Lost & Found

April 24 - 26, 2026

UC Irvine DCE

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About

125+

projects

675

attendees

43

universities

$30,000

funding

Itinerary

05:00 PM
Check-In
DCE CourtyardZoom
06:00 PM
Opening Ceremony
DCE Yosemite
06:30 PM
Workshop: Designing at Hackathon Speed
DCE Yosemite
07:00 PM
Dinner
DCE Courtyard
08:30 PM
Closing Ceremony
DCE Yosemite

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General track

For all explorers

This track invites participants of all backgrounds to explore how design can help transform chaos into clarity.

Sponsored by Gemini & Notability


Professional track

For seasoned designers

This track explores how design can bring bold visions to life, turning creative sparks into constellations of possibility.

Sponsored by Menya Hanabi & Auntea Jenny & EAT Studio


Special awards

Beyond the podium

Celebrating creativity, boldness, and the community's favorites.

Judges

Justin Nguyen

Justin Nguyen

Senior Product Designer @ Ingram Micro

Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee

PhD Student @ UCI Informatics

Haron Yam

Haron Yam

Product Designer @ eBay

Nataliia Dykun

Nataliia Dykun

UX UI Designer II @ CoStar

Ryan Bell

Ryan Bell

Senior Product Designer, Studio Management @ Netflix

Josephine Lo

Josephine Lo

Product Designer @ LA Fitness

Jonathan Yu

Jonathan Yu

Senior UX Motion Designer @ Twitch

Ruijingya Tang

Ruijingya Tang

Product Designer @ Chartmetric

Nikki Robyn Apostol

Nikki Robyn Apostol

Product Designer @ eBay

Nicole Roberts

Nicole Roberts

Senior Product Designer @ Instacart

Lucy Han

Lucy Han

Associate Product Builder @ LinkedIn

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Tanvi Pisal

Tanvi Pisal

UX Designer @ Apple

Iris Li

Iris Li

Product Designer @ Meta

Jenna Tanner

Jenna Tanner

Senior Product Designer @ TeamSnap

Victor Tran

Victor Tran

Product Design Intern @ SAP

John Daniel Norombaba

John Daniel Norombaba

Masters Student @ UCI Informatics

Shirley Guo

Shirley Guo

Founding UX Designer @ Suger

Andrew Huang

Andrew Huang

Product Designer @ Oracle

Selina Che

Selina Che

Senior Digital Product Designer @ Nike

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Rules

RULE 01 / 08

All members of your team must be

  • a current undergraduate or graduate student
  • with an associated institutional (.edu) email
RULE 02 / 08

Teams must not exceed 4 people total.

RULE 03 / 08

Each team may only submit one (1) submission which will be submitted on behalf of all other contributors.

RULE 04 / 08

All work submitted must be original work. Any submissions with plagiarized work will be disqualified.

RULE 05 / 08

You may not submit work previously designed before the event. All designs must be made during the event dates.

RULE 06 / 08

Late submissions will not be accepted.

RULE 07 / 08

If any adjustments are made after the submission deadline, your team's submission will not count towards judging.

RULE 08 / 08

Teams must be comprised of entirely online or entirely in-person participants.

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