CS Day 2026

CS Day Schedule of Events

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM · L.F. Peterson Building

How the day works

The CS Day schedule is split into a morning session (covering talks on a variety of computing topics) and an afternoon session (covering various hands-on CS activities and demos), with lunch in between. Talks and demos happen in parallel sessions.

How tracks work

To facilitate your experience while meeting capacity constraints on our rooms and activities, each registered participant group will be assigned to one of 10 tracks. Your track will take you on a guided tour through a schedule of 3 talks and 4 hands-on demos, covering a variety of different topic areas in computer science. A full schedule for your assigned track, with all times and locations, will be provided upon check-in on the day of the event.

Last year’s lineup

CS Day 2025 talks & activities

Here’s what students explored at CS Day 2025. The 2026 lineup will be shared with your track schedule at check-in.

Morning session

Talks

  • Hack the Code
  • Guess the Card?
  • Learning How Computers Can See: Intro to Computer Vision
  • Self Learning, Experiments, Projects, and… Mario I Guess?
  • Introduction to Computer Graphics
  • Cybersecurity for a Successful Career

Afternoon session

Hands-on activities & demos

  • Hack the Code
  • Malware Detection Challenge
  • SedimentSketch and FossilSketch: Software for Geoscience Education
  • Sorting Games
  • Videogames by Undergrads
  • Human-Computer Interaction: Designing for Humans
  • Autonomous Toy Car
  • Raspberry Pycraft
  • Blockchain Game

All day

On the Peterson Building patio

  • Formula Electric Racecar Demo

Save your spot for CS Day 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Space is limited