Stevens seniors' "eVents" electronic bulletin board system declared "Most Marketable Project" in RIT contest

Students from Stevens Institute of Technology won high recognition May 12 for their senior design project at the Second Annual Student Design Contest in Rochester, N.Y. The competition is sponsored by the student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where the event took place.

The Stevens team's eVents News and Events System was awarded the title of "Most Marketable Project" by the judges at the competition. The five-member team was up against 13 separate teams from four schools in the competition.

"I believe we got recognized as 'Most Marketable,'" says Stevens team member Abiy Yacob, "because students and judges saw the innovative solution provided by the eVents System."

The system is driven by a robust communicating software that allows various subscribers on the Stevens campus to reach the larger community with news and campus events announcements. The system is displayed from wall- and countertop-mounted flat panel screens at key locations. It is also available to students and faculty online (events.stevens.edu) to keep in touch with Stevens events when away from the campus.

Students, faculty and other subscribers can submit news and events information, which is then screened by multiple administrators and fed into the system for instant viewing. Submissions can be made on a 24/7 basis.

The events are presented in a graphically pleasing "slideshow" that allows for a quick grasp of information as members of the Stevens community travel about the campus.

The student team members are Theodore Stevens, Jr., main programmer and project leader; Abiy Yacob, marketing and school relations; Steven Aiello and Antonio R. Udina, system networking; and Samuel Jan, server and graphics. Their Stevens advisors on the project were Dr. Fred Bruno, Distinguished Service Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Richard Widdicombe, Director of the Samuel C. Williams Library.

The team hopes to explore commercialization of the project, beginning with projected expansion of the system on the Stevens campus.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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