Incorporation of QR codes to provide information about academic conferences, registerattendance, and generate certificates

Goal: Implementation of an application for managing and announcing the activities carried out at an academic conference, which uses QR codes it records attendance at workshops and generate certificates. Method: The Scrum methodology was used; the requirements of the application were captured in user stories; ten Sprints were used. Functionality tests were applied and the System Usability Scale was employed to test usability. Findings: Responsive web application for an academic conference that allows announces activities and disseminates reviews of speakers, records enrollment and registers workshop participants using QR codes, generates and sends certificates of attendance and workshop completion by e-mail. The usability tests placed the application in the B percentile, which is considered acceptable. Contributions: Workshop attendees register by scanning a QR code with a smartphone; this streamlines entry for previously registered attendees, and enables digital certificates of workshop completion to be sent automatically with QR security features that prevent forgery.