{"id":7292,"date":"2025-06-09T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/?page_id=7292"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:19:56","slug":"master-of-science-in-artificial-intelligence-msai-capstone-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/artificial-intelligence\/master-of-science-in-artificial-intelligence-msai-capstone-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) Capstone Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subheader\">Master of science in ai<\/p>\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-hero__header\"><strong>Artificial Intelligence Capstone Experience<\/strong><\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p><strong>The Master of Science Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) Capstone<\/strong> is a 1 term, 16-week interdisciplinary team-based online learning experience for demonstrating in-demand workforce skills and exploring new AI methodologies, developing innovative solutions and driving AI adoption for real world challenges and evolving landscapes. <br><br>We\u2019re committed to providing students with a rigorous, relevant, and rewarding educational experience and provide students with opportunities to showcase their excellence and develop in demand skills on real world challenges. This capstone provides an excellent opportunity for students to truly apply and test their domain knowledge and expertise over the term learning from your guidance and real-world challenges.<br><br>If you are interested in collaboration opportunities like serving as a partner for an upcoming Capstone project, please complete <a data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"ttps:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/1D0FkHjGBg\" href=\"\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/1D0FkHjGBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a>. For additional information about the Online Capstone&nbsp;Experience, please contact us at POCapstone@purdue.edu.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-getty-image1-1-1.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap full-width-bleed\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\"><strong>Ready to dive into the world of AI?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap--wrap\">\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"#students\" target=\"_self\" >Students<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"#partners\" target=\"_self\" >Partners<\/a>\n                  \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-custom-container has-gold-background container remove-color\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gold-background has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n            \n\n<p id=\"students\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full padding-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-image-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-image-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AI-image-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Students<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Online Capstone Experience is designed to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your technical and power skills on innovative, real-world projects with leading partners across various industries and research domains. You will work alongside and collaborate with student peers and faculty mentors to tackle these challenges and deliver a professionally formatted project deliverable and presentation to partners, faculty and peers. For more information about the capstone, please contact <a href=\"mailto:POCapstone@purdue.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POCapstone@purdue.edu<\/a>. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>In this capstone experience, you will:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain hands-on experience through student-led, student-designed approaches to real business challenges.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on governance, industry standards, and best practices in project management, business analytics, and data governance.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage with content developed in alignment with leading industry organizations, such as the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore a range of project options that can align with your interests and career goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be matched with projects that have been designed to align with a variety of interests and support&nbsp;career growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benefit from feedback loops and iterative processes that support long-term career development.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-custom-container has-gold-background container remove-color\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gold-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-small has-no-sidepadding\">\n            \n\n<p id=\"partners\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Partners<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are seeking partners on&nbsp;<strong>real-world, problem-based or project-based challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;to guide graduate student teams in upcoming terms. These projects serve as the Capstone for students completing the online&nbsp;Master&#8217;s in Artificial Intelligence program. We welcome partners from&nbsp;<strong>academia, industry, non-profit, and the public sector&nbsp;<\/strong>who can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present open-ended challenges suitable for innovative AI application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate remotely with student teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide timely feedback and guidance throughout the 16-week term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Projects<strong>&nbsp;do not need to be AI-focused,&nbsp;<\/strong>but should allow students to build towards or explore AI adoption, integration, or application strategies and solutions<br><strong><br>Don&#8217;t Have a Project?<\/strong>&nbsp;We have project placement opportunities for partner roles!<br><strong>Have multiple Projects?<\/strong>&nbsp;We offer opportunities for multiple projects or have multiple teams working on a project in a term! We ask that you confirm you have the time availability for each of the separate teams. <br><br>If you are interested in serving as a partner for an upcoming Capstone project, please complete <a data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"ttps:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/1D0FkHjGBg\" href=\"\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/1D0FkHjGBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a>. For additional information about the Online Capstone&nbsp;Experience, please contact us at POCapstone@purdue.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full padding-img-left is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/getty2.jpg\" alt=\"African American Man Writing Lines Of Code On Desktop Computer With Multiple Monitors and Laptop in Creative Office. Male Data Scientist Working on Innovative Online Service For Start-up Company.