ECE Seniors Awarded for Capstone Projects
On May 10, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering celebrated its seniors with a dinner reception during which teams were awarded for their capstone design projects. The projects—which serve as the culmination of the students’ undergraduate Villanova Engineering experience—represented a variety of initiatives, from enabling an elephant telepresence for the Philadelphia Zoo to applying game theory to drone search strategies for Harris Corporation. Other projects focused on international development through the Villanova Engineering Service Learning program.
A panel of alumni judges awarded prizes as follows:
Karol Pierre, Dr. Pritpal Singh and Lauren Henderson (not pictured: Gibel Sowe and Sarah Chen)
Service Project Award: Intranet and Solar Energy System in the Galapagos (see related story)
Computer Engineering seniors Sarah Chen, Lauren Henderson, Karol Pierre and Gibel Sowe
Advisor: Dr. Pritpal Singh
Department Chair Dr. Bijan Mobasseri, Marie Maguire ’69 EE, Matthew Massina, Christopher LeClerc, James Galasso and Shelly Henling
Marie Maguire Award: Uni-Park
Computer Engineering majors James Galasso, Shelly Henling and Matthew Massina, and Electrical Engineering major Christopher LeClerc
Advisor: George Simmons
Winners of the Brian Anderson Memorial Award: Patrick Hannagan, Elia Palmese, Dr. Nisha Kondrath, Thomas Sangiorgio and Michael White
Brian Anderson Memorial Award: Electric Guitar Amplifier
Electrical Engineering seniors Patrick Hannagan, Elia Palmese, Thomas Sangiorgio and Michael White
Advisor: Dr. Nisha Kondrath
Dr. Mark Jupina, Samuel Cooney and Ibukunoluwa Sanni (not pictured: Qi Hao)
Brian McCarthy Award: Virtual Reality Mind Control
Computer Engineering senior Samuel Cooney and Electrical Engineering majors Qi Hao and Ibukunoluwa Sanni
Advisor: Dr. Mark Jupina