HCDE Capstone Showcase
Join the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for our 2026 Capstone Showcase.
Student teams solve real-world problems through a human-centered lens. Projects are proposed by industry sponsors or driven by an interest from the students on the team. Details about projects will be added as the showcase nears.
Questions? Contact Melissa Ewing at mewing3@uw.edu.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: HUB Ballroom. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Special Events.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.hcde.washington.edu. HCDE Course Showcase: Service Design - Advanced projects in HCDE (HCDE 418)
Join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for our end-of-quarter course showcases and view projects by current students. Light refreshments will be provided.
Find additional Spring 2026 Course Showcases on the HCDE calendar. Course Showcase: Service Design - Advanced projects in HCDE (HCDE 418) , Instructor: Tyler Fox
Eight teams of HCDE undergrads will present proposals for services contributing to and creating social infrastructure. This is a great opportunity to see how HCDE students apply service design methods to real-world challenges.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: SIG 329. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Special Events. Target Audience: HCDE community, prospective students, and friends of the department.
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
HCDE Course Showcase: UX Prototyping (HCDE 351)
Join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for our end-of-quarter course showcases and view projects by current students. Light refreshments will be provided.
Find additional Spring 2026 Course Showcases on the HCDE calendar. Course Showcase: UX Prototyping (HCDE 351), Instructor: Katya Cherukumilli
Drawing from the UN Sustainable Development goals, student teams will present final projects aiming to use a variety of prototyping techniques to build and test different concepts. They will explain the project goals (what, why, how), show key features of the prototype in action, and discuss their design decisions and evaluation of prototype effectiveness.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB). Campus room: IEB 205. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Special Events. Target Audience: HCDE community, prospective students, and friends of the department.
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
HCDE Course Showcase: Design and Management of Complex Systems (HCDE 520)
Join the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for our end-of-quarter course showcases and view projects by current students. Light refreshments will be provided.
Find additional Spring 2026 Course Showcases on the HCDE calendar. Course Showcase: Design and Management of Complex Systems (HCDE 520), Instructor: Mark Haselkorn
Three teams of HCDE students will present design investigations focused on improving shared situational awareness and coordination for transit operations at Sound Transit. Attendees will get a look at how students apply human-centered design research and systems thinking to complex, real-world transportation challenges.
Note: Showcase attendees will need to sign an NDA due to the potentially sensitive nature of the presentations.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Dempsey Hall (DEM). Campus room: Dempsey 004. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Special Events. Target Audience: HCDE community, prospective students, and friends of the department.
Monday, June 8, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.