The traditional Final Engineering Project (PFE), an Insper program that serves as the final project, underwent a significant change in 2024. Now called Capstone, the initiative expands its scope by including students from the Computer Science program, reinforcing its proposal to integrate technology, innovation, and the development of real solutions for challenges posed by partner companies. In this edition, 99 students from Computer Science and the Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Computer Engineering programs presented 25 innovative projects to 21 partner companies, to consolidate practical and multidisciplinary training.

 

During the opening of the event, Professor Luciano Soares highlighted the impact of the program, which connects theory and practice in a collaborative environment. "This semester was very special, with several challenges exploring the use of artificial intelligence extensively, which reflects the trend of many companies wanting to learn more about these new technologies. The name change to Capstone reflects the best international practices and shows how aligned we are with institutions and companies inside and outside the country, with whom we have partnerships in this program," he said. The presented projects demonstrate how the program aims to train professionals with technical and behavioral competencies aligned with market demands while driving innovative solutions with a positive impact on society.

 

For Carolina Fouad Kamhawy, project manager at the Paulo Cunha Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, the name change to Capstone also reflects a commitment to innovation. "Using a globally recognized term positions Insper as an institution aligned with the best global practices. For the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub, which partners with organizations, this change can be a positive indicator of the Hub's ability to deliver innovative and high-quality solutions," she said.

 

The presented works were very diverse in nature, such as the development of software for the simulation of aeronautical engineering done by students from the three Engineering programs, the creation of a financial education chatbot developed by students from Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, and Computer Science, and the validation of a design tool oriented towards the circularity of consumer goods packaging conducted by Mechanical Engineering students.

 

"For four months, we collaborated with HP personnel to transform the current process of dismantling 2X model cartridges, widely used in Brazil. The entire designed process was automated and tested by our group," said Livia Brigido, a Mechatronics Engineering student who participated with her colleagues Rodrigo Azeredo and Lorena Barbosa in the project aimed at optimizing the material recovery processes at HP's recycling center. "We modeled the entire cartridge line to visualize each of the dismantling stations and all of their components," added Rodrigo.

 

The group of Arthur Barreto, Rodrigo Patelli, and Victor de Assis, from Computer Engineering, and Eduardo de Barros, from Computer Science, enhanced the Risc-V processing system for aerospace use, which had been partially developed in a previous Final Engineering Project in conjunction with the Renato Archer Information Technology Center. "The goal of our project is to deepen the study of processors to make a fully Brazilian aerospace application, so that in the future, we can launch our satellite," stated Barreto. The project also included the participation of students from Texas A&M University.

 

The challenge proposed by Masp to the group of João Lamy and Julia Peres, from Computer Science, Julia Cecon, from Mechatronics Engineering, and Pedro Mahfuz, from Computer Engineering, was the development of a system that implemented artificial intelligence in the processes of identifying and cataloging the museum's collection. "Masp has a large documentary collection with over 600 thousand items to be cataloged and preserved. The system we developed recognizes artworks and faces for the cataloging of photographs, text extraction, and audio transcription, summarizing and creating keywords for all this museum material," explained Julia Cecon.

 

 

The impact on Insper's partner companies

 

In the panel moderated by Professor Priscila Claro, Dean of Undergraduate Education at Insper, representatives from partner companies shared their experiences with the projects developed by students during the Capstone. The discussion covered the impact of the program on both the companies and the students' education, highlighting the challenges overcome and the results achieved in a semester of collaborative work.

 

For Tainã Xavier, data scientist at B3, the Capstone was a transformative experience. "We faced limitations that were inherent to B3 throughout the project, but the group of students handled everything with great mastery," said Tainã, emphasizing that the partnership brought new perspectives to the organization. "And Capstone was not just about frontier innovation for us, what is new, but it was an exercise in looking within the company to see what we can do better. And today I think we have projects that help organizations understand these two sides."

 

Cláudio Pinhanez, principal research scientist at IBM Research Brazil, highlighted the role of Capstone as an opportunity for open innovation and knowledge exchange. "We were working on a large project with USP on technology for Brazilian indigenous languages. We had developed a series of web applications, but they needed to be transported to Android at a time when no one on my team was available for that. And that's when we found an interesting way to include Capstone," said Pinhanez. "This is also a way to think about how we expand the ecosystem to have more partners for open innovation, especially when we have an innovation that will have a positive impact on society but could be very costly to do alone."

