Innovate UK AI Project

The idea was developed as a proposal for Innovate UK funding, with the goal of creating an intelligent system integrated directly into Microsoft Teams classrooms.

Instead of relying on generic plagiarism detectors, the concept used contextual data to evaluate work:

• -Historical student submissions to establish baseline writing styles
• -Teacher-provided datasets for specific assignments
• -Subject-specific training data

That approach was intended to reduce false positives and judge work within the context of each course and student rather than relying on shallow pattern matching.

I built the entire concept independently, taking it from initial idea to a fully realized proposal. The system was designed to integrate directly with Microsoft Teams classrooms so teachers could analyze submissions without changing their workflow.

My responsibilities across the project included:

• -Product concept and feature design
• -Technical architecture and integration planning
• -MVP prototype development
• -Grant proposal authoring
• -Final presentation to stakeholders

After presenting the platform concept and architecture to Middlesbrough College and Innovate UK, the project secured 10k GBP in grant funding.

The funding validated the technical direction and allowed development to continue before the business ultimately closed.