2009 Senior Design Award Winning Groups
On May 4 at ECE Day 2009, the ECE Department faculty and staff, visitors from industry, alumni, and others from the Boston University community were treated to 14 truly impressive Senior Design and Senior Honors Theses presentations. Among the presenting groups, three were honored as stand-outs by the ECE Senior Design Project awards committee:
Phoney Money
Winner: PT Hsu Award (outstanding senior design project) and Best Presentation
Team Members: Kevin Allgaier, Brianna Carges, Amy Costandi, Barry Lai, Jeffrey Li
The Phoney Money team developed an iPhone application and point-of-sale acceptance system that enables iPhone users to securely pay for purchases using their phone as a credit card.
A video demonstration of the system is available on our YouTube page.
You can also see a video of the group’s ECE Day presentation.
Macrosoft
Winner: Best Presentation
Team members: Abin Ajayakumar, Moses Chen, Nael Musleh, Christopher Ogorzalek, Patrick Raspante
The Macrosoft team developed a mass-transit arrival monitoring system for the MBTA called “T-Nav.” The system uses GPS, cell phones, and a central server to give users accurate train arrival predictions.
A video demonstration of the system is available on our YouTube page.
You can also see a video of the group’s ECE Day presentation.
The 5 Moniteers
Winner: Best Presentation
Team members: Christopher Arensdorf, Matthew Carey, Shawn Fitzpatrick, Michael Tirgardoon, Andrew Velasco
The 5 Moniteers team designed a personal monitoring system to measure and interpret posture and movement. Applications for the system range from monitoring the mobility patterns of elderly patients to analyzing the movement habits of athletes for sports performance enhancement.
A video demonstration of the system is available on our YouTube page.
You can also see a video of the group’s ECE Day presentation.