\" class=\"wp-image-7451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/getty2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/getty2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/getty2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/getty2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/getty2-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-custom-container has-black-background container full-width-bleed\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-no-sidepadding\">\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Highlights of the Online Capstone Experience include:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multidisciplinary Teams:<\/strong> Students from AI and Machine Learning or AI Policy and Management Majors&nbsp;collaborate to bring together both technical and managerial perspectives, ensuring a well-rounded approach to each project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Focused Effort:&nbsp;<\/strong> Graduate Student Teams + Purdue Faculty Mentor&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible<\/strong>: 100% remote, asynchronous communication, while also offering optional opportunities for synchronous collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Learning Experience: <\/strong>Focused on innovative, real-world applications, this experience is grounded in the technical learning and expertise of our Purdue faculty. Please note that outcomes may vary and are not guaranteed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Student Design and Development: <\/strong>Our diverse student population representing a wide range of industries and many with leadership experience will collaborate to identify, design and test potential solutions to read-world challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Showcase Excellence:<\/strong> Student Presentations and professionally formatted artifacts&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-629e594b-dbc3-41d4-acd0-7aeab846da7b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-629e594b-dbc3-41d4-acd0-7aeab846da7b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Why Partner With Us?<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-629e594b-dbc3-41d4-acd0-7aeab846da7b\">\n                    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>500+ hours<\/strong>&nbsp;of graduate-level effort per project mentored by Purdue Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Networking and new talent pipeline&nbsp;<\/strong>with graduating students as they design and implement project solutions&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leverage multidisciplinary teams&nbsp;<\/strong>to&nbsp;provide new perspectives across industries and experiences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible, remote collaboration&nbsp;<\/strong>based on where you are and your schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Explore and test creative solutions&nbsp;<\/strong>without the cost or time required for internal teams&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assess the value of new strategies&nbsp;<\/strong>with experienced graduate students in a low-risk, learning experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional Deliverables<\/strong>&nbsp;including presentations and artifacts tailored to your project needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Partner Support<\/strong>&nbsp;with dedicated Capstone staff to help through the process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-48c590cd-5eed-4310-9348-946ea247bbca\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-48c590cd-5eed-4310-9348-946ea247bbca\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong><strong>Project Approaches<\/strong><\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-48c590cd-5eed-4310-9348-946ea247bbca\">\n                    \n\n<p>We encourage collaboration across various partner types and research disciplines to drive innovation and inform or assess AI policy. The projects themselves do NOT need to be in an AI focused domain. Some sample innovative approaches, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/publications\/ai-use-taxonomy-human-centered-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI Use Taxonomy NIST AI 200-1<\/a> , that students could use to tackle these proposals<s>,<\/s> may include one or more of the following:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\u2022 Content Creation&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Discovery&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Personalization&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Content Synthesis<\/td><td>\u2022 Image Analysis&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Prediction&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Decision Making&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Information Retrieval\/Search&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Process Automation&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Detection<\/td><td>\u2022 Monitoring&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Recommendation&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Digital Assistance&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022 Performance Improvement&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u2022Robotic\/Vehicular Automation&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-7dafab48-4e62-4fd6-af7a-9a885d22212b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-7dafab48-4e62-4fd6-af7a-9a885d22212b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong><strong><strong>Term Time Commitment\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-7dafab48-4e62-4fd6-af7a-9a885d22212b\">\n                    \n\n<p>We ask that project partners commit to having a representative available throughout the academic term to respond to student questions electronically within 1\u20132 business days. While asynchronous communication is the primary method, synchronous meetings with the student team may be arranged by mutual agreement. We also encourage partners to provide timely feedback on student deliverables throughout the term. While additional deliverables may be established in collaboration with the student team, the following are the core requirements for all students:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students will develop and present a project proposal around the midpoint of the course, outlining their approach and planned outcomes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Final deliverables and a presentation near the end of the term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All accepted projects will be required to complete a Sponsored Project Agreement\u202f(please note, this is not a contract). Participants will collaborate with the Assistant Director of the Purdue University Online Capstone Experience to finalize all necessary materials and ensure all required documents are signed and submitted for the term.\u00a0 For more information about the capstone, please contact POCapstone@purdue.edu.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none has-no-sidepadding\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-1094eb66-7bf6-48f3-9ed2-abcc3bbadaef\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-1094eb66-7bf6-48f3-9ed2-abcc3bbadaef\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong><strong><strong>Past Project Highlights <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-1094eb66-7bf6-48f3-9ed2-abcc3bbadaef\">\n                    \n\n<p>Our graduate student teams have tackled a wide range of real-world challenges, delivering innovative, AI-driven solutions across industries.  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