Capstone
Explore student-led capstone projects, their real-world problems, technical solutions, teams, and project resources.
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SFI Foundation 2026–27
A CSP capstone continuing the SFI Foundation modernization prototype with searchable safety standards, ML-assisted spec matching, browser-based equipment detection, personal gear tracking, and staff management tools.
Team: Ruhaan Bansal, Arya Taghavi Zargar, Deyar Raissadat, Ishan Jha, Ishan Khandelwal, Vayun Shekhar
Poway Veterans Organization 2026–27
A CSP capstone continuing the PVO redesign with guided veteran assistance, streamlined volunteer onboarding, an AI support chatbot, and accessibility-first improvements including adjustable reading and display tools.
Team: Pranav, Aadi, Will
Friends of the Poway Library 2026–27
A CSP capstone continuing the previous Friends of the Poway Library prototype with a searchable bookstore catalog, events and newsletters, volunteer and donation pathways, community history, profiles, and library-themed games.
Team: Arjun Ganesh — Scrum Master; Nathan Trieu — Developer 1; Raadin Ansari — Developer 2
SRFSC Website Redesign Examples
Visual mockup examples showing how the Scripps Ranch Fire Safe Council website could be redesigned for clarity, urgency, and action.
Team: Krish Kelageri, Jasan Boprai, Shourya Patel
OCS Submissions
Umbrella capstone covering three groups' work on the assignment/submission system: assignment creator permissions, submission analytics, and AI grading.
Groups: Assignment Creator Permissions, Submission Analytics, AI Grading
Oncology and Kids Cancer Association
CSP
This capstone project aims to connect and educate both cancer families and cancer patients. We aim to create a platform where people can learn more about cancer on a biological level through interactive learning modules, as well as connect cancer patients through interactive multiplayer games. Rather than cancer websites having long strings of text, people of all ages will be able to easily navigate, learn, and play through these new and advanced modules.
Team: Salma, Isha, Aashi, and Emily
UESL Accessible Game Maker 2.0
An accessible game creation platform guiding participants through templates, live themes, and IDD-focused comfort profiles before keyboard-friendly playtesting. Versioned state validates choices, restores browser drafts, and exports engine-ready configurations for UESL’s advanced editor and GameEnginev1.2.
Team: Ishan, Rohan, Adhvay
RFID + Camera-Correlated Classroom Presence
A low-cost Raspberry Pi UHF RFID system that tracks device presence at the doorway and correlates it with an existing face-scanning camera system to determine true student presence, period by period.
Team: Ruta Sirdeshmukh, Vibha Mandayam, Kush Shah
Jarvis3000
A system that captures live classroom footage and object & segmentation detection to identify and track people and hardware
Team: Arnav Mittal, Shriya Paladagu, Soni Dhenuva, Xavier Thompson
Big Six & Code Hub
The Big Six is a suite of six interactive CS lessons (Frontend, Backend, Data Visualization, Resume, AI, Analytics). Code Hub is the RPG game level where students walk up to three robot terminals — each teaching a core discipline — with a Space Invaders quiz gating progression to the next terminal.
Team: Alex, Travis
Assignment Resources Platform
A full-stack assignment resource platform with assignment-scoped URL/file uploads, uploader metadata, auditing, and secure download links — integrated with spring-tracking assignment APIs.
Team: Anvay Vahia, Mihir Bapat, Yash Parikh
Educators
An educational platform that helps CS newcomers build mental models for temporal problem-solving in software development.
Team: Nithika Vivek, Eshika Pallpotu, Saanvi Dogra
OCS Intelligence LLM
A generously donated 8× GTX 1070 rack becomes a shared open-weight LLM for OCS: live access from student harnesses, every student in mind, electricity as the only ongoing cost.
Team: Nikhil Maturi, Adi Katre, Mihir Bapat, Yash Parikh, Anvay Vahia, Yash Patil
Toolchain Trail
Toolchain Trail is the second level of the OCS Onboarding Gamification project and builds upon the foundation established in Level 1, Identity Forge. Its purpose is to guide students through setting up and verifying a complete development environment for students using macOS, Windows/WSL, or Linux.
Hunger Heroes
A community-driven platform connecting restaurants, grocery stores, and individuals with excess fresh food to local shelters, food banks, and families in need.
Team: Ahaan, Shaurya, Arnav
Quantitative Trading Bot
We are developing a quantitative trading bot that predicts short-term stock movement using market indicators and real-time financial news sentiment.
