Challenge: Students and educators face significant barriers to effective learning from video lectures:
- Lectures are difficult to review (no searchable transcripts)
- Creating study materials (flashcards, summaries, mind maps) is time-consuming
- Passive watching limits retention and engagement
- Asking contextual questions requires re-watching or external resources
Impact: This leads to reduced learning efficiency, higher cognitive load, and wasted educational resources.
Solution: An end-to-end AI pipeline that automatically transforms lectures (YouTube videos, PDFs, audio) into interactive, searchable study materials in under 60 seconds.
This is a production-ready AI platform that orchestrates multiple large language models (LLMs) and specialized neural networks to create a complete learning ecosystem:
Video/Audio/PDF Input β Transcription (Whisper)
β
Summary (LLM)
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β β β β
Flashcards MindMap DeepDive Chat
(LLM) (LLM) (Search) (RAG)
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Interactive Mobile App
- Modular Design: Each component (transcription, summarization, RAG chat, etc.) is independent, enabling easy updates and testing
- GPU-Optimized: Uses float16 precision and model caching to run a 1.5B-parameter LLM on a single A100 GPU (50% VRAM savings)
- End-to-End UX: From upload to interactive study materials in one pipeline
- Extensible: Works with any embedding model or LLM; supports multiple input formats
- Production-Ready: Includes Docker, cloud deployment config, comprehensive error handling, and client libraries
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π¬ Multi-Format Transcription
- YouTube video download + Whisper speech-to-text (float16 GPU optimization)
- Audio file support (.mp3, .wav, .m4a, .flac, .ogg)
- PDF/DOCX document ingestion
- Fallback to YouTube captions if transcription fails
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π Intelligent Summarization
- Token-based text chunking (512-token chunks) for coherent summarization
- LLM-powered extractive summaries (~500 words max)
- Saves structured, quotable summary text
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π Flashcard Generation
- Automatic generation of 10+ Q&A pairs from summaries
- JSON output with ID, question, answer fields
- Smart text condensation to fit UI constraints
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πΊοΈ Hierarchical Mind Maps
- Auto-generates tree-structured knowledge graphs
- Automatic word-limit enforcement (root: 1-2 words, children: 1-4 words)
- JSON format for visualization in mobile/web apps
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π RAG-Powered Chat
- Semantic search over lecture content (all-MiniLM-L6-v2 embeddings)
- Context-aware question answering using LLM generation
- Source attribution for retrieval results
- Stateful conversation management
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π Authoritative Research Integration
- Optional deep-dive module using Google Custom Search API
- Automatic domain credibility scoring (prioritizes .edu, .gov, arXiv, Wikipedia)
- Ranked results for supplementary learning
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π± Production Mobile Client
- Flutter client library (Android/iOS ready)
- Full API integration (transcribe, summarize, chat, etc.)
- Error recovery and retry logic
- Session management
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βοΈ Cloud-Native Deployment
- LitServe GPU-optimized inference server
- Lightning Cloud autoscaling (1β5 replicas)
- Docker containerization with CUDA 12.1
- Health checks and monitoring
- Python 3.10+ (backend)
- Dart/Flutter (mobile client)
- YAML (configuration)
- PyTorch 2.2.1 - Deep learning framework
- Transformers 4.57.6 - LLM loading and inference
- Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct - Lightweight instruction-tuned LLM (primary model)
- Sentence-Transformers 5.2.0 - Embeddings (all-MiniLM-L6-v2)
- Faster-Whisper 1.2.1 - GPU-optimized speech-to-text
- Accelerate 1.12.0 - Distributed model loading
- LitServe 0.2.16 - GPU-optimized inference server
- Lightning Cloud 0.6.0 - Cloud deployment platform
- FastAPI 0.128.0 - REST API framework (backup option)
- Docker - Containerization (PyTorch 2.2.1, CUDA 12.1)
- yt-dlp - YouTube video download
