SENIOR PROJECT: EVENTLY APP

Abstract

Evently is a mobile-first platform designed to improve real-time event discovery and social participation in Astana. The app addresses problem of having no centralized local event information platforms. The platforms are mostly based on social media, e.g. Instagram, or highly commercialized and developed primarily for ticket distribution, e.g. Ticketon. Astana citizens lack a centralized, engaging way to find relevant events, see what their friends are attending or contribute their own listings. Our goal was to develop user-friendly solution that allows users to discover, interact with and create local events via mobile interface backed by a scalable backend. So, Evently con- sists of a native iOS application built by using UIKit and Yandex Maps SDK and integrated with a backend implemented in Go, using PostgreSQL and PostGIS for geospatial data management. Content moderation is handled via an LLM-based service powered by KazLLM, Language model tuned for the Kazakh context.

We followed an iterative, task-driven development methodology over two semesters. Initial work included technology evaluation and UI prototyping in Figma, followed by implementation of the core backend services (event management, booking, user follow system) and frontend modules (map view, event interaction, user profile). All APIs were documented with Swagger and deployed using Docker and GitHub Actions on Google Cloud infrastructure. The result is a clean and modular platform that supports real-time location-based event visibility, content moderation, and personalized user experiences. This report exemplifies the design, implementation, and evaluation of a robust, user-centric computing system addressing a real-world need.