Program and Result
Seventh Edition - Fall 2019
MIX@Fenwick * October 25, 2019 * 1PM - 3PM
MIX@Fenwick * October 25, 2019 * 1PM - 3PM
1:00 PM - Welcome address
1:10 PM - T.A.L.E (Second Place)
1:20 PM - Floral Furs (Third Place)
1:30 PM - SPRINT (Second Place)
1:40 PM - RISIPI, Inc. (Honorable Mention)
1:50 PM - Urban Air Mobility Transportation System (Honorable Mention)
2:00 PM - AMP-R (Third Place)
2:10 PM - Simulation for the Operational Design of a Vertiport (Honorable Mention)
2:20 PM - edMe Personalized Readers (Honorable Mention)
2:30 PM - Break
2:50 PM - Awards Presentation
Arian Amini (SEOR, aaminial@gmu.edu), Hamza Abshir (SEOR); Advisor: Dr. Lance Sherry (SEOR)
ASEP/CSEP certificates, offered by International Counsel on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), are valuable for companies who hire Systems Engineers. Candidates who apply for these companies can gain an advantage over other candidates who apply for the same job by having ASEP or CSEP certificate in their resume. Since gaining the certificate requires passing a multiple choice two-hours exam based on INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook, there are knowledge, time and cost gap in order to pass the certificate exam. TALE will bridge these gaps by offering a reliable and affordable training.
Jackie Kalinowski (SSPG, jkalinow@gmu.edu)
Floral Furs seeks to bring fun and colorful outerwear that are sure to liven up any snow storm! Floral Furs bring the opulence of luxury of owning a fur coat – while maintaining individuality. Our coats are made of completely synthetic fiber that does not require the harming of animals or tedious garment upkeep. We bring a modern twist to your mother’s fur coat that will leave you feeling warm and bright.
Mallory Jones (SEOR, mjones61@gmu.edu), Varun Kripanandan (SEOR, vkripana@gmu.edu), Misbah Abdul-Khadir (SEOR, mabdulkh@gmu.edu), Ethan Farmer (SEOR, efarmer@gmu.edu); Advisor: Sherry Lance (SEOR)
Sprinters start and complete their races in less than a minute, it is hard for coaches to provide feedback. Similarly, sprinters have a limited perspective on what is taking place during their race. Therefore, sprinters have no means of receiving feedback in order to improve their performance in real time. This is a problem because many sprinters are unable to reach their potential and suffer from subpar performance in races. The SPRINT team has designed a wearable device that will record athlete’s form and speed in real time and provide instantaneous feedback to ultimately improve the performance of the athlete.
Amini Bonane, Student (SOB&CHSS, abonane@gmu.edu), Greg Sullivan (SSPG, gsulliv6@gmu.edu), Ben MendsCole (CS, bmendsco@gmu.edu), Toby Nmoh (ME, cnmoh2@gmu.edu), Rachit Bhagat (SOB alumni, rbhagat@gmu.edu)
RISIPI is a social tech company; actively harnessing the power of intercultural competence, to combat food inequity and plastic pollution. We do so by providing a platform for communities to share traditional recipes, methods of preparing meals to fit alternative dietary lifestyles, and locate local fresh food markets. The more options our users have; the less tempted they are to contribute to food and plastic waste. We also donate a % of our profits to fighting food deserts causing chronic disease. RISIPI provides the convenience of a healthy cookbook accessible at any time, without sacrificing the timeless taste of tradition.
Lauren Flenniken (SEOR, lflennik@gmu.edu), Mary Taylor (SEOR, mtaylo40@gmu.edu), Anderson Barreal (SEOR, abarreal@gmu.edu), Jason Nembhard (SEOR, jnembha@gmu.edu)
Our enterprise is transporting people through the Washington, DC region. Rapid growth in the area have made travel times increase. Current surface transportation systems are subject to an unreliable nature due to congestion. This leaves urban travelers with constraints when it comes to getting to high-valued events on-time. The industry that we are looking at to perform transporting customers more reliably is urban air mobility. Customers will arrive to their destinations on-time and faster than any transportation system available. We have explored the demographics of job density, growth population, education, and income to determine the exact areas that will be supported by our system.
Arti Shala (ECE, ashala2@masonlive.gmu.edu), Jorge Romero (NVCC, jorgeromero5055@gmail.com)
The AMP R is a smart IoT powered restaurant pager that integrates with the restaurant POS and notifies customers when their food is ready, as well as providing an estimated wait time for their meal to be ready. In addition, the AMP - R provides free and convenient smartphone charging for a party of 4. The AMP - R not only automates labor for the restaurant, it also improves the customer experience overall!
Megan Taylor (SEOR, mtaylo39@gmu.edu), Andy Park (SEOR, apark22@gmu.edu), Asya Saldanli (SEOR, asaldanl@gmu.edu), Alex Brown (SEOR, abrown76@gmu.edu)
Surface transportation in urban areas causes friction for local economies. Advances in technologies have enabled a development of low-cost electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. They perform Urban Air Mobility (UAM) bypassing congested surface traffic. One necessary component of a UAM transportation system are Vertiports. Vertiports are complex, adaptive systems with multiple configurations of pads to accommodate landing, deplaning, battery swap, enplaning, and takeoff. To maximize throughput considering many constraints, their configuration must be designed through a complex optimization of the design space. This project will design a simulation for architects and property owners to trade-off alternate Vertiport designs.
Michael Briscoe (CEHD, mbriscoe@masonlive.gmu.edu); Doctoral Advisor: Dr. Angela Miller (CEHD)
We are developing personalized reading journeys for students, initially focused on grades 4-5, with the vision of having them for grades 3-10. Each journey has texts students enjoy from their favorite fiction to informational texts on topics they enjoy. Each text has chapter-by-chapter questions that emphasize the vocabulary, reading comprehension and summary questions that can give immediate formative feedback on their understanding. In addition, each book includes projects that examine plot, character and story in depth. Nonfiction books include laboratories that are described in depth so students can see the science and technology in action. These personalized readers are available in print and through a membership to myedme.com.
CEHD – College of Education and Human Development;
CHSS – College of Humanities and Social Sciences;
NVCC – Northern Virginia Community College;
SOB – School of Business;
SSPG – Schar School of Policy and Government;
VSE – Volgenau School of Engineering;
CS - Department of Computer Science in VSE;
ECE- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in VSE;
ME - Department of Mechanical Engineering in VSE;
SEOR - Department of System Engineering and Operation Research in VSE;