Mustafa Akpinar
Senior Member IEEE
Associate Professor
Faculty of CIS, Higher Colleges of Technology
Sharjah, UAE
Contact
- Sharjah A College, R Block, Office #6, Sharjah, UAE
- +(971) 50 160 42 86
- +(90) 533 223 29 50 (TR)
Research Fields
Capstone Projects (Engineering Design / Senior Design)
This page summarizes capstone project guidance, topic areas, and a curated archive of past design/graduation projects (with PDF reports where available).
Project Topics
The engineering design / senior projects are typically grouped into the following areas:
- Desktop Application Projects (requires database knowledge) — typically suitable for individual projects (desktop application development experience is required).
- Statistics and Artificial Intelligence Applications/Projects — usually at least two people.
- Engineering Projects — typically suitable for one person.
Expected at the beginning / end of term
- For items 1 and 3, knowledge of .NET C#, Java, or C++ (Qt) is expected.
- For all projects, the application must be running at the end of the term.
- For items 2 and 3, the work should be completed and an IEEE conference–format paper describing the work should be prepared by the end of the semester (except the completion file).
Guidelines & Must‑Haves
Start early
If you want your project to be applicable and realizable, start contacting and planning in the 3rd year spring semester.
Bring multiple ideas
Have a few topics in mind. If you don’t, choose from the topics announced each year or propose your own topic.
Implementation matters
Capstone projects are expected to be implemented and running at the end of the term.
Structure and rigor
For AI/statistics/heuristics projects, an additional 8–10 page report may be required (besides the standard booklet).
Object‑oriented approach
Software studies are encouraged to follow an object‑oriented approach and combine two different topics rather than only one.
Meetings & supervision
Plan to meet regularly (often every two weeks). Supervision capacity may be limited per semester.