The Innovation Lab
{ Where ideas collide }
FINALS: March 7 (Sat), 8AM to 2PM
1st Floor @ IBS Building, IWEP Lecture Hall
The flagship hackathon of the Alliance of Computer Science Students – UPLB, held annually. It challenges students to apply creativity, collaboration, and user-centered thinking to design solutions for real-world problems through technology.
~ Problem Domain ~
This year's Innovation Lab 2026 centers on the theme "The Mindful Harvest: Protecting the Hands that Feed Us," a challenge specifically designed to address the human element of Philippine agriculture.
Agriculture is a vital sector in the Philippines as it supports food security, livelihoods, and rural communities. However, many of the challenges farmers face occur directly within the farm environment itself, such as managing daily work, staying safe in the field, and handling crops after harvest.
The Innovation Lab 2026 invites participants to develop people-centric technologies that improve everyday life and work inside Filipino farms, while helping build resilient and future-ready farming communities.
This competition is open exclusively to
currently enrolled Undergraduate University Students.
Phase 1
Elimination Round
Teams must submit a 5-page written project proposal in PDF format and a 2–3 minute video demonstration showcasing the solution's functionality.
Phase 2
Final Round
Finalists must prepare a comprehensive pitch deck and a finalized GitHub repository containing complete source code and documentation.
The proposal must follow the prescribed structure:
- Executive Summary
- Problem Statement
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Impact
- References
(APA 7th Edition)
1
FARM LABOR AND WORK EFFICIENCY
2
FARMER SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING
3
FARM SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
4
COMPLIANCE
5
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
6
FINANCIAL LITERACY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION
7
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
8
POST-HARVEST LOGISTICS
9
FARM ERGONOMICS AND ASSISTIVE TOOLS
10
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION COMMUNICATION
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