HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN & ENGINEERING
CAPSTONE SHOWCASE

Quirkworks - Making At-grade Light Rail crossings safer for Pedestrians

Sponsor: Sound Transit
HCDE master's team
Students: Swati Sachdeva, John Strohschein, Rohini Mohandoss, Sushmidha Jawahar 

Mapping Gen Z’s outdoor communities, one pin at a time 

Sponsor: Google Maps
HCDE master's team
Students: Barbara Singhakiat, Raveena Dhegaskar, Akeeksha Kashyap, Katherine Swei

Expedia B: Group Trip Planning

Sponsor: Expedia
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Lilli An, Anjinee Nair, Daphanie Chan, Claire Surbeck

Uber Flow: Seamless EV Charging Experiences

Sponsor: Uber
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Sehe Choi, Rebecca Gulbrandsen, Anushreya Karir, Esther Sohn

Expedia A: Redesigning the Trip Planning Process with Expedia

Sponsor: Expedia
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Wynne Tseng, Samra Alebachew, Olivia Yau, Beza Aramde

Empowering Actionable Insights to Elevate Patient Care 

Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital
HCDE master's team
Students: David Nguyen, Aditi Jain, Nina Lascano

Sleepsmart: Enhancing Children's Sleep Management

Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital
HCDE master's team
Students: Julia (Hyerin) Choi, Saumya Goyal, Leah Oh, Jinhan Wu

🏆 2024 CAPSTONE AWARD: INNOVATION 🏆

GlucoSense: A simple way to map out your life and make sense of your glucose data

Sponsor: Microsoft CX
HCDE master's team
Students: Tiffany Li, Helen (Ruoxi) Li, Michelle Wu, Jeeah Eom

JumpStartCSR: Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Athlete Health Data

Sponsor: JumpstartCSR
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Stefan D'Souza, Olivia Musenga, Liam Salas, Ivy Xu

Solis: Dorm-Integrated Sleep Optimization System

Sponsor: Building H
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Chi Tran, Isha Narayanan, Bella Mariani, Andrew Doty

🏆 2024 CAPSTONE AWARD: BRAVERY 🏆

Globally Accessible Water Testing

Sponsor: PATH
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Sam Ferguson, Casey Kelly, Tyler Bartholomew, René Cappella

Care, Just a Click Away: Reshaping UW Medicine's Location Search Experience

Sponsor: UW Medicine
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Qichang (Daniel) Gao, Borui Wang, Carly Minow, Congyi Zhu

Empowering Rural Communities: Enhancing Water Communication in Ghana

Sponsor: PATH
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Rebecca Chan, Stacie Bood, Huy Mai, Anagha Yodtare

Using Microsoft tools to design an AI-powered work management tool for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sponsor: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Caitlyn Ackerman, Ashley Vu, Austin Yung, Jess Kuo

Smart Chart: Al powered support for speech language pathologists

Sponsor: National AI Institute for Exceptional Education
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Ujjval Chopra, Andrew Kwon, Sam Roberts, Shivansh Shekhar

Sound Ethics, Smart Radio: Personalized Audio Experiences (feat. AI)

Sponsor: iHeartRadio
HCDE master's team
Students: Chris Baldoria, Kaustubh Yadav, Aneesha Lakra, Harsheen Vohra

AI Director: Effortless Video Production

Sponsor: Decohere
HCDE master's team
Students: Wenxin Wang, Deeksha Meshram, Haotian Wu, Maomao Ding

SONY B: Sony Harmony: Reimagining Live Streaming

Sponsor: Sony
HCDE master's team
Students: Tina Tran, Annie Yang, Kalpitha Jagadeesh, Hamedia Jemal

Amplifying Gratuity in a Lending Library

Sponsor: Community Gearbox
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Chris Yamasaki, Justin Yang, Erik Onsager, Andrew Christensen

SONY A: Imagining the next generation of at-home social experiences with Sony

Sponsor: Sony
HCDE master's team
Students: Cassandra Johnson, Jessica Hord, Zuoya Jia, Rodrigo Tarriba

City of Bellevue A: Signs of the Times: Enhancing Bellevue's Park Signage for All

Sponsor: City of Bellevue
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Mia Oscarsson, Annie Lu, Eileen Zhang, Kelly Tong

Improving the UW DRS Testing Accommodation Experience

Sponsor: UW DRS
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Wang Lushan, Alex Luo, Yanfu Liu, Hiromu Sugiyama

Northeast Seattle Tool Library Usability Redesign

Sponsor: Seattle REconomy
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Ava Lim, Samuel Pina, Cynthia Yan, Skye Wright

UX Research & Strategy Redesigned for Community and Events

Sponsor: UX Research & Strategy
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Eric Zhao, Jonah Quist, Bryan So, Tommy Erikson

City of Bellevue B: Creating Unity for Utilities Assistance

Sponsor: City of Bellevue
HCDE master's team
Students: Avani Babar, Kan Bassi, Kimberly Johnson, Mina Kang, Shadmani Shaikh

