Attend Devils Invent: Future-Ready Avionics, Oct. 2–4

Devils Invent is a weekend-long design challenge where students come together to tackle real-world problems with creativity, teamwork and innovation. The future of aviation depends on systems that are safer, more reliable and easier to improve over time. New ideas in this space can help reduce risk, lower long-term costs, and make advanced aircraft technologies more practical and accessible. Join Devils Invent for a hands-on hackathon focused on the future of avionics, where participants will choose from challenge areas that touch artificial intelligence-assisted engineering, audit-ready assurance workflows, collision avoidance and scalable aviation-grade systems.

Whether you’re interested in software, hardware, systems thinking or rapid prototyping, this hackathon is an opportunity to build practical ideas for some of aerospace’s most important emerging needs. If that hasn’t convinced you: the weekend will also include free food, industry mentorship and more than $17,000 in prizes.

Teams typically consist of 4–6 students. You can come with a pre-formed team, but each team member must register individually. If you’re coming without teammates, don’t worry, there will be time to form teams at the start of the event!

Devils Invent: Future-Ready Avionics
Friday, Oct. 2–Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026
Opening Ceremony starts at 5 p.m. on Oct. 2
Engineering Center G (ECG) 101, Tempe campus [map]

Meals, snacks and refreshments will be provided for the duration of the event.