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By Rich Kildare

Capstone 2015 top prizes were announced at the Capstone poster presentions held on June 4th, 2015, at UCSB.

Best Computer Engineering CS189A/B Capstone Project
Struct By Lightning: smart assistant integrated with video-conferencing that observes the stream and provides real-time assistance and info.
Team: Trevor Frese (lead), Evan Crook, Britt Christy, Kevin Malta

Best Electrical & Computer Engineering ECE188A/B Capstone Project
inferno: a wireless hands-free thermal imager for firefighting / search & rescue.
Team: Jason Farkas and Sean Tauber

Best Computer Engineering ECE188A/B Capstone Project
Open Sesame: a portable door security accessory that can unlock doors remotely w/ WiFi via an android or iOS app.
Team: Eric Taba, Grant Apodaca, Jeffrey Bolin, Richie Agpaoa, Evin Sellin

During their senior year, all Computer Engineering (ECE & CS 189A/B) and some Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE 188A/B) students take a multiple quarter Senior Project course also known as the Senior “Capstone” Project.

The Capstone project gives students the opportunity to put their education into practice. Students, working in small teams, design and engineer innovative hardware and software systems. At the end of the Spring quarter the final projects are presented at a full-day, industry-sponsored event where student groups publicly present their projects and participate in an outdoor lunchtime project demonstration and poster event.

You can learn more about the projects at the following webpages:

Video of the 2015 Capstone event

2015 Capstone Senior Project Presentation Day

Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Projects

Computer Engineering and Computer Science Senior Projects