Team: Anvay, Sai, Aashray
Bud-E
Bud-E is a browser extension that gamifies productivity through a persistent virtual pet that grows when users stay focused on whitelisted websites and degrades when they navigate to distracting sites.
Team: Aadi Bhat, Pranav Santhosh, Nolan Hightower
Granolaa
Granolaa is a local monitoring application that streams live screen and webcam feeds over local HTTP URLs, viewable in any browser without cloud infrastructure.
Team: Aadi Bhat, Pranav Santhosh, Nolan Hightower
Wayfinding Pages
A system that transforms social collaboration from subjective evaluation into measurable, visible signals for team formation and persona-based matching.
Team: Ruta, Vibha, Risha
SFI Foundation
SFI Foundation web modernization — ML-powered spec search, QR-based manufacturer verification, and a mobile-first UI redesign for motorsports safety certification.
Team: Aditya Srivastava, Dhyan Soni, Aaryav Lal
Oasis
A community building game focused on growing individual relationships and creating a community from that. This project is in relation to the non profit San Diego Oasis
Team: Spencer, Nora
Kora Capstone
An AI-native property maintenance operating system that automates tenant requests, triages problems, matches vendors, and keeps operations moving without manual coordination.
Team: Manas, Akshay
Pirna
Improve group-level communication and engagement on OCS through an integrated messaging system, while generating practical design principles for scalable, analytics-informed collaborative tools in educational platforms.
Team: Nikhil, Rohan, Adi
AP CSA Exam Simulator
A timed AP CSA Section II (Free Response) exam simulator with 19 official FRQ sets (2005–2025), integrated Java code editors, 90–105 min timed sessions, and AI-powered Gemini grading.
Team: Kush Shah
Poway Symphony Orchestra
A design-based research capstone focused on improving the orchestra's digital presence through accessible navigation, stronger storytelling, responsive design, and clearer paths to attend, support, and explore performances.
Team: Wi-Fighters (Meryl, Kailyn, Hope, Laya)
Poway Neighborhood Emergency Corps
Poway NEC capstone updates for preparedness access, including live risk information, emergency learning games, a chatbot, and account tools for volunteer coordination.
Team: Aneesh, Ethan, Samarth
HawkHub
A club management and community platform designed to streamline student-led club operations, engagement tracking, and leadership development.
Team: Avika, Soni, Samhita
Doing Exceptional Deeds
An extension for the Doing Exceptional Deeds non-profit website, uplifting individuals and strengthening communities through education-first programs.
Team: William Windle, Ethan Wong, Nicolas Diaz
ACS Cancer Infograph
Interactive human-body diagram consolidating ACS cancer information into one visual interface, letting users navigate by body region.
Team: Aashika, Anwita, Varada
Poway Woman's Club
Modernizing a 65-year-old community nonprofit's web presence with member portals, online payments, and a fresh UI — while preserving the heart of the original site.
Team: Evan S, Maya D, Cyrus Z
UESL Foundation
Built an AI chatbot, accessible game engine with 8 IDD-friendly modes, and a social platform to extend UESL's reach for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across San Diego.
Team: Sathwik Kintada, Rudra B Joshi, Darshan
DeFlock SD
Crowdsourced map and tools to document ALPR surveillance in San Diego and support community resistance.
Team: TheFlockers (Adhav, Lucas, Perry)
Soroptimist International of Poway
We analyzed sipoway.com to document the organization's programs and recommend UI improvements that help donors, volunteers, and program applicants take action.
Team: Anishka Sanghvi, Michelle Ji, Krishna Visvanath
Sentri
A comprehensive recovery ecosystem for the Poway Recovery Center that utilizes an intelligent guide to match users with specialized support programs, provides personalized meeting schedules, and tracks long-term sobriety milestones through a secure, high-fidelity user profile/dashboard
Team: Lilian Wu, Anika Marathe, Jaynee Chauhan
Integra
An AI-driven recovery ecosystem for the Poway Recovery Center that provides users with access to specialized support programs and meeting schedules at the center while also tracking long-term sobriety milestones through a secure, high-fidelity user profile/dashboard.
Team: Adya Shipekar, Anika Seksaria, Jailene Tang
Friends of the Poway Library
Rebuilding the Friends of the Poway Library website with a live events calendar, volunteer portal, and donation flow.
Team: Shayan Bhatti, Arnav Pallapotu, Tanay Paranjpe
DSA Website Redesign
Redesign proposal for the Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Diego County website — interactive dashboard, smart FAQ hub, and mega menu navigation.
