Engineering & Computer Science Design Showcase
The Engineering and Computer Science Design Showcase is the culmination of capstone, thesis, and research projects conducted by undergraduate seniors and graduate students studying engineering and computer science. Students will present their projects to the LMU community and industry professionals.
Engineering & Computer Science Design Showcase 2026
This annual showcase highlights students’ technical skills, creativity, and real-world problem-solving. Meet the teams, ask questions, and enjoy light refreshments. Join us as we celebrate projects in civil engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, healthcare systems engineering, and computer science.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Life Sciences Building
2 - 3 p.m. Computer Science Oral Presentations | Auditorium
3 - 5:30 p.m. Poster Presentations | First Floor Atrium
Past Showcases
Engineering and Computer Science Design Showcase 2025
The 2025 Engineering and Computer Science Design Showcase marked a year of firsts and featured forward-thinking innovation at Loyola Marymount University. Held in University Hall, the event brought together undergraduate and graduate students from across the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering to present their final projects. This year’s showcase included computer science students for the first time, expanding the event’s scope and underscoring the university’s growing emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and applied research.
Engineering Design Showcase 2024
On April 26, undergraduate students in civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and graduate students in healthcare systems engineering presented their capstone projects projects to industry representatives, alumni and the Loyola Marymount University community. These ambitious projects, a requirement for engineering graduates, ranged from prototypes of robotic fish to self-driving cars to the study of marine mussels. The projects addressed solving a wide range of problems across disciplines, but all required teamwork, time management, and presentation skills as well.
Engineering Design Showcase 2023
On April 28, undergraduate and graduate students in civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and healthcare systems engineering presented their capstone projects to industry representatives, alumni, and the Loyola Marymount University community. Projects varied from a bike helmet capable of alerting riders of oncoming dangers, a design for a new basketball arena at LMU, a four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle built from the ground up, to projects aiding the unhoused in downtown Los Angeles, and sea level rise projections for the Los Angeles area.
Engineering Design Showcase 2022
The 2022 showcase took place on Friday, April 29, 2022. Engineering undergraduate students presented their capstone and research projects alongside the work of graduate research students to the LMU community and industry representatives.
Engineering Design Showcase 2021
The 2021 showcase took place virtually on Friday, April 30. Undergraduate students presented their capstone and research projects alongside the work of graduate research students to the LMU community and industry representatives. To view Undergraduate presentations for Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering click on the links for the Seaver departments. For Graduate Research presentations, click here.
Engineering Design Showcase 2019
The 2019 showcase took place on Friday, May 3 in the Life Sciences Building. Group projects ranged from creating an audio production instrument to designing an electric vehicle to compete in Shell’s Eco‐Marathon competition.
Engineering Design Showcase 2018
Group projects for the 2018 showcase ranged from developing a vehicle for the ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge to developing an optimum laser for ultrafast biomedical imaging systems. Seniors and graduates channeled the lessons they learned over the course of their education into the projects they developed from concept through to manufacturing. The 2018 showcase took place on Friday, April 27.
Engineering Design Showcase 2017
Engineering seniors and graduate students presented their capstone projects at the Engineering Capstone Design Showcase held on Thursday, April 27. These group projects ranged from developing wireless networks for drone communication to designing an aircraft with unique aerodynamic dimensions.
Engineering Design Showcase 2016
Projects for the 2016 showcase ranged from developing a deployable reusable energy unit for the Mars rover; to developing a high powered, reusable rocket; to designing assistive devices for special needs children. The 2016 Engineering Capstone Design Showcase took place on Friday, April 29.