Enterprise Projects

Team Leads: Jerry Jones, Computer Science; Patrick Janssen, Software Engineering

Advisor: Robert Pastel, Computer Science

Sponsors: GDLS, U.S. Army

Enterprise Description: Humane Interface Design Enterprise (HIDE) team members collaborate to design, develop, and evaluate user interfaces. The goal is to make daily work more efficient and easier to manage. The team works together to design and test different applications for industry sponsors that can be used on Android, iPhone, and other devices. HIDE accomplishes these projects by combining knowledge from multiple disciplines (e.g., computer science, psychology, and human factors). HIDE team members can get involved in various stages of the design process, from developing an app by programming to evaluation by designing usability tests and analyzing data.

Project Overview: The Humane Interface Design Enterprise (HIDE) worked on ten projects over the past two semesters, but we would like to highlight four. The CCLC Queue is a Canvas plug-in for Computer Science students to ask questions and get help directly from learning center coaches/instructors. The GDLS Team at HIDE is building a web scraping tool and classifier Machine Learning model for General Dynamics Land Systems. Third, GVSC is a simple real-time strategy game (RTS) with different Heads-up Display(HUD) options to test the effectiveness of the Virtual Reality(VR) HUD's design and user ergonomics. Lastly, the Human Factors team works with other HIDE teams and other enterprises to evaluate existing interfaces and assist in designing new ones.

 

Team Leads: Max Jorgensen, Computer Science; Brendan Griffith, Computer Science

Advisor: Scott Kuhl, Computer Science

Sponsor: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)

Project Overview: Rail yards have never seemed so hectic in Train Shunting Puzzle Remaster. Take control of your train and navigate various cars to their destination on time. It takes care and skill to organize your cars as efficiently as possible. Flip track switches to access different tracks, connect and disconnect your cars to reorganize your rail yard, and get each car to their specific destination on time in this top-down puzzle game.

Team Leads: Dan Curtiss, Electrical Engineering; Kyler Bomhof, Computer Science

Advisor: Nagesh Hatti, Enterprise

Sponsor: Confidential (a leading-edge welding equipment manufacturer)

Project Overview: The AI team analyzes Weld Data to find parts and components. Once labeled, the data is used to find inconsistencies in the welding process such as missed welds.

Enterprise Description: IT Oxygen is a student enterprise dedicated to developing student skills through real-world industry experience. We provide the experiences necessary to progress in the ever-changing world of cutting-edge software development, networking, security, system administration, and business. This includes problem-solving, teamwork experience, and sharpening communication skills.

Team Leads: Abby Myers and Ian Lawrie, Software Engineering

Advisor: Robert Pastel, Computer Science

Sponsors: General Dynamics Land Systems, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, Western UP Health Department, Superior Health Foundation, Mel and Gloria Visser

About HIDE Enterprise: The members of Humane Interface Design Enterprise (HIDE) come together to design, develop, and evaluate interfaces. The goal is to make daily work more efficient and easier to manage. As a whole, the team works together to design and test different applications for industry sponsors that can be used on Android, iPhone, and other devices. HIDE accomplishes these projects by combining knowledge from multiple disciplines (e.g., computer science, psychology, and human factors). HIDE team members can get involved in various stages of the design process, from developing an app by programming to evaluation by designing usability tests and analyzing data.

Project Overview: The Humane Interface Design Enterprise (HIDE) has nine sub-teams this year. We have selected four to showcase at the Design Expo. The first is GDLS, which is developing tools for web scraping, image labeling, and building data sets of military images. These sets will be used for training, validating, and testing convolutional neural networks for combat material classification. The second project is LB, a web-app to help organize Little Brothers' transportation program. The third is PillowTalk, a research project to build a multi-interface inflatable cushion. The fourth is Health Resource Hub, a site to help UP residents browse/search for helpful resources, such as food, education, health, and housing.

Team Leads: Ethan Fournier, Computer Science; Devin Stewart, Software Engineering

Advisor: Scott Kuhl, Computer Science

About Husky Game Development Enterprise: Husky Game Development (HGD) is a student-run Enterprise focused on developing video games. Each year, HGD breaks up into subteams of around six students who experience a full game development cycle including ideation, design, and end product. HGD explores a wide variety of video game engines and platforms including Windows, Android, Xbox, and an experimental Display Wall.

Project Overview: They say that the mansion on the other side of town is haunted, but is it really? The kids tell stories on how dangerous the house is, but they have never made it through the door. That's when you decided to enter the mansion and see what the fuss was about. You didn't believe those rumors, until you found yourself waking up in a strange room within the mansion after blacking out at the door. Explore the mansion with the mysterious young girl that lives there, solve puzzles to progress and escape the mansion. Will you make it out or will you let your fears get the best of you?

Team Leads: Adam Fulton, Computer Network and System Administration; Peter LaMantia, Software Engineering

Advisor: Nagesh Hatti, Director, The Enterprise Program

Sponsors: Miller Electric, Ford C3, Michigan Tech Biomedical Engineering Department, Michigan Tech Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Department

About IT Oxygen Enterprise: IT Oxygen is a student enterprise dedicated to developing student skills through real-world industry experience. We provide the experiences necessary to progress in the ever-changing worlds of cutting-edge software development, networking, security, system administration, and business. This includes problem solving, teamwork experience, and sharpening communication skills. IT Oxygen seeks to provide the best place for students to learn and grow, both professionally and as individuals, by providing the best environment available for students to thrive and produce great work.

Project Overview: The IT Operations team uses enterprise-grade hardware and software to provide the services our teams need to develop their projects. The team also helps its members gain hands-on experience with managing infrastructure (servers, networking, etc.). Operations is dedicated to improving, monitoring, and scaling the IT Oxygen infrastructure. In addition, our Security division manages the cybersecurity aspect of our organization. They maintain a security-focused mindset when implementing, maintaining, and decommissioning infrastructure. The Security division ensures that IT Oxygen follows best practices to maintain data integrity for our clients' project data. This includes periodically conducting penetration testing on our network to find and promptly fix any vulnerabilities that may be present.