergic reactions without having to ask a server or scour the internet for the dish they ordered in mere seconds through the use of this invention. Furthermore, restaurants can avoid possible lawsuits and keep a level of secrecy in their dishes since the definitive ingredients and likely inclusions will be available at the tap of a finger.

Department of Computer Engineering & Computer Science