Team: TheSprinters (Akhil, Neil, Moiz)
D.A.D. Website Redesign
Redesign proposal for the Doing Exceptional Deeds nonprofit — impact-driven homepage, donation flow with impact visualization, and dedicated program pages with registration.
Team: TheSprinters (Akhil, Neil, Moiz)
RCR: Poway-Midland Railroad
Modernizing the Poway-Midland Railroad website with an accounts system, interactive features, real-time train schedules, virtual tours, GPS tracking, and volunteer management tools.
Team: Rebecca, Cyrus, Rishabh
Poway Veterans Organization
A guided 'Need Help? Start Here' pathway for the Poway Veterans Organization — simplified assistance application, document checklist, and urgent resource directory for veterans and families.
Team: API Pirates (Alice, Brandon, Aryan)
SD Auto
A full-stack intelligent routing platform that enhances daily commutes in San Diego through real-time traffic data, community hazard reporting, and AI-driven route optimization.
Team: Ahaan, Arnav
Friends of Poway Seniors
This refurbished site transforms Friends of Poway Seniors into a clean, intuitive hub with interactive Bingo, AI chatbot ML-powered event predictor, and volunteer signup—all accessible from one unified interface. With simplified navigation and prominent donation buttons, the platform makes it easy for elderly users and caregivers to access essential services while honoring the organization's mission.
Team: Nitya, Vivian, Virginia
Friends of Poway Seniors
Extending the Friends of Poway Seniors site with scam-defense practice games, digital and multiplayer bingo, and seated movement games — built for an audience of older adults.
Team: Triple T (Chetan Tiduwar, Aaditya Prem, Kashyap Tubati)
San Diego Rescue Mission
This capstone project modernizes the San Diego Rescue Mission website with improved navigation, a filterable Get Help Now page, clearer donation impact information, volunteer availability filters, and site-wide search to help residents, donors, and volunteers find what they need.
Team: Aarav, Ryden
Poway Neighborhood Emergency Corps 2026–2027
Continuing the PNEC project with proposed household preparedness, volunteer coordination, and community information tools.
Team: Samanvi, Joan, Ainsley
Safe Passage Heals - Media Management Tools and Interactive Recovery Simulation
A system of interactive web tools for Safe Passage Heals — centralizing community events through dynamic media management and an interactive simulation of the domestic violence recovery process.
Team: Ruchika Kench, Akshara Shankar, Avantika Chittari
California Center For The Performing Arts Escondido
This capstone project involves refurbishing the California Center For The Performing Arts Escondido website to be more streamlined, organized, and less busy. It will also overhaul the search feature to be more intelligent, introduce a dynamic and artistic design, and will replace generic walls of text with something more interactive.
Team: Mateo, Tristan, and Yue (Barbara)
San Diego Lab Rats
This capstone project restructures the San Diego Lab Rats website around the parent deciding whether to enroll. It removes the content that currently repeats across three separate blocks, gives each program its own comparable page, and pulls charter school funding and scholarships out of hiding so the families who need them can actually find them.
Team: Aryan M, Pranay K, Raymond L
Poway Rotary Club
Helping the Poway Scripps Rotary Club improve their website. With better organization, search feachures, and UI, we're helping the non-profit club manage the many activities they do to help others.
Team: Samarth H, Rigved G, Rohan S
Backend Boyz
Developing an easy way for mentors to access Open Coding Society, featuring Google OAuth-verified signup, a scoped capstone project dashboard, real-time team chat, and role-based permissions between students and admins.
Team: Backend Boyz (Shayan B, Darshan S, Rudra J, Dhyan S, Harrish A, Lucas M, Zhengli L, Jacob C, Arnav P)
OCS Security
These security fixes ensure that new users must create complex passwords to prevent unauthorized access, and ensure code runners execute in individual containers to prevent malicious RCEs from accessing sensitive information.
Team: Lucas Masterson, Jacob Chou, Zhengji Li
My Good Brain
An interactive hub bridging psychology, neuroscience, and art to support youth mental and emotional wellness
Team: Rashi Gaurav, Aashni Katari, Kelervia Fang
Communication System
Moving class discussion out of Slack and onto the course site — class-wide announcements, per-week chat, and a rich-text composer with emoji already ship, with per-assignment threads, 1:1 direct messages, GIFs, Slack-style emoji reactions, and teacher moderation still to build.
Team: Akhil, Syown, Leon, Perry, Skandan, Sathwik, Akshajh, Tarun, Samarth