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The School of Computing & Engineering is built upon an academic culture of doing, and students here love what they do. In addition to preparing themselves for rewarding careers, they have the opportunity to use their knowledge and hands-on expertise to improve communities and educate younger generations both at home and around the world. Private employers – from major defense contractors to software startups – have sponsored Senior Projects where teams of students work on real-world solutions. Further, work with nonprofit organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, offer engineering students a way to use their skills to aid displaced families.
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Senior Design Project

Before graduating from the School of Computing & Engineering, every student is required to complete a Senior Design Project. This culmination of their time at Quinnipiac incorporates real clients and problems and simulates a project that they might encounter the first day on the job. Please contact John Bau, director of career development, to start the conversation about how your company can benefit from sponsoring a Senior Design team to tackle a project from your organization.

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Learn more about Projects Day

Students present their robot to judges during projects day.
Computer Science students Emilio Cruz ’24 and Jacob Hogrefe ’24 conduct a demonstration of their project AITracker to Paul Lavoie, State of Connecticut Chief Manufacturing Officer.
Students get a closer look at an engineering project.
Mechanical Engineering students Shivani Bhagania ’23, Dylan Donnery ’24, Anna Hartzheim ’24 and Charles Okang ’24 collaborate with Stanley Black & Decker to build a test rig that ensures accurate sizing for their tool cases.
A student shows her project to a professor and classmates during projects day.
Mechanical engineering students Vicky Adigolo ’24, Owen Coates ’24, Ariel Khemraj ’24 and Andrew O'Keefe ’24 partner with Hartford HealthCare on their manikin-focused project, the CESI S.A.L.A.D. Design.
Engineering students present their poster project
Civil Engineering students Gianluca Chiodi ’24, Jason Collett ’24, Luca Fanelli ’24, Stephen Schmidt ’24 and Tiana Walker ’24 present their project on Retaining Wall Design for City Water Tunnel No. 3, Shaft 18B, in collaboration with their client Delve Underground.
A student shows a tire for the baja project car.
Mechanical Engineering students Justin Goodwin ’24, James Kiernan ’24, Forrest Paradise ’24 and John Stewart ’24 worked with the QU Baja Team to design a frame, steering and suspension system for the next-generation SAE Baja car.
A student presents their research at Projects Day.
Software Engineering students Emily Balboni ’24, Humna Hanif ’24, Rion McLaren ’24 and Julia Woeste ’24 worked with their client, Wepco Plastics, Inc., to develop a data-driven, production-enhancement-based manufacturing dashboard.
Civil engineering students measure streamflow with the USGS at the Mill River.

Students in CER 350: Hydrology/Hydraulic Design measure streamflow and monitor the environment at the Mill River in Hamden, CT.

Civil engineering students measure streamflow with the USGS at the Mill River.
With the support of the United States Geographical Survey (USGS), these students gain practical experience in civil engineering.
Civil engineering students measure streamflow with the USGS at the Mill River.
The streamflow measurements collected by the students will provide invaluable data for water resource management and sustainability initiatives.
Civil engineering students measure streamflow with the USGS at the Mill River.
These efforts will contribute to informed decision-making regarding water usage, flood control and environmental conservation.
Civil engineering students measure streamflow with the USGS at the Mill River.
This course introduces students to the field of environmental engineering with an emphasis on basic principles, design, problem solving, analytical skills and sustainable solutions to environmental engineering problems.
Civil engineering students measure streamflow with the USGS at the Mill River.
Topics include water chemistry, mass balance, water treatment, water quality and pollution control.

Student Spotlight: Computing & Engineering

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Quinnipiac student named 2023 National Engineering Intern Student of the Year

Quinnipiac student Hephzibah Rajan ’23, a computer science major from Muscat, Oman, has been named the 2023 National Engineering Intern Student of the Year by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

The award is presented by the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division of the ASEE. Rajan was recognized for her summer internship with CVS/Aetna.

“I interned with Aetna over the summer after my junior year,” Rajan said. “Initially, I worked on code maintenance which in simple terms is reading code and making sure that each line was being run. I was essentially increasing code coverage. Over time, I started picking up other tasks as well. I learned about their machine-learning models and was also able to propose an alternative method for one of their projects with the help of my mentor."

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Inspiring the future generation

2 female QU students look at a young girl who is coding on a computer

Girls Who Code met during the 2023 Engineers Week for girls in grade levels six to 12 to learn about computer science and be a part of a sisterhood of their peers.

Girls Who Code is a non-profit organization that strives to increase the number of future female coders and provide them with the tools and knowledge needed for the industry.

The organization plays a role at Quinnipiac as a 10-week after-school program, led by  female computer science and software engineering students and Faculty Advisor Ruby Elkharboutly – making a difference in the lives of young girls who are becoming the future of coding.

GWC@QU has been established in 2017 and has trained around 250 middle students so far.

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Recent Student Projects

Course projects enable students to learn through a combination of experiences. By applying knowledge and skills from different disciplines, students are able to challenge themselves through learning in a hands-on and creative way. Through self-driven or team projects, students are able to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Supporting our local community

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Professor impacts Hamden’s design and construction of infrastructure through a recent grant
Ari Perez, professor of civil engineering, plans to utilize his recent research grant to advance the design and construction of infrastructure in the local Hamden community.
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Publications and Research

When they aren’t shaping young engineers in the classroom, our professors are active in their field and engaged in their own important research. Our faculty are practicing engineers who regularly showcase their work at conferences, sit on panels and publish in a variety of research journals.

Engineering faculty are mentors who lead by example. They advise, guide and encourage students to pursue meaningful undergraduate research and independent study that leads to reports, presentations and even publications of their own.

  • Applied Ergonomics
  • Computers & Operations Research
  • The Heroku Cookbook (Packt Publishing)
  • IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
  • The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
  • Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
  • Journal of Supercomputing
  • Materials and Structures
  • Methods of Information in Medicine
  • Sustainability

  • Applying geotechnical engineering towards the conservation of archaeological sites
  • Applying thermal and electrical technologies to biomedical applications
  • Artificial intelligence (general)
  • AI and the role it can play in supporting creativity
  • Computer networks and high-performance computing
  • Computing education
  • Engineering education
  • Machine learning

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203-582-7272
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275 Mount Carmel Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518

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