Microsoft Azure Lab Services (ALS) provides on-demand or scheduled access to pre-configured VM’s to execute classes, trainings, and workshops. Last year, ALS released a new update consisting of improved and enhanced functionalities. Research insights suggest that customers take 1-month for migration, facing problems like frequent manual configurations, inconsistent documentation & hassle of communicating with customer service teams. The goal of this project is to design and develop a seamless migration experience, that enables customers to seamlessly migrate to the latest version. This migration experience reduced operational overhead for customers, empowering them to focus on tasks that effectively matter the most.

E-commerce has been around for a while, however, shoppers are faced with decision paralysis with the abundance of options available online. Our backend technology, E-Telligence API, automatically searches the web to identify other websites where a specific product is available, enabling shoppers to compare prices and make an informed decision quickly. Our sponsor, NetPrism, plans to add this technology in their browser extension.

NetPrism develops software for understanding e-commerce trends. Our capstone project addresses the common problem of uncertainty in determining the best time to purchase a product. To solve this issue, we developed a Machine Learning model that leverages thousands of historical price data points to accurately predict the price of a product in the next 30 days. Our Price Prediction model provides graphical price predictions that enable individuals to make informed purchasing decisions, leading to more effective allocation of resources and less overspending. Our project demonstrates the utility of data analytics in bettering everyday finances.

Pantry Pals is a mobile app addressing the pressing issue of food waste and its impact on the environment. The app enables users to effortlessly build personalized meal plans, keep track of their pantry inventory, and provide valuable information on sustainable eating in order to reduce food waste. Through extensive data analysis, Pantry Pals also provides personalized tips, such as meal planning suggestions based on preferences and waste reduction tips, empowering individuals to reduce their environmental impact while improving their overall health. PantryPals promotes responsible consumption, fosters a sustainable food system, and contributes to a greener future for our planet.

Alli Connect (formerly called Thrivelution) seeks to address the urgent mental health needs of Gen Z by offering an innovative platform that pairs patients with their ideal therapists, resulting in better outcomes for both parties. Our team, Psychormation, is integrating the current web service from Alli Connect into a mobile application that provides a much-needed and accessible solution for Gen Z's mental health challenges. Using our mobile application, clients can complete an onboarding survey to receive personalized therapist recommendations, view detailed therapist profiles, and easily connect with the therapists they are interested in.

Through a carefully designed blend of hardware/software engineering and ethical hacking, Weapon of Mass Disconnection (WMD) is able to deliver an engaging and fruitful learning experience on cybersecurity and systems programming, two fields that bear utmost importance in today's connected and digital information world. WMD is built with an audience of diverse age and interest in mind and tailors to individual learners and classrooms alike. WMD furthers cybersecurity outreach and offers approachable embedded engineering education to create knowledge that will increase cybersecurity awareness and inspire many for their careers and passion in electrical, computer engineering or information sciences.

The 7 Forms of Respect quiz and assessment tool from CuriosityBased assists teams in building respectful relationships in the workplace. Continuing a previous Capstone engagement, our team developed a more streamlined solution built upon Google Suite and Google Apps Script. The project scope included creating a quiz interface that is intuitive, a more functional test result PDF page, and an eCommerce integration enabling users to purchase a premium assessment if desired. As a Women and minority-owned enterprise, CuriosityBased can leverage the revamped solution to reach an even greater number of stakeholders while reducing manual intervention for the in-house team.

The goal of this Capstone project is to investigate the qualities of journals that accept software articles, how they communicate those expectations to authors, and how many articles have been published in recent years. Between 2014-2021, there has been a steady upward trend in the number of software articles published. Most journals do not give authors clear instructions about the expectations for software articles; however, of those that do, archiving, persistent links, and documentation are usually required. We hope that this data will draw attention to the myriad of guidelines and issues in software articles and journals.