- PyPDF2 & pdfplumber - PDF extraction
- python-docx - DOCX parsing
- pydub - Audio processing
- NumPy, SciPy, Pandas - Numerical/data operations
- Langchain 1.2.6 - RAG orchestration
- ChromaDB 1.4.1 - Vector store (alternative to FAISS)
- scikit-learn - Similarity search utilities
- Google Custom Search API - Authoritative research sources
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βββ server_litserve.py # π΄ Main GPU inference server (LitServe)
β # Endpoints: /health, /transcribe, /summarize,
β # /flashcards, /mindmap, /rag_query, /chat
β
βββ app.py # π¨ Streamlit UI (local testing & development)
β # Orchestrates full pipeline with real-time progress
β
βββ yt_transcribe.py # π¬ YouTube β Audio β Whisper transcription
β # Handles yt-dlp download + Whisper float16 GPU inference
β # Fallback to YouTube captions
β
βββ transcription.py # π€ Generic audio transcription wrapper
β # Supports .mp3, .wav, .m4a, .flac, .ogg via Whisper
β
βββ doc_ingest.py # π PDF/DOCX text extraction
β # PyPDF2 + python-docx + unified transcript format
β
βββ summary.py # π LLM-powered text summarization
β # Token-based chunking + Qwen generation
β # Saves to summary.txt
β
βββ flashcards.py # π Q&A flashcard generation
β # Auto-condenses long names, JSON output
β # Saves to flashcards.json
β
βββ mm.py # πΊοΈ Hierarchical mind map generation
β # Enforces word-limit constraints (1-2 root, 1-4 children)
β # Saves to mindmap.json
β
βββ chat.py # π¬ RAGChatSystem (semantic search + LLM generation)
β # Loads summary.txt + flashcards.json + mindmap.json
β # Embeddings via all-MiniLM-L6-v2
β
βββ deepdive.py # π Google Custom Search integration
β # Queries authoritative sources (Wikipedia, arXiv, etc.)
β # Domain credibility scoring
β
βββ memory_utils.py # πΎ GPU memory management utilities
β # Cache clearing, CUDA optimization, memory logging
β
βββ test_client.py # β
Comprehensive CLI test suite
β # Validates all 7 endpoints, latency benchmarking
β
βββ flutter_client.dart # π± Flutter/Dart client library
β # Production-ready service for Android/iOS
β
βββ requirements.txt # π¦ Python dependencies (PyTorch, transformers, etc.)
β
βββ Dockerfile # π³ Multi-stage GPU container image
β # PyTorch 2.2.1 + CUDA 12.1 + ffmpeg
β
βββ deploy.yaml # βοΈ Lightning Cloud deployment config
β # 1Γ A100 GPU, autoscaling 1β5 replicas
β
βββ ARCHITECTURE_HACKATHON.md # π Detailed architecture & pitch guide
β
βββ CURL_COMMANDS.md # π API endpoint examples (curl)
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βββ Data Artifacts (generated)
βββ transcript.txt # Raw lecture transcription (no timestamps)
βββ summary.txt # Condensed summary (~500 words)
βββ flashcards.json # Array of {id, question, answer}
βββ mindmap.json # Hierarchical tree structure
βββ deepdive.json # Research results with URLs & metadata
User Input (YouTube URL / Audio / PDF)
β
Detect input type (video/audio/document)
β
YouTube: yt-dlp download β extract audio β temp_audio.wav
Audio: Direct input to transcriber
PDF: PyPDF2/pdfplumber extraction β save as transcript.txt
β
Whisper large-v3-turbo (float16 on CUDA)
ββ Load GPU model on demand
ββ Process audio waveform β tokens β text
ββ Fallback to YouTube captions if Whisper fails
β
Output: transcript.txt (cleaned, no timestamps)
transcript.txt
β
Chunk by tokens (512-token chunks for coherence)
β
Load Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct (float16, cached on GPU)
β
For each chunk:
ββ Tokenize
ββ Generate prompt: "Summarize this lecture content: {chunk}"
ββ LLM inference (beam search, limited output)
ββ Append to full summary
β
Post-process: clean formatting, enforce max length
β
Output: summary.txt (~500 words max)
summary.txt
ββ Flashcards Branch
β ββ Load cached LLM (reuse from summary)
β ββ Prompt: "Generate 10 JSON flashcards: [{id, question, answer}]"
β ββ LLM generates JSON
β ββ Validate & auto-condense long names
β ββ Output: flashcards.json
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ββ Mind Map Branch
β ββ Load cached LLM
β ββ Prompt: "Generate hierarchical JSON mind map: {name, children: [...]}"
β ββ LLM generates structure
β ββ Auto-enforce word limits (root 1-2 words, children 1-4)
β ββ Output: mindmap.json
β
ββ Deep Dive Branch (optional)
ββ Extract key topics from summary
ββ Query Google Custom Search API
ββ Score domains by credibility (.edu, .gov, arXiv, etc.)
