⚗️ In Short
At Alago, we are tackling one of the most under-digitized industries in the world. Our mission is to transform the vast, unstructured data of the construction sector into a valuable resource for actionable insights. Construction project managers often spend over 14 hours a week searching for, aggregating, and analyzing data. The scattered and unstructured nature of this data makes it challenging to accurately assess risks and make informed decisions. A particularly problematic artifact is the construction meeting minute, used daily by the entire planning team to document decisions, issues, and changes in scope. We're creating a data lake that's set to become the heart of construction project management. Backed by the expertise of the M&M and CDTM ecosystems, our lean and agile team is bringing the construction industry into the digital age, redefining how data is managed and utilized.
👋 Who We Are
Alago is a team of experienced construction professionals from the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) and Manage & More Ecosystem.
- Ann-Christin: Responsible for product and strategy, bringing years of experience from the construction field as construction project manager at Siemens (> €10M project scope) as well as startup (Head of Product at Jobkey) and venture capital insights (UVC Partners).
- Janick: Oversees (technical) sales, marketing and AI development. Combines interdisciplinary engineering (B.Sc.) with specialized AI expertise (M.Sc. RCI). Applied AI in autonomous driving at BMW and Exida for two years. Received the "Manage&More" scholarship. Acts as the crucial interface between technical and business domains.
- Vinzenz: Our technical mastermind leads technical development. Blends business informatics (B.Sc.) with specialized knowledge in IT for construction (M.Sc.). Experience as founding engineer and first employee at sequoia funded RobCo. Vinzenz drives technological innovation at Alago, integrating cutting-edge research to maintain the product's competitive edge.
🎯 Your Challenge
We are seeking motivated students to join us in building our AI powered construction project copilot:
- Develop of an AI-enabled meeting-minutes editor for the construction industry.
- Implement and integrate AI inference pipelines.
- Design and build intuitive user interfaces for real-time data interaction and insights visualization.
- Conduct user research and rapidly iterate on product features based on feedback from pilot projects.
🎓 Your Profile
We are looking for students who:
- Are pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Have strong programming skills in programming languages such as Typescript, Javascript, React.
- Have first experience in building intuitive UI/UX (Figma, Shadcn).
- Are interested in product development strategy.
- Are proactive, innovative, and able to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team.
📚 Further Reading
- Ghimire, P., Kim, K., & Acharya, M. (2023). Generative AI in the Construction Industry: Opportunities & Challenges. Buildings.
- Chen, G., Alsharef, A., Ovid, A., Albert, A., & Jaselskis, E. (2023). Meet2mitigate: An LLM-powered framework for real-time issue identification and mitigation from construction meeting discourse. Elsevier.
- Trimborn, V. (2024). Enhancing Project Knowledge Management in Construction: Integrating Generative AI and Large Language Models.
➕ Additional Information
Here is why you should join us:
- Work closely together with founders from CDTM + M&M.
- Learn how to develop within a novel tech stack.
- Gain hands-on experience in applying cutting-edge AI technologies from research to real world problems.
- Optionally get hired in addition through a Mini-Job during your IDP
- Potential for further collaboration or employment opportunities with Alago after the project.
- Join us working from our design office at TUM Main Campus (Arcisstr.21)
📝 How to Apply
If you are interested, please contact Vinzenz by submitting your CV and grade report. We’ll contact you within 1 week with updates on your application.