Hyperlocal composting? Uhh-What is that? - An interactive exhibit for Restaurant 2 Garden

Sponsor: Restaurant2Garden
HCDE master's team
Students: Theertha Shetty, Lige Yang, Ribhav Dhingra, Susanne Duman

City of Bellevue C: Transforming Navigation for Bellevue Parks and Community Services

Sponsor: Bellevue Parks & Community Services
HCDE master's team
Students: Kunal Mehta, Akankshya Sahoo, Jeff Pabst, Vaishali Vashisht

🏆 2024 CAPSTONE AWARD: IMPACT 🏆

Kawsay Pachamama: Growing Backyard Gardens in the Peruvian Amazon

HCDE master's team
Students: Fiona Sun, Kevin Shum

GetGreen: Building Eco-Habits Through Gamified Mobile Engagement

Sponsor: GetGreen
HCDE master's team
Students: Cheewen Jing, Tiffany Dewitt , Vivian Xiao, Frances Yang

City of Bellevue D: Team Bellevue To Recycle Rescue

Sponsor: City of Bellevue Utility Services
HCDE master's team
Students: Stephanie Xie, Katie Arriaga, Juliana Longoria, Gabrielle Kyra Sumilang

Reviving  the Edmonds Historical Museum

Sponsor: Edmonds-South Snohomish Historical Society
HCDE master's team
Students: Rohan Pal, Angela Chan, Celina Garcia, Crys Sahae

Interactive College and Career Planning Platform

Sponsor: Uprooted Academy
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Hannah Nash, Lesley Yan, William Pak, Nada Khalil

🏆 2024 CAPSTONE AWARD: IMPACT 🏆

Designing a Marketplace for Ed-Tech Products/Smart Technologies

Sponsor: SMART Technologies
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Esther Cui, Amisha Gupta, Pim Jitnavasathien, Ha Tien Nguyen

Crafting Meaningful Remote Mentorships at Microsoft

Sponsor: Microsoft
HCDE master's team
Students: Park Sophie, Gabriella Cronk, Kelsey Yeh, Connie Yang

Pocket Pals: Supporting Adult Friendships Through Play and Connection

HCDE master's team
Students: Kelsen Kitchen, Naomi Johnson, Miranda Elliott, Grace Swanson

Leveraging Microsoft Solutions for Small Farm Efficiency, Sustainability, and Community Impact

Sponsor: Microsoft
HCDE master's team
Students: Luka Liu, Adhiraj Gorule, Emily Bascom, Abhinav Sunil

Cancer Compass: Helping patients learn information with confidence

Sponsor: Microsoft CX
HCDE master's team
Students: David Ju, Joyce Tsui, Samuel Fleet, Lily Yang

LifePattern.AI: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Personalized Health Journeys

Sponsor: LifePattern.AI
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Hari Rathnam, Uzair Zaman, Doan Nguyen, Kunal Anand

SMARTeach: Tool for professors to create more interactive, customized and monitorable course materials

Sponsor: SMART Technologies
HCDE master's team
Students: Jisu Park, Yilei Dai, Pranali Raorane, Vaishnavi Gaikwad

Tune in to the Future: Reimagining Audio Experiences with AI

Sponsor: iHeartRadio
HCDE master's team
Students: Celeste Zhao, Tracy Nguyen, Patricia Ho, Ganesh Karthik

Navigating a Pendulum of Emotions Online

Sponsor: Pendulum Intelligence
HCDE master's team
Students: Alex Boltz, Sai Ma, Swathi Balaji, Yani Liu

Microsoft Learn: Thrive Developer Community with Learnovative with Online Learning

Sponsor: Microsoft
HCDE master's team
Students: Margaret Hsiao, Anne Fan, Shay Gu, Zelia Lai

🏆 2024 CAPSTONE AWARD: BRAVERY 🏆

Using AI to automatically edit surgical videos and enhance documentation

Sponsor: UW Medicine-Otolaryngology
HCDE master's team
Students: Ariel Koh, Jack Patton, Warisha Soomro, Helen Ling, Jenn Dela Cruz

🏆 2024 CAPSTONE AWARD: INNOVATION 🏆

VR Scavenger Hunt: Exploring Central District's Musical History and Culture

Sponsor: RevereXR
HCDE undergraduate team
Students: Kristie Lee, Isha Madan, Iris Kim, Kaitlyn Musni

SONY C: SonySphere: Transforming live music at home with immersive technology

Sponsor: Sony
HCDE master's team
Students: Marianna Nam, Amodini Khade, Dave Cai, Winnie Hou

Virtual Community Space to Support BIPOC Mental Health

Sponsor: Seattle Public Library
HCDE master's team
Students: Quang Nguyen, Yangtian Yan, Cynthia Xin, James Tran

SONY D: Tuning in Together: Leveraging Mixed Reality for Social TV Watching

Sponsor: Sony
HCDE master's team
Students: Jacob Ybarra, Ben Yamron, Prerna Rao, Nick Moolenijzer, Jim Kim