Showcase 2026 Event Features
Art in Silico Collaboration - TRON (1982) Free Film Screening
Tuesday, September 29th, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, Fisher Hall Room 135
Far ahead of its time, the classic film (rated PG) featured innovative computer graphics and special effects, a soundtrack by legendary electronic composer Wendy Carlos, and a theme that is chillingly contemporary: an AI superhero is programmed to infiltrate an evil corporate computer stealing work from programmers and other corporations. Tron to the rescue!
Doors will open at 6:30 PM with a curated "Making of Tron" video playlist about the CGI, music and tech behind the film. Film screening at 7:00 PM. Refreshments will be served during a mid-film intermission. Free to students, staff and the public. Appropriate for children.
Annual Honor Academy Induction and ICC Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, September 30th, 5:30 - 8:00 PM, (Offsite, Invite Only)
Keynote Speaker - Pavan Muzumdar, Chief Operating Officer of Automation Alley,
Thursday, October 1st, 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Fisher Hall Room 138 : "How AI Is Powering the Next Leap in Manufacturing"
During the Showcase Keynote, Pavan will discuss the growth of Industry 4.0 and how Automation Alley is situating itself in the new era of manufacturing, and how AI is unlocking the full potential of 3D printing.
Fireside Chat - Pavan Muzumdar and Dennis Livesay, Dean of the College of Computing
Thursday, October 1st, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Fisher Hall Room 138
Student Poster Competition
Friday, October 2nd, 2:00 - 4:00 PM, H-STEM Building: Longyear Commons
The 2026 Student Poster Competition is now accepting submissions!
Friday, October 2nd: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm @ the H-STEM Longyear Commons
Deadline for submissions - Monday, September 28, 11:59PM
Requirements
- Actively enrolled as an Michigan Tech student
- Be present during poster competition.
- Standardized poster size of 48 inches (width) x 36 inches (height)
- Drop off poster in the Longyear Commons in the H-STEM building between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM on October 2nd.
More information
- Posters are not required to be on a computing-related topic. However, most of our judges come from a computing background. We will try to match judges in the closest possible subject area of submitted posters.
- The poster competition is judged by a judging board, assigned two per entry with the final score being the average between the two judges' score. Scholarship prizes will be awarded in Undergraduate and Graduate categories.
- Posters are scored on a scale of 1-10 in the following categories
- Background & Hypothesis
- Relevance & Significance
- Having Clear/Linked Methods
- Clear & Strong Conclusions
- Overall Organization
- Oral Presentation
- Poster printing costs can be covered by the ICC if printed at the MTU library. Contact townsend@mtu.edu with any questions.