Studio Project
The MSE program for professionals includes a Studio Project that occupies two semesters of the program's curriculum. Recognized by the IEEE CSEE&T Hall of Fame for its trailblazing development, the Studio Project attracts real-world problems from industry, government, and academic research.
Each year, the MSE program sources real-world proposals from companies across a wide variety of domains with software engineering challenges. These challenges become the projects for MSE students. Project teams are limited to a maximum of 6 students, and each team is assigned two faculty mentors with extensive industry experience from companies like Google, Cisco, Aurora, among others. The faculty mentors apply their extensive industry and project experience to help students coordinate and achieve milestones for their sponsors. Students also have access to experiences coaches that can help with UX/UI elements of the project and teaming skills.
At the end of each semester, students present their project outcomes to the faculty and sponsors, which become part of the student’s official MSE program portfolio that they can share with prospective employers during interviews.
Featured Past Clients
Ansys, Inc.
Aspinity
Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
Bloomfield Robotics
Boeing Corporation
Bombardier
Bosch
Carnegie Science Center
Charles Schwab & Associates
Cisco
Edward Air Force Base
eParts Services
Ford
General Motors
Highmark Health Solutions
IMB
Innovative Systems Inc.
Intel
InterDigital
IRALogix
Koppers Inc.
L3 Technologies
Lucas Systems
MSA Safety
NASA
Oshkosh Corp.
Pearl Street Technology
PennDot
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
QNX
Redzone Robotics
Robotics Institute, CMU
School of Philosophy, CMU
School of Architecture, CMU
School of Computer Science, CMU
School of Drama, CMU
Siemens Energy
Shadyside Hospital Orthopedic Research
Software Engineering Institute, CMU
Snap
Surefront
Troutwood
U.S. Navy
US Airways
U.S. Department of Energy
Volant Systems
VPO
Project Examples
1. Lunar Rover Mission Control Software. Students developed a mission control software that supported communication channels for operators and scientists to run mission operations. The project challenged software development for a space exploration startup and delivered system deployment and administration instructions, security plan and assessment, user manuals, code repositories, system description and development guide.
2. E-commerce Data Syndication App. Students developed an app that integrates with company’s existing API to streamline product data syndication to,key e-commerce platforms, enhancing operational efficiency and accuracy in product listings. The project addressed data management, API integration and UI development for a unified product collaboration platform and delivered system deployment, user manuals, code repositories, development guide, test plans and results.
4. Inventory Monitoring Model. Students built a predictive model that informs store operators of potential inventory errors to minimize OOS (out of stock) and increase the availability of in demand products. The project ensured stores have necessary inventory for purchase and delivered data, model reports, demos and concept handbooks.
5. Enterprise Analytics Dashboard. Students designed an enterprise portal for employer and employees to monitor and maintain financial plans aimed at achieving financial independence.This front-end rich software development project for a fin-tech startup delivered production deployment, code artifacts, system design and user documentation.