Computing Project Showcase

The NCI Computing Project Showcase is an exciting day on campus where the college is turned into an exhibition space for students to present their projects.

NCI student attending the Computing Project Showcase in the college

The Computing Project Showcase is an annual event which gives final-year students the opportunity to display their work and the skills they have learned as part of their degree to potential employees. 

The event usually takes place on campus at National College of Ireland with friends and family and our students invited to attend along with any member of the public who has an interest in this area. 

2026 Event

The School of Computing Project Showcase for 2026 took place on May 27th. Learn more about the projects that were involved:

2026 Showcase Winners

Overall Project Sponsored by Citi:

• Siddarth Thirunavukkarasu: Agent Flow – a secure AI agent development platform that enables developers to build and manage AI agents with built-in observability and policy enforcement.

75th Anniversary Award – Best Project in BSc. (Hons) in Data Science (Sponsored by Health Service Executive (HSE))

• Manuel Amir Freer Valdez: Bias Assessment of Small LLMs Incorporated on RAG - a research project examining bias across seven small language models using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).

Best Project – BSc. in Computing (Sponsored by Laya Healthcare)

• Niamh Staines: Between the Pages - a first-person 2D narrative puzzle game set in a mystical library world.

Best Project – BSc. (Hons) in Technology Management (Sponsored by Fidelity Investments)

• Chimnonyerem (Jaelyn) Disu: InkLink - a community-focused book platform designed to connect readers and foster engagement among book enthusiasts.

Ada Lovelace Award – Celebrating Excellence in Women in STEM

• Vrynsia: GlamAI - an AI-powered beauty recommendation system that delivers personalised makeup suggestions and virtual try-on experiences.

For further information on our 2026 winners, then check our news article - School of Computing Project Showcase 2026 Winners Announced

Sponsorship Opportunities

If your company is interested in sponsoring our project awards at future events, please complete our interest form. In the past, this event has garnered great attention, being picked up by Irish Tech News, The Irish Examiner, and The Irish Times, as a celebration of industry and academic collaboration.

Careers Team

NCI has a strong tradition of providing professionally focused education for our students. We place great emphasis on employability skills and courses are developed in collaboration with industry, ensuring they are relevant to the changing demands of employers. 

The NCI Careers Team run a calendar of events for our students every year including spotlights on different industries, careers fairs, final-year showcases and more. 

The team consists of professionals from guidance, agency and in-house recruitment backgrounds, and is ready to work with potential employers to help find the right candidate for your graduate position.