Students from Conestoga’s School of Engineering & Technology and School of Applied Computer Science & Information Technology presented best-of-program final-year projects at the Tech Showcase event on August 19 to compete for the college’s Mastercraft Award and second-place Honourable Mention Award from the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists Grand Valley Chapter (OACETT GVC).
Hosted at the Cambridge – Fountain Street campus, students from twelve programs explained and demonstrated the skills and knowledge learned over the length of their studies to a panel of industry judges, who scored on first impression, quality, skills and creativity to award honours.
Bachelor of Engineering – Electronic Systems Engineering students Noah Grant, Brandon Hauck and Wyatt Richard received the Engineering & Technology Mastercraft Award for their project, OBD2FA – OBD Two Factor Authentication. The team created a solution for car owners to secure vehicles with proximity-based two-factor authentication. The system includes an autonomous key security and on-board diagnostics (OBD) blocker to provide real-time alerts and manual override through a mobile application.
Virtualization and Cloud Computing students Christy John, Jeson Nehru, Akash Shiji, Saran Soni and Simi Thalakkodan Yohannan received the Applied Computer Science & Information Technology Mastercraft Award for their Wildfire Detection System. The group developed a low-cost IoT-based system that uses temperature, humidity, gas, flames and GPS sensors to provide real-time fire alerts via the cloud. The system delivers instant notifications to authorities and the public, enabling faster response and reduced damage.
With their top honours, the teams will be presented with Conestoga’s Mastercraft Award at convocation this fall. Established in 1980 by former Conestoga president Kenneth E. Hunter, the award recognizes excellence in program-related skills and includes a Coat of Arms and monetary prize.