ββ Rank & deduplicate results
ββ Output: deepdive.json
Files generated:
β’ transcript.txt
β’ summary.txt
β’ flashcards.json
β’ mindmap.json
These are loaded into RAGChatSystem as knowledge base:
ββ Read all files
ββ Chunk text by 400 characters
ββ Embed chunks with all-MiniLM-L6-v2
ββ Store embeddings in vector store (in-memory)
User Query: "What are transformers?"
β
Embed query with all-MiniLM-L6-v2
β
Semantic search: Find top-4 most similar chunks
β
Build context:
ββ Retrieved chunks (top-4)
ββ User query
ββ System prompt
β
Load cached Qwen LLM
β
Generate response:
ββ Prompt: "Context: {chunks}\nQuestion: {query}\nAnswer:"
ββ LLM inference with temperature control
ββ Return answer + source attribution
β
Output: {answer: "...", sources: ["summary.txt", "flashcards.json"]}
| Task | Duration | Model | GPU Memory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper Transcription | ~30 sec | Whisper large-v3-turbo (float16) | ~6 GB |
| Summarization | ~5 sec | Qwen2.5-1.5B (float16, cached) | ~3 GB |
| Flashcards | ~8 sec | Qwen (cached) | ~3 GB |
| Mind Map | ~6 sec | Qwen (cached) | ~3 GB |
| Total | ~50 sec | β | ~6 GB peak |
- OS: Linux, WSL2, or macOS with Docker
- Python: 3.10 or 3.11
- GPU: NVIDIA CUDA 12.1 compatible (A100/H100 recommended, min 32GB VRAM for local; cloud handles it)
- Disk: 50GB+ (for models cache)
# Clone repository
git clone <repo-url>
cd lecture-flashcard-api
# Create Python virtual environment
python3.10 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
# Verify GPU
python -c "import torch; print(f'GPU available: {torch.cuda.is_available()}'); print(f'Device: {torch.cuda.get_device_name(0) if torch.cuda.is_available() else \"CPU\"}')"# Upgrade pip
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
# Install from requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Verify installations
python -c "import torch, transformers, sentence_transformers, faster_whisper; print('β All core libraries imported successfully')"If using the deep-dive module for research searches:
# Create .env file
cat > .env << EOF
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key_here
GOOGLE_CSE_ID=your_custom_search_engine_id_here
HF_TOKEN=your_huggingface_token_here # Optional for gated models
EOF# Run health check (will load models)
python -c "from server_litserve import ModelCache; mc = ModelCache(); print('β Models load successfully')"
# This pre-downloads and caches models (~7-10 min on first run)# Start Streamlit app
streamlit run app.py
# Opens browser: http://localhost:8501
# UI allows: upload files β process β view results# Start server
python server_litserve.py
# Server runs on http://localhost:8000
# API docs at http://localhost:8000/docs
# Swagger UI at http://localhost:8000/swagger# Build image
docker build -t lecture-api:latest .
# Run with GPU
docker run --gpus all \
-p 8000:8000 \
-v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \
-e CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0 \
lecture-api:latest
# Server accessible at http://localhost:8000# Prerequisites: Lightning Cloud CLI installed
pip install lightning-cloud
# Login
lightning login
# Deploy
lightning run app server_litserve.py --cloud --config deploy.yaml
# Auto-scales: 1β5 A100 GPU replicas based on load (70% threshold)
# Access: https://<your-id>.litserve.ai- Local:
http://localhost:8000 - Cloud:
https://<your-id>.litserve.ai
GET /healthResponse: Server status, GPU memory, models loaded
{
"status": "healthy",
"device": "cuda",
"models_loaded": {
"llm": true,
"embedding": true,
"whisper": true
}
}POST /transcribe
Content-Type: application/json
{
"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=...",
"language": "auto"
}Response:
{
"success": true,
"transcript": "...",
"language": "en",
"saved_to": "transcript.txt"
}POST /summarize
Content-Type: application/json
{
"text": "...",
"max_length": 500
}Response:
{
"success": true,
"summary": "...",
"saved_to": "summary.txt"
}POST /flashcards
Content-Type: application/json
{
"text": "...",
"num_cards": 10
}Response:
{
"success": true,
"flashcards": [
{"id": "fc_1", "question": "?", "answer": "..."},
{"id": "fc_2", "question": "?", "answer": "..."}
],
"saved_to": "flashcards.json"
}POST /mindmap
Content-Type: application/json
{
"text": "..."
