name

onlineCAL - live instrument-booking portal for campus researchers

synopsis

context

Central Analytical Laboratory, BITS Hyderabad

period

Aug 2024 to present

stack

Python, Django, MySQL, DevOps

description

The production portal researchers use to book time on lab instruments. Requests flow through faculty and lab-assistant approval chains with per-instrument pricing. I maintain it as the undergraduate TA.

highlights

• Maintain a real system with real users: approval workflows, pricing rules, email notifications.
• Set up automated CI/CD so deploys stopped being manual events.

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