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🎉 First Release

We're excited to announce the first public release of Smart PhD Lab 5.0, a comprehensive digital platform designed to streamline PhD program management and enhance academic workflows at the University of Telecommunications and Post.

✨ Key Features

👤 User Management

Google Workspace integration with domain-wide delegation
Role-based access control (Students, Teachers, Admins)
Automated user provisioning from Google Groups

📚 Course Management

Integration with Google Classroom API
Real-time course synchronization
Assignment tracking and grading overview
Course visibility controls for different user roles

🎓 Student Dashboard

Personalized course overview
Assignment deadlines and submissions tracking
Calendar integration with upcoming events
Google Meet links for virtual classes

👨‍🏫 Teacher Dashboard

Course management and visibility controls
Student submission monitoring
Assignment analytics and grading tracking

🔧 Admin Dashboard

Comprehensive user management
Course visibility administration
Individual study plan upload and management
News and events publication system

📰 News & Events

Public news and events feed
Image gallery with Google Drive integration
Social media sharing (Facebook, LinkedIn)
Server-side Open Graph meta tags for rich previews

🤖 AI Assistant

OpenAI GPT-4 integration for course analysis
Individual study plan insights
Contextual academic support

📄 Document Management

Legal documents repository
Scientific publications database
Integration with scientific databases (Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, etc.)

🎥 Live Streaming

YouTube Live integration
Automatic live stream detection
Embedded player on landing page

💌 Contact Form

Gmail API integration for form submissions
Email notifications to university staff

🛠️ Technical Stack

Frontend:

  • React 18 with Vite
  • React Router for navigation
  • i18next for internationalization (Bulgarian/English)
  • Tailwind CSS with custom design system
  • Lucide React icons

Backend:

  • Django 5.2.7 with Django REST Framework
  • PostgreSQL database
  • JWT authentication
  • Google Workspace API integration
  • OpenAI API integration

Infrastructure:

  • Nginx reverse proxy
  • Gunicorn WSGI server
  • SSL/TLS with Let's Encrypt
  • GNU/Linux
  • Docker & Docker Compose
  • CI/CD

🌍 Internationalization

Full bilingual support:

  • 🇬🇧 English
  • 🇧🇬 Bulgarian

🔒 Security Features

  • HTTPS enforced across all domains
  • JWT-based authentication
  • CSRF protection
  • Secure session management
  • Google OAuth 2.0 integration
  • Role-based access control

📱 Responsive Design

  • Optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
  • Dark mode support
  • Accessible UI components

🙏 Acknowledgments

This project is funded by the European Union through the [BG05SFPR001-3.004].

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

📧 Contact

Email: admission@utp.bg
Website: https://www.utp.bg/
Project URL: https://smart-phd-lab.bg/

🐛 Known Issues

YouTube live detection may have 1-minute delay due to caching
Some older browsers may experience styling inconsistencies in dark mode

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Contributors

dependabot, karastoyanov, and Stunxzz
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