CCNY BEAT+ Capstone Program

BEAT+: Adding Branding and Entrepreneurship for Real-World  Applications Using Emerging Technologies

Description

Starting in 2011, the CS/CpE/EE joint senior design program built on our existing the six-credit capstone/senior design course structure in CS, CpE and EE, but with a new concentration on assistive technologies for people in need. For nine years, over 200 students graduated from our joint program. In Fall 2019, supported by the CCNY CEN Course Innovation Grant from Moxie Foundation, we at the Grove School of Engineering worked with the Branding + Integrated Communications (BIC) Creative Track in the Media and Communication Department and Zahn Innovation Center to push our Assistive Technology program to a new level, leading to BEAT: Branding and Entrepreneurship of Assistive Technology for Social Good. The current CCNY BEAT+ Program is an extended version of BEAT, by broadening the scope of both real world applications and emerging technologies. BEAT+ emphasizes four components: Branding, Entrepreneurship, Applications, and Technologies. Undergraduate Seniors in CS and CpE work in teams to design emerging technical solutions in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Assistive Technology (AT), data analytics and app development skills to solve real-world application problems for social good and national priorities. Teams learn basic branding principles (how to design user interfaces and communicate with end users and community partners about their technical solutions) and basics of entrepreneurship (customer discovery, business models, etc.). Teams are encouraged to participate in academic research projects, the CCNY Zahn Innovation competitions and NYSID’s CREATE competition. We invite collaborators from both academia and industry as the BEAT+ mentors and evaluators. Students are expected to learn new software/hardware tools and skills by doing their projects. We have work with multiple partners on Assistive Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Surveillance and Security, and Inclusive Urban Space, and look forward to new applications and partnerships.

Acknowledgements

The BEAT+ Capstone projects are current supported by CEN Course Innovation Grant from Moxie Foundation, the CCNY Zahn Innovation Center and NYSID CREATE Program. Past projects have been supported by NSF GARDE Program for Course Development on Assistive Technology to Aid Visually Impaired People (Award #1160046), VentureWell (formerly NCIIA) Course and Program Grant on Human and Machine Intelligence – Perception, Computation and Action (#10087-12).

Current Partners

Yearly Project Pages

Fall 2024 – Spring 2025.CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: BEAT+: Adding Branding and Entrepreneurship for Real-World Applications Using Emerging Technologies: AI, AR, AT, and Apps,  The City College of New York. Fall 2024  CSC 59866 Capstone I Class Meet Time & Location:  Tuesday 11:00AM – 01:30PM [In-Person Location: NAC 5/142][For some reviews and presentations: Zoom Link (passcode will be sent via email)]

Fall 2023 – Spring 2024.CSc  59866/7 Capstone I/II: BEAT+: Adding Branding and Entrepreneurship for Real-World Applications Using Emerging Technologies: AI, AR, AT, and Apps,  The City College of New York. Spring 2024  CSC 59867-1CD (21958)Capstone II Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 9:30AM – 12:00PM [ In-person Room: Shepard S-276]  [ Zoom Link for External Evaluations (passcode will be sent via email)];Fall 2023  CSC 59866-1DD (20069)Capstone I Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 11:00AM – 01:30PM [In-Person Location: NAC 6/329][For some reviews and presentations: Zoom Link (passcode will be sent via email)]

Fall 2022 -Spring 2023.CSc  59866/7 Capstone I/II: BEAT+: Adding Branding and Entrepreneurship for Real-World Applications Using Emerging Technologies: AI, AR, AT, and Apps,  The City College of New York. (Spring 2023  CSC 59867-1CD (21958)Capstone II Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 9:30AM – 12:00PM NAC 6/136  [ Zoom Link for External Evaluations (passcode will be sent via email)]; Fall 2022  CSC 59866-1CD (24239))Capstone I Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 10:00AM – 12:30PM [In-Person: NAC 5/109]  [Zoom Link for Presentations] (passcode will be sent via email)

Fall 2021 – Spring 2022.CSc  59866/7 Capstone I/II: BEAT+: Adding Branding and Entrepreneurship for Real-World Applications Using Emerging Technologies: AI, AR, AT, and Apps,  The City College of New York. Spring 2022  CSC 59867-1CD (41543)Capstone II Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 10:45AM – 01:15PM NAC 7/313A  [ Zoom Link for External Evaluations (passcode will be sent via email)]; Fall 2021  CSC 59866-1CD (52494)Capstone I Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 11:00AM – 01:30PM  Zoom Link (passcode will be sent via email)

Fall 2020 – Spring 2021. CSc  59866/7 Capstone I/II: BEAT: Branding and Entrepreneurship of Assistive Technology for Social Good,  The City College of New York. Spring 2021  CSC 59867-01 (32136) Capstone II Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday (About Every Two Weeks; Details on the course page) 10:45AM – 01:15PM  Zoom Link (passcode has been sent via email in Fall 2020); Fall 2020  CSC 59866-1CD (52494) Capstone I Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 11:00AM – 01:30PM  Zoom Link (passcode will be sent via email)

Fall 2019 – Spring 2020. CSc  59866/7 Capstone I/II: BEAT: Branding and Entrepreneurship of Assistive Technology for Social Good,  The City College of New York. Spring 2020  Capstone II Class Meet Time & Location:  Biweekly Monday 11:00AM – 01:30PM  Room NAC 6/214 -check schedule please; Fall 2019  Capstone I Class Meet Time & Location:  Monday 11:00AM – 01:30PM  Room NAC 6/268

2018 Fall – 2019 Spring. CSC  59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design on Smart Living and Assistive Technologies for People in Need

2017 Fall – 2018 Spring. CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design on Smart Living and Assistive Technologies for People in Need 

2016 Fall – 2017 Spring. CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design on Smart Living and Assistive Technologies for People in Need 

2015 Fall – 2016 Spring. CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design on Smart Living and Assistive Technologies for People in Need 

2014 Fall – 2015 Spring. CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design on Smart Living and Assistive Technologies for People in Need 

2013 Fall – 2014 Spring. CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design on Smart Living and Assistive Technologies for People in Need 

2012 Fall – 2013 Spring. CSc 59866/7 Capstone I/II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design On Assistive Technology for the Blind 

2011 Fall – 2012 Spring. CSc 59867 Capstone II: CS/CpE/EE Joint Senior Design Program On Assistive Technology