The Boss's Challenge

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Exclusive Algorithm: John and Timothy's Challenge

As the afternoon light faded from the meeting room John and Timothy looked at each other.
John said in a slightly serious voice Timothy we only have six weeks. This is no ordinary project. There's something big in it. Timothy smiled and replied Yes, but our team is smart. If we plan properly, we can do it. Timothy said Are you hinting at the client's hidden conditions?

Plan

That afternoon the two of them stayed in the office. They wrote three columns on a large board with a marker that we should find out Problem, Solution idea and Responsibility. The main points of their discussion were:

• Rent rates should change according to real-time demand.
• Data analysis by separating peak and off-peak hours.
• Design promotional offers for users but without reducing revenue.

To be able to execute quickly, the software architecture must be designed in a modular manner. They wrote the problem-solving on the board. But while searching through the files Timothy discovered that some of the documents contained unknown encrypted data that the client had not given them. The folder was named Project X. John stopped and looked around his eyes widening. Why are these here? We weren’t told. Timothy said coldly maybe they’re hidden on purpose. John suggested that we split the team into two. One would work on data analysis and the other on user interface. Timothy said That’s right. I’ll lead the data team, you lead the UI and integration teams.

Implementation

The next morning, they sent the names of five skilled engineers to the boss. The five name of the characters are Lina, Rashed, Samiha, Daniel, Karim.

• Week 1

Lina and Rashed build a demand prediction model that learns from past fare data. Samiha designs a database that captures real-time traffic and booking info.

• Weeks 2 and 3:

John works with the UI team to create a dashboard that automatically updates fares. Timothy works with the data team to tune the prediction algorithm to show the best fares based on competing rates and demand.

• Week 4 and - Week 5

Karim runs tests to see if the system breaks down under high pressure. The team runs internal user trials. Suddenly the server detects strange signals Read. Rashed panicked and said that someone was inside our system. The code was changing on its own while the algorithm was running! Lina whispered in fear and said Is this a hack? Or did an AI learn by itself? Suddenly a red writing appeared on the screen by itself “STOP. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM.” John surprised and said What message is this? Timothy threw the coffee cup out of his hand and said Someone is monitoring us. Maybe the client is using us. Just then the power suddenly went out. The room was dark. Only the humming sound of the server

• Week Six

While working late one night in the office John said to Timothy if the rent goes up won't customers run away? Timothy said that's why we have promotional offers. If we give discounts during off-peak hours there will be a balance. John smiled and said You're right and that's the beauty of algorithms.

Results

After six weeks, they gave the boss a demo. When a user booked a car during peak hours, the fare was slightly higher. And when a user booked during off-peak hours the promotional offer was immediately displayed in the app. The boss was happy and said You not only completed our project but also gave us a step ahead in the market. This algorithm will put our client on top of the competition. Everyone clapped, and John looked at Timothy and smiled. Our hard work paid off, my friend. Timothy smiled and replied this is just the beginning. Thus the team led by John and Timothy created a new exclusive algorithm that took the client’s app to a different level.

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