Design Day Awards
On Design Day, the computer science capstone teams compete for four prestigious awards.
The award winning teams and projects are chosen by a distinguished panel of judges who meet with the teams at their displays on the 3rd floor of the Engineering Building throughout the morning.
Visitors are welcome to attend.
CSE 498 capstone teams present their projects on Design Day in a variety of ways. Teams create and set up an exhibit where they demonstrate their projects and answer questions from Design Day attendees, which include corporate clients, families, friends, faculty, and students, along with hundreds of local middle and high school students. In addition, as part of the award competition, teams present their projects to a panel of judges.
The CSE capstone team with the best overall Design Day performance is honored with the
One of the hallmarks of CSE 498 capstone projects is that of praxis, the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice. Teams apply a wide variety of information technologies to produce solutions to complex problems in areas such as business, engineering, computing, and science.
The CSE capstone team that engineers the best software system that is the most technically challenging is recognized with the
Each CSE 498 capstone team produces a video that describes and demonstrates their software product. Starting with a storyboard and a script, teams use Camtasia Studio to synthesize screen recordings, video, audio and other multimedia to produce their project videos.
And the TechSmith Screencast Award goes to...the CSE capstone team with the best project video. The award is sponsored by the creators of Camtasia Studio, TechSmith of Okemos, Michigan.
The CSE 498 experience represents the capstone of the educational career of each computer science major. An intense semester of teamwork produces impressive deliverables that include a formal project plan, formal presentations, software, documentation, a video, and Design Day participation. The resulting sum, the Capstone Experience, is much greater than the parts.
The capstone team that delivers the best overall capstone experience is recognized with the
Design Day Panel of Judges
For the judges from the previous Design Day, see the Design Day Panel of Judges, Fall 2024.
Our thanks to the following distinguished group of people who agreed to served as Design Day judges.
- Conner Bean
Senior Engineer / Techincal Lead
Stripe
San Francisco, California - Mark Buikema
Vice President of Information Technology & Digital Operations
Bissell
Grand Rapids, Michigan - E. J. Dyksen
Software Development Manager
Amazon
Detroit, Michigan - Shelly Desmet
Manager Connected Infotainment Strategy
Volkswagen Group of America
Auburn Hills, Michigan - Garret Gaw
Vice President, Software Development
Amazon
Detroit, Michigan - Rick Grubb
Chief Information Officer
RPM
Royal Oak, Michigan - Thomas Hojnicki
Computer Vision Developer
Lockheed Martin Space
Littleton, Colorado - Tim Korb
Assistant Head, Department of Computer Science
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana - Tony Lambert
Chief Technical Officer
TechSmith
Okemos, Michigan - John Marx
Senior Manager, Software Development
Amazon
Detroit, Michigan
- Ben Maxim
Chief Innovation Officer
MSU Federal Credit Union
East Lansing, Michigan - Rob McCurdy
Deputy Chief Technology Officer
PwC
Detroit, Michigan - Majd Nashwati
Executive Director, Software Engineering
Urban Science
Detroit, Michigan - Spencer Ottarson
Software Engineer
Google
Mountain View, California - Spencer Searle
Senior Director, Cybersecurity
McKesson
Irving, Texas - Betsy Sneller
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan - Jayson Vincent
Chief Technology Officer
Daugherty Enterprises
St. Louis, Missouri - Kristen Williams
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Meijer
Grand Rapids, Michigan - Brad Woodberg
Senior Director of Product Management
Vectra
San Jose, California
