Capstone Projects from Previous Years

Vdoop is a virtualization environment for learning Map/Reduce programming techniques used by companies like Google and Yahoo.	Connect RD allows video conferencing on the desktop using the web browser only and the ability to incorporate audio-only participants via voice-over-IP.
Time Share is a software that enables teams to manage, share, modify, and synchronize files at any location.	Cyborg transcribed voicemail application incorporating SMS, Email and more on Google's Android mobile device platform.
Visual Voice is a phone application which allows users to view and play voicemails in a user friendly GUI environment.	Picard used MapReduce and Cloud Computing to try to win the Netflix Prize, a recommendation algorithm competition.

A Chance to Shape Industry

Capstone course sequence presents an opportunity to develop innovative solutions to real industry problems. Student teams work on challenge problems suggested by industry leaders. Solutions to these problems require innovative approaches that are at the frontier of the available technology. Capstone course sequence is offered during the Winter and Spring quarters and the Capstone projects are presented to public during the Capstone Presentation Day at the end of the Spring quarter.

What are recent graduates saying about Capstone?

"CS189 not only helped me during job interviews but also the project I am working on with PowerPoint is very similar to the project that my group worked on (the online slide sharing app)"

— Melissa Hunter, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft

"As far as getting a job goes, CMPSC 189 is probably one of the most useful things you can do as an undergrad."

— Brendan Blackwood, iContact.

"Many projects I am working on now I find myself going through the same steps I did in CMPSC 189 class. From gathering requirements, producing design specs, and ultimately presenting my work."

— Chris Fattarsi, Web Developer, NASA Ames Research Center