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Nature Sounds AI

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Nature Sounds : Identifying Sounds Around Us By Jasmin Ibrišimbegović Introduction We live in a world filled with sound—birds chirping at dawn, rain pattering on windows, dogs barking in the distance. Yet identifying these sounds computationally is far more challenging than it appears. Unlike images, which freeze a moment in a fixed frame, sounds are temporal, variable in length, and often obscured by background noise. Nature Sounds is my attempt to tackle this problem: an AI-powered system that classifies 50 environmental sounds in real-time, from frog croaking to car horns, using deep learning and accessible mobile technology. The Challenge of Sound Recognition Sound recognition faces unique challenges that make it fundamentally different—and harder—than image recognition: 1. Temporal Variability Unlike a photograph with fixed dimensions (e.g., 224×224 pixels), audio clips vary wildly in duration. A dog bark might last half a second; rain can continue for hours. Models mus...
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Domaca Hrana Shop

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Domaca Hrana Shop : We Are What We Eat By Jasmin Ibrišimbegović Introduction I’m continuing my series on ethical software projects—tools designed not just to function, but to help society live in a healthier, more intentional way. In my previous article, I introduced We The People , a platform implementing Liquid Democracy. Now, I’d like to present a project with a different mission: connecting local farmers directly with buyers and promoting healthy, organic food—because we truly are what we eat. Project Vision Domaca Hrana is a sales and delivery platform for locally produced food. Producers can list their goods, and buyers can easily order fresh products from nearby sources. The platform runs on both web and mobile, with advanced order tracking and delivery features. Unlike many projects that start with a bare-minimum MVP, this platform launched as a fully developed system with all essential modules. In terms of functionality, I can confiden...
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Empowering Communities with Real-Time Voting

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We The People : Empowering Communities with Real-Time Voting By Jasmin Ibrišimbegović Introduction As civic engagement declines and trust in traditional institutions weakens, new tools are needed to empower individuals and revitalize collective decision-making. We The People is my answer: a modern platform serving the common good through Liquid Democracy and civic altruism. What is Liquid Democracy? Liquid Democracy blends direct and representative models: participants vote on issues or delegate their vote to a trusted proxy—transitively and revocably. This approach allows for participatory, flexible, and accountable governance, adapting to the expertise of each issue. Wikipedia: Liquid Democracy Watch: What is Liquid Democracy? (YouTube) Read more: Liquid Democracy—The Spark of a Democratic Revolution Project Vision We The People aims to become a digital town square, empowering citizens to: Propose and debate issues Participate...
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Building NodeJS REST service and consuming it from within Android application

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Building NodeJS REST service and consuming it from within Android application Introduction In this tutorial I will walk you through the process of building REST service in NodeJS. That service will enable Android users to authenticate to the back-end and set their profile photo. Using the code The application consist of two parts: Backend: RESTful service written in NodeJS Mobile: Android app written in Java Part 1. - NodeJS back-end Back-end part will enable users to: Login using email/password combination Upload their profile picture The source code is located on Github . For simplicity reasons here I am going to highlight only the important parts of the code. app.js var express = require('express'); var http = require('http'); var path = require('path'); var app = express(); var util = require('util'); var multiparty = require('multiparty'); var multer = require('multer'); var upload = multer({ dest:...
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Building ASP.NET Core app strengthened with AngularJS 2

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Article Source Introduction In this tutorial I will show you how to create Master-Detail web application that also have a search option. We will use the data of the Cruising Company. It contains data about: ships, booking info, sale units etc. Using the code The application consist of two parts: Backend: RESTful API written in .NET Core Frontend: SPA written in Angular 2 Download and install following tools and libraries: .NET Core 1.0.1 TypeScript 2.0 Node.js v4.0 or above. ASP.NET Core Template Pack visz file The source code is located on Github . For simplicity reasons here I am going to highlight only the important parts of the code. Start by creating new project: New -> Project. Select Web -> ASP.NET Core Angular 2 Starter. Replace following files with the appropriate code. project.json { "dependencies": { "Microsoft.NETCore.App": { "version": "1.0.1", "type": ...
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Thing Translator

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Article Source Introduction In Part I of my tutorial we built a Web API that handles image labeling and translation into different languages . Now we will build Android app that can consume that API. Features we are going to have are: select destination language select image from gallery or take new photo using camera option to toogle speech output on/off Using the code All the code base is located in code section of this article. For simplicity reasons here I am going to highlight only the important parts of the code. build.gradle dependencies { compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar']) compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.6.1' compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:23.4.0' compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0' compile 'com.android.support:design:23.4.0' compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.0.0' compile 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-...
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Building REST API service that performs image labelling

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Article Source Introduction For this tutorial I will demonstrate how to use powerful Google API's for making some useful applications. This tutorial is divided into two parts: Part 1. Building WebAPI service that handles image labeling and translation into different languages. Part 2. Consuming this RESTful service from Android application. Using the code We will start by creating new WebAPI project. Start Visual Studio select: New project ->  C# ->Web ->ASP.NET Web Application -Empty. Check WebAPI, and host in the cloud to be able to publish this project later. packages.config will contain all the libraries we need for this project. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <packages> <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" /> <package id="Google.Apis" version="1.19.0" targetFramework="net45" /> <p...
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