c0mpiled-5/ucsd: Future Interfaces
📅 Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 |12:30PM – 7:30PM
📍 UCSD | Student Services Center MPR
🍕 Food and drinks provided!
If you're on the waitlist, still show up to the event! We'll check you in if there are no shows.
Challenge: Future Interfaces
Personal computing devices are constantly evolving in form and function. Designers often build around what users do, say, and need, yet the most transformative innovations in human-computer interaction are often sparked by visionaries who see past what currently exists. Today, generative AI has opened up the door for new visions. From dynamically-generated user interfaces that render on the fly to multi-modal agents that expand the ways we can experience information, it’s a hugely exciting time to build the future of human-computer interaction!
Build Interfaces that dynamically adapt to each user. Develop easy ways of modernizing old interfaces, from the business or consumer side. Explore new ways of measuring engagement or understanding, and design systems that respond to those metrics in real time.
What to expect:
🥇 1st Place: $3,500
🥈 2nd Place: $1,000
🥉 3rd Place: $500
Fireside chat with YC founders
And more!
Additional Sponsors
Morph (YC S23) – free credits!
Judges
Imagine AI (YC F25): Sky Yang & Neo Lee
Mentra (YCW25): Parth Pawar
Feel free to group up or go solo. You can have 1-5 people per team! If you are part of a group, every group member must sign up separately through Luma.
Whether you're new to vibecoding or an experienced builder, this is a space to prototype quickly, learn from people who've built before, and showcase your talent.
You must be registered on Luma to attend the event.
Spots are limited. Come ready to build!