}Response:
{
"success": true,
"mindmap": {
"name": "Core Topic",
"children": [
{"name": "Subtopic A", "children": []},
{"name": "Subtopic B", "children": []}
]
},
"saved_to": "mindmap.json"
}POST /rag_query
Content-Type: application/json
{
"query": "Explain transformers",
"top_k": 4
}Response:
{
"success": true,
"answer": "...",
"sources": ["summary.txt", "flashcards.json"]
}POST /chat
Content-Type: application/json
{
"message": "What is attention?",
"session_id": "user_123"
}Response:
{
"success": true,
"answer": "...",
"session_id": "user_123"
}# Health
curl http://localhost:8000/health
# Transcribe YouTube
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/transcribe \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl16F..."}'
# Summarize
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/summarize \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"text": "Machine learning is..."}'
# RAG Chat
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/chat \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"message": "What are neural networks?", "session_id": "test_123"}'import httpx
client = httpx.Client(base_url="http://localhost:8000")
# Transcribe
response = client.post("/transcribe", json={
"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
})
print(response.json())
# Chat
response = client.post("/chat", json={
"message": "Explain transformers",
"session_id": "user_123"
})
print(response.json())Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence that enables
systems to learn and improve from experience without being explicitly
programmed. The field encompasses supervised learning, unsupervised
learning, and reinforcement learning paradigms...
[~2000 words total]
# ML Fundamentals Summary
Machine learning enables systems to learn from data without explicit
programming. Key concepts include:
**Supervised Learning:** Training with labeled examples (classification, regression)
**Unsupervised Learning:** Finding patterns in unlabeled data (clustering)
**Reinforcement Learning:** Agent learns by interacting with environment (rewards)
Core algorithms: linear regression, decision trees, neural networks,
SVMs, clustering (k-means). Models evaluated by accuracy, precision,
recall, F1-score. Modern approaches use deep learning with GPUs...
[~400-500 words]
[
{
"id": "fc_1",
"question": "What is supervised learning?",
"answer": "Learning from labeled examples to make predictions on new data"
},
{
"id": "fc_2",
"question": "Name 3 core ML algorithms",
"answer": "Linear regression, decision trees, neural networks"
},
{
"id": "fc_3",
"question": "What is reinforcement learning?",
"answer": "Agent learns by interacting with environment and receiving rewards"
}
]{
"name": "ML",
"children": [
{
"name": "Supervised",
"children": [
{"name": "Classification", "children": []},
{"name": "Regression", "children": []}
]
},
{
"name": "Unsupervised",
"children": [
{"name": "Clustering", "children": []},
{"name": "Dimensionality Reduction", "children": []}
]
}
]
}User: "What's the difference between supervised and unsupervised learning?"
System (RAG):
Answer: "Supervised learning uses labeled data (input + correct output) to
train models, enabling direct prediction tasks like classification and
regression. Unsupervised learning finds patterns in unlabeled data, such as
grouping similar items (clustering) or reducing dimensions."
