Project Timeline

Research Milestones

All formal assessments from proposal through final viva — including dates and marks allocated.

Project Proposal
Completed
Individual proposal documents submitted by both team members covering research background, literature survey, objectives, methodology, technology selection, work breakdown structure, and budget justification.
Date
September 2025
Marks Allocated
5%
Type
Written Report
Proposal Presentation
Completed
Oral presentation before the panel covering the research problem, proposed solution architecture, literature gaps, and initial system design. Technical feasibility questions fielded from examiners.
Date
September 2025
Marks Allocated
6%
Type
Panel Presentation
Progress Presentation I (PP1)
Completed
First formal progress review demonstrating dataset collection, preprocessing pipeline, initial mBERT training results for Component 1, and updated timeline with risk register.
Date
April 2026
Marks Allocated
15%
Type
Panel Presentation
Progress Presentation II (PP2)
Completed
Second progress review covering full implementation of both detection components, integration testing, API performance benchmarks, and preliminary F1 scores. Live Similarity.lk endpoint demonstrated.
Date
April 2026
Marks Allocated
18%
Type
Panel Presentation
Final Report Submission
Completed
Comprehensive group report and individual component reports submitted. Covers full methodology, implementation details, test results, discussion, limitations, and future work. Includes open dataset and code repository links.
Date
May 2026
Marks Allocated
40%
Type
Written Report (Group + Individual)
Final Presentation
Upcoming
Final oral presentation covering the complete project journey, live system demonstration, evaluation results, and responses to panel questions.
Scheduled
TBD — May/June 2026
Marks Allocated
8%
Type
Panel Presentation
Viva Voce
Upcoming
Individual oral examination where each member defends their specific component contributions, design decisions, and research findings before the panel examiners.
Scheduled
TBD — June 2026
Marks Allocated
8%
Type
Individual Oral Examination