Overview

Participated in HackGT 12 (Crypt of Data) at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, where our team developed BackpackMate AI — a phone-agent travel planner integrating Mastra with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and real-time map APIs.

The system allowed users to chat with an AI assistant that generated optimized itineraries, recommended routes, and summarized trips automatically — all within 48 hours.

Though not selected among finalists, this hackathon provided valuable hands-on experience in deploying full-stack LLM systems under rapid prototyping constraints.

Highlights

• Designed multi-turn conversational flows for personalized travel recommendations.
• Built an RAG pipeline connecting OpenAI APIs with contextual retrieval via Mastra.
• Implemented API routing for Google Maps integration and summarized itineraries using FastAPI.
• Created a minimal dashboard interface to visualize generated trips.

Tech Stack

Python · LangChain · Mastra Framework · FastAPI · OpenAI API

Theme

“Crypt of Data” (HackGT 12, 2025)

Links

• HackGT Official Site
• GitHub Repository
• Demo Video