University of
Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
EE
Capstone Projects Page
ECE 188: 2024–2025
Instructors: Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov and Chris Cheney
Projects Info:
Welcome
to the EE Capstone Projects Page! There are a number of exciting EE Capstone projects
to choose from during the 2024-2025 academic year. Several of the projects are multidisciplinary
projects, in which an EE team will be paired with teams from ME and/or CE. Many projects are
sponsored either by a research group at UCSB or by one of our industry partners.
Each student team is typically made up of 4-5 students. While teams are independently
responsible for working on and completing their projects, each team is assigned
a mentor, often from the group which is sponsoring the project, to provide
technical guidance and assistance. Student teams work on their projects throughout the entire 2024-2025
academic year, and then present their work at the 2025 College of Engineering
Engineering Design Expo on June 6, 2025. Available 2024-2025 EE and Multidisciplinary
Capstone Projects are described below:
Project Descriptions - Industry Partner Projects:
1.
Sponsor: Arthrex
Project: Automated Platform for Surgical Image Artifact Identification
Video / Resources:
Video Pitch
Mentors: Zachary Dominguez, John Batikian, Nystha Baishya, Jason Metzner (Arthrex)
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 148, ECE 157, ECE 178, ECE 180, ECE 181
Notes: Open to a team of
5 EE students. IP assignment agreement may be required.
2.
Sponsor: ASML
Project: Generative AI for Tin Target Images
Video / Resources:
Video Pitch,
Video About ASML
Mentors: Ivo Houtzager, Mauricio de Oliveira, Andrew Liu, Sean McGrogan, Sam Crisafulli (ASML)
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 148, ECE 157, ECE 178, ECE 180, ECE 181
Notes: Open to a team of
5 EE students. IP assignment agreement may be required.
3.
Sponsor: Deckers
Project: Instrumented Sock:
A Dynamic Shoe Fit Assessment Tool
Mentors: Alec Jessiman (Deckers)
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 148, ECE 152A, ECE 153AB
Notes: Open to a team of
5 EE students. IP assignment agreement may be required.
4.
Sponsor: Google Quantum AI
Project: Wireless Thermal
Sensor Array for Quantum Fabrication Monitoring
Videos / Resources:
Video About Google Quantum AI
Mentors: Jenna Bovaird, Frank Arute (Google QAI)
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 148, ECE 152A, ECE 153AB
Notes: Open to a team of
5 EE students. IP assignment agreement may be required.
5.
Sponsor: HRL Laboratories
Project #1: Millimeter Wave Passive Radar Receiver:
Leveraging 5G mmWave and/or Starlink
Project #2: Drone Based Ground Penetrating
Radar for Buried Item/Wire Detection
Mentors: Evan Schlomann (HRL)
Relevant coursework: ECE 134, ECE 137, ECE 144, ECE 145, ECE 148, ECE 152A, ECE 153AB
Notes: Only one of these projects will be supported.
Open to a team of 5 EE students. IP assignment agreement may be required.
6.
Sponsor: Raytheon Technologies
Project: Autonomous Scout/Delivery UAV/UxV Competition
Videos / Resources:
UCSB Entry in 2024 Competition
Mentors: Ryan Conolley (RTX)
Relevant coursework: ECE 147, ECE 148, ECE 152A, ECE 153AB, ECE 179
Notes: This is a multidisciplinary project open
to 5 EE students and 5 ME students. No IP assignment agreement required.
7.
Sponsor: Teledyne | FLIR
Project: Handheld Calibration Tool for IR Sensors in Hospitals
Mentors: Ryan Helling, Ryan Stevenson (FLIR)
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 137, ECE 142, ECE 150, ECE 152A, ECE 153AB
Notes: This is a multidisciplinary project open to
5 EE students and 5 ME students. IP assignment agreement required.
Project Descriptions - University Research Groups:
8.
Sponsor:
Chandrasekaran Lab
Project:
From light to sound
Mentor: Prof. Shiv Chandrasekaran
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 148, ECE 157, ECE 178, ECE 180, ECE 181
Notes: This is a multidisciplinary project open
to a team of 12 EE students.
9.
Sponsor:
Mostofi Lab
Project:
SuperBots - Robotic Context Inference
Video / Resources:
Video #1,
Video #2
Mentors: Prof. Yasamin Mostofi
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 145, ECE 147, ECE 148, ECE 152A, ECE 153AB, ECE 178, ECE 179, ECE 180, ECE 181
Notes: Open to three independent teams of 4 EE students each.
10.
Sponsor: Naples Lab
Project: F1Tenth Autonomous Car
Racing Competition
Video / Resources: Video
Mentor: Chris Cheney
Relevant coursework: ECE 130, ECE 147, ECE 148, ECE 152, ECE 157, ECE 178, ECE 179, ECE 180, ECE 181
Notes: This is a
competition open to 4-6 teams of 4-5 EE students each.
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