Innovation and imagination filled the air May 1 as fourth-year Lassonde School of Engineering students revealed theirÌýÌýcapstone design projects. The students, who were participating in a competition marking their final year of study, were challenged to develop solutions using engineering technology to real world problems. Grouped into ten teams, the 36 students Ìýtook up the challenge this year in an intensive day of presentations, questions and judging. The event was led by Eng4000 course directorÌý.
The team of Will Lau and Marcin Matynia – both fourth year computer engineering students – took first place in the competition with their project "Operational Transformation". The duoÌýwon theÌýfirst place project prize and the best live demonstration certificate. To learn more, view the team's .
Marcin Matynia (left) with Will Lau
Taking second place and winning the best video prize were Lassonde students Jatin Behl,ÌýMilandeepÌýShergill,ÌýKhady LoÌýSeck and Manjeet Kaur for their project "SafetyFirst". View the group'sÌý.
Back row: From left, Milandeep Shergill and Jatin Behl. Front row: From left: Khady Lo Seck and Manjeet Kau
In third place and taking the best poster certificate wasÌýBotblocks - A Modular Robotic Development ProgramÌýcreated by the team of Isaac DeSouza, Md Zahed Hossain, Robert Mete, James Timbreza and Jookhun M Ishfaaq. View the goup'sÌý.
From left: Robert Mete, James Timbreza, Ishfaaq M. Jookhun, Issac DeSouza and Md. Zahed Hossain
Industry representatives judging the student projects were:
- Jason Falbo – VP Engineering, Mircom
- Leonardo Bonifacio - Analyst, SHI Consulting
- Matthew Rosato – R&D Portfolio Manager, COM DEV International Ltd.
- Sunil Chavda – Corporate Development Director,ÌýCOM DEV International Ltd.
- Kam Leong, PEng. – FEC Project Manager, Metrolinx
- Tom Douramakos – CEO & President, GuestLogix Inc.
- Lain Russell – Meteorological R&D, Pelmorex Media Inc.
Judges from the Lassonde School of Engineering were:
- Prof. Andrew Eckford
- Prof. Sebastian Magierowski
- Prof.ÌýJack Z. Jiang
- Prof. Amir Asif
- Prof.ÌýRichard Hornsey
- Prof.ÌýCostas Armenakis
- Prof.ÌýBurton Ma
- Prof.ÌýGeorge Tourlakis
A full gallery of pictures from the day is available on the .