Cybersecurity Spring 2025 Capstone Project Showcase
Capstone projects are the culmination of the MICS students’ work in the School of Information’s Master of Information and Cybersecurity program.
Over the course of their final semester, teams of students propose and select project ideas, conduct and communicate their work, receive and provide feedback, and deliver compelling presentations along with a web-based final deliverable. A panel of judges will select an outstanding project for the Lily L. Chang MICS Capstone Award.
Join us for an online presentation of these capstone projects.
Judges
Rajiv Pramanik MD
CIO / CHIO
Contra Costa Health
Rajiv Pramanik MD has served at Contra Costa since 2001 in multiple capacities including emergency physician and now is accountable for the technology infrastructure of the health department. He has been on various boards, and currently serves at USC-Yale Roybal Center institute for aging, SFBay Community Research Network - UCSF research collaborative, and Safety Net Institute / California Association of Public Hospitals on the Clinical Advisory Committee. Rajiv is also a Cal civil engineering alum (class of ’96).
Wendi White
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
City of Austin
Wendi White serves as deputy chief information security officer (CISO) for the City of Austin, Texas, where she established the Information Security Office that protects the city’s essential services and technology infrastructure. Wendi's three decades of experience span several sectors and disciplines, including technology management, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management, security operations, incident response, and digital forensics.
Previously, Wendi worked with Cisco Systems as CIO / CISO of remote operations services, then as chief of staff for Global Client Services, delivering an extensive technology portfolio to 250K staff. Prior to Cisco, Wendi managed e-government infrastructure for KPMG’s SLED practice, launching the State of Texas’ first portal for drivers license and registration renewals and expanding to over 240 digital government applications nationally. Earlier in her career, she held technology management and consulting roles at IBM, BMC, and government agencies.
Javier Garcia Quintela
Global CISO
Repsol
Javier Garcia Quintela is the global CISO at Repsol, a Fortune 500 company. He’s responsible for tackling cybersecurity challenges within the digital and industrial business domains. His vision is to facilitate Repsol’s commitments to achieving net-zero goals and ensuring a successful energy transition by projecting the company’s cybersecurity model into the future.
This transformation hinges on several key elements: leveraging a high level of innovation paired with an attacker perspective, providing robust industrial cybersecurity, moving cybersecurity to the cloud, and developing a top-performance team. By integrating these elements, Javier aims to strengthen Repsol’s cybersecurity framework and ensure that it remains resilient and adaptive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Javier brings extensive experience in the IT and digital energy sector. Prior to his current position as CISO, Javier has held several pivotal roles in IT, including global head of services and operations, as well as head of strategy, architecture, and procurement, among others. His experience has been instrumental in driving innovation and ensuring the security and efficiency of Repsol IT operations.
Furthermore, Javier is an active participant in the cybersecurity chapter of the World Economic Forum, where he contributes to global discussions on cybersecurity trends and best practices. Javier holds a degree in communication engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Additionally, he has completed the HarvardX program on cybersecurity: managing risks in the information age, the independent board advisor program at IESE business school, and programs on operational excellence and strategy execution, also at IESE.