2024-2025
Sponsor: Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD)
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Bloomer
Empower: A Consent Framework for Health Data
The 2024-2025 collaboration between Microsoft Research NERD's Project Resolve team and ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s SCOPE team focused on creating a public-facing consent framework for the community served by flok Health. The project emphasizes secure, ethical data handling practices and seeks to build trust within health communities by prioritizing informed consent.
Sponsor: LineVision
Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco
CV Detection of Powerline Encroachment
LineVision challenged the ³Ô¹ÏÍø SCOPE team to investigate the performance capabilities of our next-generation edge infrastructure through the development of a proof-of-concept system for real-time monitoring of the transmission-line right-of-way.
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Sponsor: Boston Scientific
Faculty Advisor: Jessica Townsend
Sustainable Design for Forceps' Lifecycle
This project involved the development of processes and design changes which can enhance the sustainability of Boston Scientific Single Use Biopsy Forceps, assisting them in meeting their goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.
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Sponsor: Boston University Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education
Faculty Advisor: Jessica Townsend
Creating Generative-AI Powered Learning Systems to Facilitate Equitable K-2 Literacy Education
The BU WISE SCOPE team worked with generative AI models to create a web-app that will act as a “literacy buddy" for students and a teaching assistant for teachers.
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- 2024-2025
- SCOPE
- Electrical Systems
- Human Factors/User Experience
- Mechanical Systems
- Robotics/Automation
Sponsor: Blue Origin
Faculty Advisor: Lawrence Neeley
CNC Conformal Coating Machine
A semi-automatic robotic spray-coating machine for simplifying and accelerating Blue Origin’s current in-house PCB rework process.
Sponsor: Amazon Robotics
Faculty Advisor: Alessandra Ferzoco
Robotic Manipulation using Tactile Feedback
To help Amazon Robotics' research and development efforts, this year's SCOPE team created a robotic system that utilizes tactile and vision sensors to grasp a ball and throw it to reach a specified target.
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