Masif Kadapa
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00520242023 — 2024

FreshSense · AI Freshness Intelligence

A patented AI system that predicts food expiry and quality loss from shelf metadata — cutting waste before it happens.

RoleIndependent research · B.Tech (AI & ML)
Timeline2023 — 2024
StackPython · XGBoost · scikit-learn · Pandas · REST API
Context

Retail loses a significant share of perishables to spoilage. Expiry labels are conservative estimates, so stores over-stock and discard food that is still perfectly safe.

The problem

Predicting true shelf life from a single static label ignores storage conditions, batch variance, and handling — so waste stays both an operating cost and a sustainability problem.

How it was solved
  1. 01

    Built a feature pipeline around product metadata, batch history, and storage signals.

  2. 02

    Trained gradient-boosted models to predict per-batch quality decay instead of a single expiry date.

  3. 03

    Ranked stock by predicted freshness so replenishment and markdowns happen before spoilage.

  4. 04

    Packaged the models behind a small REST API with clear prediction contracts.

The detail worth mentioning
The model doesn't predict an expiry date — it predicts a decay curve. That turns a conservative label into a per-batch, per-condition decision.
Outcome

1patent filed

food-tech system for freshness prediction from shelf metadata

  • A system patent filed on the freshness-prediction approach (food-tech systems).
  • A methodology that moves from static labels to per-batch quality forecasting.
  • Research wrapped in an API so the approach is directly usable by retail systems.