Faculty – Team 5
Software Engineering
Alvin Tran, Boan Li , Nathaniel Sullivan , Zhiguo Ren, Chen Chu
Summary
The capstone project is a smart attendance system that uses IoT hardware and a local REST API to automate classroom check-ins. A Raspberry Pi with motion sensors, an NFC reader and a camera captures attendance over a secure local network. Professors use a client app to monitor data, review events and manage privacy settings. The system reduces manual effort while ensuring secure, real-time tracking.