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UMKC CSEEChat bot

Problem Statement:

A chatbot is an application which simulates human-like conversation using text or audio form.

Currently, there are many real-world chat bots available. As a computer science department, it would be very interesting to have chatbot to guide through the details of the degree as well as the guidance for the course. Almost a simulation of academic advisor plus additional features. Currently, CSEE supports HootBoard, a platform to post important information to peers having chatbot connecting to information in HootBoard.

Features:

A chatbot application that has the following features:

A simple conversation about location, weather and basic information about UMKC

Provide the academic advisor about course details and suggesting the best course.

Connect with existing UMKC online resources, even if not completely conversational

Use of external Rest API for chatbots are recommended.

Bonus:

Bonus points if Natural Language Processing techniques were incorporated.

[1]https://www.techemergence.com/7-chatbot-use-cases-that-actually-work/

[2]https://sce.umkc.edu/about/hootboard/