Innovation Showcase Exhibition Event

Students walking along the Paseo on a sunny day
The first day of SJSU's Research Week turns the 7th Street Paseo into a walkable showcase of student ideas in action.

Kick off SJSU's Annual Research Week on Monday, April 13, 2026

The Innovation Showcase is an open-air celebration of creativity, entrepreneurship, and bold problem-solving at San José State University. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the campus transforms into a vibrant exhibition space where student innovators present their ideas, prototypes, ventures, and research to the community.

Join Us for the Innovation Showcase 2026

Who Should Attend?

Student talking to other students about his startup

All UG and Grad Students are Welcome

  • Discover what your peers are building
  • Get inspired to launch your own ideas
  • Network with founders, collaborators, and mentors
Students displaying project posters

Faculty & Staff Showing Support for Students

  • Support student innovation beyond the classroom
  • Identify promising ideas and talent
  • Engage with interdisciplinary creativity
Spectators looking at a display by the MLK Library Prototyping Lab

Community Members Ready to Meet the Minds Shaping the Future at SJSU

  • Explore emerging ventures and technologies
  • Connect with the next generation of entrepreneurs
  • Experience innovation happening live at SJSU

What to Expect?

Engineering students displaying a wheeled robot

Hands-on demos and working prototypes in action

Budding engineers showcase robots featuring autonomous systems and precision mechanics, explaining how each design is built, programmed, and operates in real time.

Spartan Racing showing their Formula 1 car

High-performance engineering designed and built by Spartans

See performance-driven design, competition-ready builds, and complex systems engineered and tested by SJSU students.

NASA exhibit filled with curious Spartans

Connections between innovators, mentors, and supporters

Industry professionals connect with students, answer questions, and share pathways into careers where innovation meets exploration.

Exhibitors showing the product of their startup

Spartans Start Up

Check out startup projects by members of the SpartUp: Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship.

Learn more about SpartUp: SVCE

WIRC's radar truck displayed on the Paseo
Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center's radar truck, used to detect and prevent wildfires.

Innovation Shouldn't Stay in the Lab

Are you a Spartan with an idea to showcase? Submit an application by March 17 to be considered for a table space.

Join the Showcase