The Content-Based Movie Recommender is a machine learning project that uses Demo dashboard and Collaborative filtering model, built and evaluated with SQLite / Postgres storage. It follows a reproducible, modular workflow where data preparation, model training, evaluation, and serving stay clearly separated. The project emphasizes solid engineering alongside modelling, so it can be extended, retrained, and presented confidently as a final year capstone.
Existing approaches to this problem are often manual, inconsistent, and unable to scale with larger or noisier data. Without a data-driven system built on Collaborative filtering model and SQLite / Postgres storage, decisions are slow and prone to bias, and there is no structured way to measure performance or adapt to changing patterns over time.
This project develops an end-to-end ML solution that ingests data through Demo dashboard, builds and tunes a model with SQLite / Postgres storage, and exposes results through Hybrid scoring module. The workflow is designed for reproducibility and easy retraining, with clear evaluation metrics and logging. It delivers faster, consistent, data-backed results and can be extended to related problems with minimal changes.
SQLite / Postgres storage
Surprise / implicit libraries
Python 3.11+
Reproducible environment (requirements lock)
Structured logging and error handling
Configuration-driven settings
Pandas / NumPy
Reproducible pipeline around Demo dashboard and Collaborative filtering model
Configurable model and evaluation settings
Clear metrics, plots, and logging
Modular, reusable components
Documented API or interface for results
Easy retraining with new data
The project is organized in layers: the data layer prepares and validates inputs through Demo dashboard; the modelling layer trains and tunes the model with SQLite / Postgres storage and Collaborative filtering model; and the serving layer exposes predictions via Hybrid scoring module. Shared configuration, evaluation, and logging modules support every layer, and the whole pipeline is version-controlled and reproducible. This structure makes the project easy to debug, benchmark, and extend.
Set up the Python environment, project structure, and configuration files.
Acquire and clean the dataset, building the data layer with Demo dashboard.
Perform feature engineering and build the modelling pipeline with SQLite / Postgres storage.
Train, tune, and evaluate the model, integrating Collaborative filtering model for validation.
Build the serving layer with Hybrid scoring module and connect end-to-end flows.
Write tests, add logging, and document results with visualizations.
Package the project and prepare the demo and viva report.
Master end-to-end machine learning project workflows
Apply Matrix factorization techniques and Implicit feedback modelling on real data
Build reproducible and maintainable ML code
Evaluate models with the right metrics
Present and defend a complete ML project in viva
Serve the model as a REST API for real-time predictions
Add automated retraining and drift monitoring
Containerize and deploy with CI/CD
Integrate explainability for every prediction
The Content-Based Movie Recommender demonstrates a professional, end-to-end machine learning approach — from data and modelling to evaluation and serving. It is reproducible, practical, and easy to present, making it a strong final year ML project that stands out to examiners and recruiters alike.
