HCDE Course Showcase: Interaction Design & Prototyping (HCDE 536)
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: Interaction Design & Prototyping (HCDE 536), Instructor: Paula Te
Five teams of HCDE students will showcase site-specific interactive experiences that blend physical and digital interaction.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: PACCAR Hall (PCAR). Campus room: PCAR 295. Accessibility Contact: hcdehelp@uw.edu. Event Types: Exhibits. Special Events. Target Audience: HCDE community, prospective students, and friends of the department.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
HCDE Capstone Showcase
Join the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for our 2026 Capstone Showcase.
Explore 50+ capstone projects from graduating HCDE students. Projects span AI, healthcare, accessibility, transportation, entertainment, sustainability, and more — developed in collaboration with organizations including Amazon, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Uber, Sony, Fred Hutch, Sound Transit, and community partners.
Meet student teams, experience interactive demos, and connect with the HCDE community. Open to students, alumni, industry professionals, community partners, and the public. Project themes include:Computing, Data & Digital Technologies, Health & Medicine, Infrastructure, Society & Community, Entertainment & Media Experiences, Environment, Sustainability & Energy, Air, Space & Travel
, Questions? Contact Melissa Ewing, HCDE Outreach & Strategic Partnerships Manager, 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: Inclusive Design & Engineering (HCDE 315)
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: Inclusive Design & Engineering (HCDE 315)
Instructor: Cayla Key
Students in Inclusive Design & Engineering will present high-fidelity prototypes designed to make technology, public spaces, and everyday experiences more accessible and equitable. Projects include: A Discord add-on that detects and responds to voice chat harassment with player-controlled filters, muting, and private support notifications, A Valorant audio visualization overlay that translates in-game sounds into visual cues for deaf or hard-of-hearing players. A smoking cessation app and air quality sensor as a relapse-prevention tool that detects risky environments and offers low-pressure, shame-free support, An app that teaches English through realistic, conversation-based tasks…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Sieg Building (SIG). Campus room: Sieg 233. 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, 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM.
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.
HCDE Graduation and Awards Ceremony
Join the University of Washington Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering for the 2026 HCDE Graduation & Awards Ceremony celebrating graduating BS, MS, and PhD students.
The ceremony will include remarks from HCDE Chair Julie Kientz, a graduation address by Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, and the presentation of student awards recognizing academic excellence, leadership, innovation, and contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
View full ceremony details here ».
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: Ballroom. Accessibility Contact: mewing3@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies. Target Audience: HCDE graduating bachelor's, master's, and PhD students, their families and friends.
Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit hcde.uw.edu.