Computer · Data Science

Computer Vision: Real-Time Object Detection (YOLOv8)

Intermediate 6 weeks 40-60 hours

Train YOLOv8 on custom dataset. Deploy on edge device (Jetson Nano/RPi). Achieve real-time inference. Build web interface showing live detections.

Major

Computer

Focus area

Data Science

Total hours

40-60 hours

What you'll need

  • Software only - Python, YOLOv8, Ultralytics, free GPU (Colab), OpenCV

Steps

  1. Collect and label a custom image dataset.
  2. Train YOLOv8 on free GPU time in Google Colab.
  3. Evaluate accuracy on a test set.
  4. Deploy the model to a Raspberry Pi or Jetson Nano.
  5. Build a web interface that shows live detections.
  6. Record a demo and document the results for your portfolio.

What to photograph for your portfolio

  • Object detection video
  • accuracy metrics (mAP)
  • real-time FPS measurement
  • confusion matrix
  • edge device test

Resume bullet starters

Copy one, then swap in your own numbers.

  • Designed and built a computer vision: real-time object detection using Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch, computer vision

  • Applied edge deployment and dataset annotation to implement, test, and validate the system end-to-end

  • Quantified performance with [insert your result, such as accuracy, error reduction, response time, or load capacity] after iterative tuning

Skills you'll show off

PythonTensorFlow/PyTorchcomputer visionedge deploymentdataset annotationweb dev

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