Innovation Without Borders: Summer 2025 SIP Showcase in Tempe & Online

At University of Advancing Technology (UAT) in Tempe, Arizona, innovation isn’t confined to classrooms — it’s designed, built, and tested live at the Student Innovation Project (SIP) Showcase. Every semester, students present prototypes that challenge industries in 🔐 cybersecurity, 🤖 robotics, 🎮 game design, 🎨 advertising art, 🤯 artificial intelligence, and 💻 computer science.

And here’s the twist: UAT’s SIP Showcase happens both on campus in Tempe and online. Whether in Arizona’s desert labs or presenting via Zoom from another continent, UAT students are proving that innovation has no borders.

🏫 On-Campus Innovation: SIP in Tempe

The Summer 2025 SIP Showcase demonstrated the power of in-person collaboration. From fintech apps to robotics, these projects prove that UAT students aren’t waiting to join the tech industry — they’re rewriting it.

Tempe Highlights

• 🕹️ UATf – Mitchell Moss & Andrew Barkan (Network Security): A Capture the Flag platform built by hackers, for hackers.

  • Project link: https://uatf.ctfd.io/
    
    

• 🛡️ Shield of Dawood – Mahmoud Hamadah (Network Security): Next-gen intrusion detection system.

  • Project link: https://www.mahmoud-hamadah.com/portfolio
    
    

• 📚 Fusion Storytelling Format – Daniel Villa (Advertising Art): Comics and novels collide in a new hybrid medium.

  • Project link: https://villanani57.wixsite.com/daniel-a-villa/student-innovation-project
    
    

• 📺 Unprocessed – Ryan Canepa (Advertising Art): Anti-advertising campaign critiquing consumer culture.

  • Project link: https://sites.google.com/view/canepa-portfolio/sip
    
    

• 🎮 VR/AR Asymmetric Multiplayer – Alexander Caraway (Game Programming): A game where imbalance is the feature, not the flaw.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsFuivYbXKI
    
    

• ✏️ Animation App Improvements – Faith Morales (Game Art & Animation): Smarter tools for animators.

  • Project link: https://justfaithsillyoffical.weebly.com/sip.html
    
    

• 📺 Into Each Situation – Jay Jorgensen (Game Art & Animation): Interactive cartoons teaching life lessons.

  • Project link: https://jaycarl2002.wixsite.com/jay-jorgensen-board
    
    

• 📖 ReBa.Moco – Mykaela Ali (Game Design): Reading-based motion commands syncing story and gameplay.

  • Project link: https://mkart9181.wixsite.com/showcaseali/sip
    
    

• 🧠 Lore Byte – Jordan Burke (Game Design): Solving the “where was I?” problem in gaming.
  
  

• 🧑‍🎤 Koipond’s Finest: Freelancers – Luke Thomajan (Game Design): RPG simulating the gig economy.

  • Project link: https://luctomyt.wixsite.com/luctom-makes-games/about-5
    
    

• 🎧 Resonate – Samantha Bryant (Game Design): Narrative-driven point-and-click game.
  
  

• ✋ G.E.S.T.U.R.E – Curran Rose (Robotics): Gesture-based robot control.

  • Project link: https://curranwayneroseportfolio.weebly.com/sip.html
    
    

• 💳 CoPay – Dylan Maxwell (Computer Science): Student-built fintech app for shared expenses.

  • Project link: https://dylanmaxwell.netlify.app/#copay
    
    

• ⚙️ A.I.M.D. – Adam Warren (AI/Robotics): Automated detection system for hazardous monitoring.

  • Project link: https://aw445540.wixsite.com/my-site/my-sip-project

🌐 Online Innovation

For UAT students studying remotely, the Online SIP Showcase proves innovation has no borders. From bedrooms to living rooms across the globe, these projects were presented live, showing that distance doesn’t dilute ambition.

Online Highlights

• 🌐 Eye-Fi 3D – Sulliven Weiss (Network Security): A 3D heat mapper visualizing wireless interference.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imaVRETcBig
    
    

• 🎣 AI Phishing Tool – Gabriel Hurtado (Network Security): Interactive phishing simulator for employee training.

  • Project link: https://hurtadogabriel111.wixsite.com/gabriel-final-projec/general-6
    
    

• ✨ Spiced Hexes – Marina De Castro (Advertising Art): Surrealist design meets magical realism.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mE-jqFQfCA
    
    

• 🧩 CogniMan – Savannah Marxx (Advertising Art): Gamified therapy for memory loss.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm3qBOWMFeo
    
    

• 🕊️ Sacred Spirit – Trinity Herbst (Game Programming): AR/VR spirituality experience.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wxc_AP_edA
    
    

• 📸 Snapshot Run – Darien Rutledge (Game Art & Animation): Puzzle-platformer with capture/paste mechanics.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn4JG8iH_Xg
    
    

• 📖 Union Reforged – Christopher James (Game Art & Animation): Literacy disguised as side-scrolling adventure.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI-Ad9u_pD8&feature=youtu.be
    
    

• 🌱 SoilSpirit – Damon Rocha (Robotics): Autonomous rover for gardening.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z76pd2EQfg
    
    

• ⛑️ Project Odin – Daniel Countermanche (Digital Maker & Fabrication): Modular embedded helmet system.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjzcgIueEBA
    
    

• 🎶 Aurasync – Mariam Ahady (Artificial Intelligence): AI meditation sync.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xByWp3TRLs
    
    

• 🤝 CoLab – Brett Schmidt (Artificial Intelligence): AI-powered group collaboration.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASWuvRve5eo
    
    

• 🐕 Bark Beacon – Nathan Vititoe (Artificial Intelligence): AI that translates dog barks.

  • Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq8iiXI_AQY

📺 Watch the full Summer 2025 SIP Showcase presentation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/m2wsrcZkG1g

❓ FAQs

Q: What is SIP at UAT?
A capstone showcase where students present working prototypes that merge creativity with technology.

Q: Where is UAT?
UAT is located in Tempe, Arizona, near Phoenix.

Q: Can SIPs be completed online?
Yes. UAT’s online programs fully support SIP development, including prototyping and live presentations.

Q: Are online and Tempe SIP standards the same?
Yes. All students must deliver working prototypes, whether online or in person.

Q: What majors are represented?
Cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence, digital media, advertising art, computer science, and game design.

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