 

Meanwhile, Paulo César Mafra, IT and Processes supervisor at Masp, highlighted the students' preparation during Capstone. "The way they carried out the project, bringing weekly reports, with the professor's guidance, presenting everything very well-structured, was one of the factors that caught our attention the most. Besides all the theoretical preparation, having this support from professors and all the infrastructure of the laboratories behind to train the technological models, I think it was fundamental for the project. This prepares them very well for the job market," he concluded.

 

 

Certified projects

 

During the event, the projects that received the highest ratings from advisors and mentors were honored and received certification from the consulting firm Falconi Consultores de Resultados, which validates and recognizes the technical and professional rigor of the solutions delivered to companies.

 

"Since 2018, when we started the partnership with Insper, it has been an honor to participate in this journey of training more than 700 students during this period to transform Brazil through applied knowledge and technology. Throughout this semester, we learned a lot from everyone involved, both in the mentoring sessions and the defence committee, where we could also share our experiences and have very productive exchanges," says Flavio Souto Boan, senior partner at Falconi.

 

 

Meet this semester's projects

 

Aeronautical Engineering Simulation Software Development

André Felipe Bulcão Brito [Computer Engineering]

Luca Oshiro Camargo [Mechatronics Engineering]

Natan Kron Goldenberg Lewi [Mechanical Engineering]

Vinicius Matheus Morales [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Akaer

 

AI Orientation and Guidance for Autonomous Systems

Alessandra Yumi Carvalho Ogawa [Mechatronics Engineering]

Enzo Dadier Lacks Zamberlan [Mechatronics Engineering]

Mateus Ruggero de Oliveira [Mechatronics Engineering]

Vinicius Gallo [Mechatronics Engineering]

Organization: Akaer

 

How to Support Decision-Making for Our Operators Using Real-Time Data from Our Energy Generation Asset Management Systems?

Enzo Stefani Vita Cunha [Mechatronics Engineering]

Felipe Blasbalg [Mechatronics Engineering]

Jerônimo de Abreu Afrange [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Alupar

 

IoT Development for the Geolocation of Ambev's Refrigerators

Camila Soares Magni [Mechatronics Engineering]

Grasielly Almeida Lima [Mechatronics Engineering]

João Pedro Ramos Fiorin [Mechanical Engineering]

Pedro Henrique de Sousa da Silva [Mechatronics Engineering]

Organization: Ambev

 

Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance

Gabriela Albuquerque Alves [Mechatronics Engineering]

Lucas Gurgel Novais [Computer Engineering]

Paola Brancaccio Bohana Simões Friedel [Mechatronics Engineering]

Raphael Jacob Butori [Mechatronics Engineering]

Organization: Ambev

 

ChatGPT for Financial Education

Arthur Motta Pereira Gomes [Mechatronics Engineering]

Fernando Vieira dos Santos [Computer Science]

Gabriel Zahar Mine [Mechatronics Engineering]

Leonardo da França Moura de Andrade [Computer Engineering]

Sergio Eduardo Ramella Junior [Computer Science]

Organization: B3

 

Amplitude Hardware

Adney Costa Moura [Computer Engineering]

Felipe Martins da Costa Drummond [Mechatronics Engineering]

Lorran Caetano Machado Lopes [Computer Engineering]

Tomas Rodrigues Alessi [Computer Science]

Organization: Boldr

 

Validation of Design Tools for Circularity - Consumer Goods Packaging

Henrique Gabriel Oliveira Silva [Mechanical Engineering]

João Manoel Pasqua Filho [Mechanical Engineering]

João Pedro Artese de Natal [Mechanical Engineering]

Organization: Braskem

 

RISC-V for Aerospace Use

Arthur Martins de Souza Barreto [Computer Engineering]

Eddie Villegas [Electrical Engineering] [Texas A&M University]

Eduardo Schneider Monteiro de Barros [Computer Science]

Jadon Dewey [Electrical Engineering] [Texas A&M University]

Rodrigo Anciães Patelli [Computer Engineering]

Victor Luis Gama de Assis [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Renato Archer Center for Information Technology

 

High-Frequency Financial Modeling with Big Data and Machine Learning

Felipe Maluli de Carvalho Dias [Computer Science]

Guilherme dos Santos Martins [Computer Engineering]

Marlon Silva Pereira [Computer Engineering]

Organization: DAO Capital

 

Generating Insights from Semi-Structured Files with Generative AI

Erik Leonardo Soares de Oliveira [Computer Science]

Marcelo Rabello Barranco [Computer Science]

Marcos Vinícius da Silva [Computer Engineering]

Thomas Chiari Ciocchetti de Souza [Computer Science]

Organization: Dell

 

UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) for Monitoring Orchards and Forestry (Phase II)

Felipe Catapano Emrich Melo [Computer Engineering]

Gabriel Brunoro Motta Tumang [Mechatronics Engineering]

Luana de Matos Sorpreso [Mechatronics Engineering]

Rafael Eli Katri [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Embrapa

 

Robot Fish – Semi-Autonomous Submersible Vehicle (Phase 2)

Lincoln Rodrigo Pereira Melo [Computer Engineering]

Lourenco Azevedo de Paula [Mechanical Engineering]

Quézia Pereira da Silva Moura [Mechatronics Engineering]

Thiago Teixeira dos Santos [Mechatronics Engineering]

Organization: Embrapa

 

Ink Cartridges Disassembly for Circularity

Livia Brigido do Nascimento [Mechatronics Engineering]

Lorena Barbosa Antunes da Silva [Mechatronics Engineering]

Rodrigo de Lima Azeredo [Mechatronics Engineering]

Organization: HP

 

Development of a Multi-Port Device for Video Endoscopy

Henrique Moura Costa Damico [Mechanical Engineering]

Jose Edson Mendonça Ribeiro Lima Araujo [Mechanical Engineering]

Leticia Teles Machado [Mechanical Engineering]

Organization: Hospital Sírio-Libanês

 

Integration of Natural Language to Enhance Patient Experience in Hospitals

Hudson Monteiro Araújo [Computer Engineering]

João Gabriel Valentim Rocha [Computer Engineering]

Leonardo Scarlato [Computer Science]

Marcelo Vampré Ferreira Marchetto [Computer Science]

Organization: Hospital Sírio-Libanês

 

Android App Development to Facilitate Writing in Nheengatu

Arthur Cisotto Machado [Computer Engineering]

Gustavo Antony de Assis [Computer Science]

Gustavo Lindenberg Pacheco [Computer Science]

Nicholas Petersilge [Electrical Engineering] [Texas A&M University]

Samuel Koch [Electrical Engineering] [Texas A&M University]

Vitor Irulegui Bueno Bandeira [Computer Engineering]

Organization: IBM

 

Use of Security Cameras for the Detection of Firearms and/or Suspicious Behavior

Eric Andrei Lima Possato [Computer Engineering]

Matheus Aguiar de Jesus [Computer Science]

Pedro Altobelli Teixeira Pinto [Computer Engineering]

Pedro Antônio Silva [Computer Science]

Organization: Intelbras

 

Performance of Long-Short Currency Portfolios Based on Machine Learning Techniques

Alexandre Wever [Computer Science]

André Barboza Braga de Melo [Computer Engineering]

Gustavo Pacileo Borba [Mechanical Engineering]

Lucca Barufatti Velini Sanches [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Legacy Capital

 

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence for Identification and Cataloging of MASP Collections

João Alfredo Cardoso Lamy [Computer Science]

Julia Helen Toyama Cecon [Mechatronics Engineering]

Julia Karine Peres [Computer Science]

Pedro Osborn Mahfuz [Computer Engineering]

 

Gen AI Accelerating the Development of Space Computing Solutions

André Corrêa Santos [Computer Engineering]

Arthur Ferreira Carvalho [Computer Engineering]

Pedro Bittar Barão [Computer Engineering]

Rafael Melhado Araujo Lima [Computer Engineering]

Organization: NTT Data

 

Identification of Climate Incident Impacts Using AI

Alexandre Magno Maciel dos Santos [Computer Science]

Eduardo Mendes Vaz [Computer Science]

João Lucas de Moraes Barros Cadorniga [Computer Science]

Pedro Vaz de Moraes Pertusi [Computer Science]

Organization: Nvidia

 

Multicloud Cybersecurity Management

Alan Matheus Alves Barbosa [Computer Science]

Antônio Amaral Egydio Martins [Computer Engineering]

Enricco Gemha [Computer Engineering]

Esdras Gomes Carvalho [Computer Science]

Organization: PinPag

 

Proof of Concept of a WhatsApp ChatBot for Customer Service

Caio Ribeiro de Paula [Computer Engineering]

Enzo Quental Vieira de Campos [Computer Science]

Rafael Coca Leventhal [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Syngenta

 

Artificial Intelligence to Scale Sales and Results

Enzo Francisco Klann Fonteyne [Mechatronics Engineering]

Livia Tanaka [Computer Science]

Lucca Hiratsuca Costa [Computer Science]

Luiz Felipe Lazzaron [Computer Engineering]

Organization: Tivit