Sources: ["summary.txt", "flashcards.json"]
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float16 precision: 50% VRAM savings vs. float32
- Qwen2.5-1.5B: ~3GB (float16) vs. ~6GB (float32)
- Embeddings: ~1.5GB (float16) vs. ~3GB (float32)
- Whisper: ~6GB (float16) vs. ~12GB (float32)
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Model Caching: Models loaded once at server startup, reused across requests
- Cold start: ~10 min (first model load)
- Subsequent requests: <1 sec model overhead
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Batch Processing: Token-based chunking enables parallel inference
- Transcription: Process multiple audio segments simultaneously
- Summarization: Multiple text chunks β LLM in parallel
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Device Mapping:
device_map="auto"(Accelerate) automatically distributes across available GPUs/CPU- Scales from single GPU to multi-GPU setups
| Task | Input | Time | VRAM | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whisper Transcription | 45-min audio | 30 sec | 6 GB | 90 words/sec |
| Summarization | 5000 tokens | 5 sec | 3 GB | 1000 tokens/sec |
| Flashcard Gen | 2000 tokens | 8 sec | 3 GB | 250 tokens/sec |
| Mind Map Gen | 2000 tokens | 6 sec | 3 GB | 333 tokens/sec |
| RAG Query | Query + search | 2 sec | 2 GB | β |
- Single GPU Requirement: Designed for one GPU; multi-GPU setup requires custom modifications
- Model Size: Qwen2.5-1.5B is lightweight but trades off some reasoning depth vs. larger models (7B+)
- Knowledge Base Scope: RAG searches only over generated artifacts (summary, flashcards, mindmap); no external corpus
- Transcription Quality: Dependent on audio quality; background noise affects accuracy
- Language Support: Whisper supports 99 languages; LLM (Qwen) trained primarily on Chinese/English
- Latency: Inference-heavy; not suitable for real-time applications requiring <100ms response
- Input Format: Assumes valid YouTube URLs, audio files, or PDFs
- File Access: Assumes read/write permissions in working directory
- API Keys: Deep-dive module requires valid Google Custom Search API credentials (optional)
- Network: Cloud deployment requires stable internet connection
- Storage: Generated artifacts (.txt, .json) stored in working directory; assumes sufficient disk space
- Compute Consistency: GPU availability assumed for production deployment
- Multi-Modal Support: Add image/table extraction from PDFs
- Question Generation: Auto-generate quiz questions with difficulty levels
- Spaced Repetition API: Track user performance on flashcards for optimal review timing
- Interactive Notebook Generation: Export as Jupyter notebooks for live coding + explanations
- Larger Models: Integrate 7B/13B parameter models (Llama, Mistral) for improved reasoning
- Multi-GPU Support: Implement distributed inference for ultra-low latency
- Fine-Tuning Pipeline: Allow users to fine-tune models on domain-specific data (e.g., medical lectures)
- Real-Time Transcription: Stream-based Whisper for live lecture processing
- Vector Database Scaling: Swap ChromaDB for production-scale vector DBs (Pinecone, Weaviate)
- Adaptive Learning: Personalized question suggestions based on knowledge gaps
- Multi-Lecture Synthesis: Cross-lecture concept linking and prerequisite mapping
- Multimodal Models: Integration with GPT-4V or similar for diagram/formula understanding
- Teaching Assistant Bot: Proactive tutoring based on user interaction patterns
- Mobile Offline Mode: Local model inference on-device (TensorFlow Lite, ONNX)
Full dependency list in requirements.txt:
Core:
- PyTorch 2.2.1 (CUDA 12.1)
- Transformers 4.57.6
- Sentence-Transformers 5.2.0
- Faster-Whisper 1.2.1
- LitServe 0.2.16
Processing:
- yt-dlp (YouTube download)
- PyPDF2, pdfplumber (PDF extraction)
- python-docx (DOCX parsing)
- pydub (audio manipulation)
APIs & Storage:
- FastAPI, Uvicorn (REST framework)
- Langchain, ChromaDB (RAG)
- Requests, httpx (HTTP clients)
See requirements.txt for complete list with versions.
# Create feature branch
git checkout -b feature/your-feature
# Make changes, test locally
python server_litserve.py
python test_client.py --url http://localhost:8000
# Commit & push
git add .
git commit -m "Add feature: ..."
git push origin feature/your-feature# Run test suite
python test_client.py --url http://localhost:8000
# Output: Validates all 7 endpoints, measures latency, error handling[License info to be added by team]
Hackathon Project - January 2026
Built for [Hackathon Name/Context]
- Architecture & GPU optimization
- LLM integration (Qwen2.5-1.5B)
- Mobile client (Flutter)
- Cloud deployment (Lightning)
- Qwen2.5 Models: https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct
- Whisper: https://github.com/openai/whisper
- Sentence-Transformers: https://www.sbert.net/
- LitServe: https://github.com/Lightning-AI/litserve
- Lightning Cloud: https://lightning.ai/docs
Last Updated: January 26, 2026
Status: Production Ready | Hackathon π