Congratulations to our 2025 Winners!
2025 Butterworth Competition Winners:
1st Place: Florence
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-Florence
Team: Andrew Cai, Audrey Lu, Nathan Che, Yurina Tamura
Florence is an intelligent, real-time patient monitoring and alert system built around a comprehensive camera dashboard and integrated data systems, designed to optimize the efficiency and responsiveness of hospital operations, specifically for healthcare providers and nursing staff.
2nd Place: AINGELX
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-AINGELX
Team: Asal Askari, Kimia Yazdani, Mehrnaz Motamed
AINGELX is a personalized advisor that matches SaaS startups to investors based on due diligence level data and makes screening more efficient.
3rd Place: Vision Board
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-VisionBoard
Team: Derek Yazan, Ethan Frias, Lukas Hauge
Vision Board is a technology that merges the worlds of board games and video games, creating an entirely new immersive sensory experience.
2025 Beall Competition Winners:
1st Place: NasoCoustics
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-NasoCoustics
Team: Dave Soliven, Jordan Ulibarri, Kenji Inducta, Natalie Benneian, Neha Muvvala, Neharika Gopikrishnan
Hypernasality affects 28.5-40.5% of children after cleft-palate repair. Nasometry devices are used to quantify nasality when assessing speech development progress post-surgery. NasoCoustics aims to develop a portable and accessible nasometry device, increasing the efficacy of speech therapy.
2nd Place: VeinGuard
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-VeinGuardYT
Team: Bora Keresteci, Erfan Khoshnevis, Rohan Kunduru, Sujal Bobba, Varu Vummidi
VeinGuard is an emergency cervical collar that prevents jugular vein compression during neck stabilization. Designed for rapid application and improved patient safety, it solves key issues in trauma care by reducing intracranial pressure and improving responder efficiency.
3rd Place: REACH
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-REACH
Team: Andrew Eck, Edmund Totah, HyungCheol Kim, Michael Song, Nathan Yang, Tim Oh
REACH is a personalized and long-term electrotherapy solution for stroke survivors. The machine learning powered device leverages electromyography signals to provide targeted stimulation output to support everyday living outside of the hospital.
2025 International Collaboration Prize:
1st Place: Oslo
Summary Video: https://tinyurl.com/BBComp2025-OsloYT
UCI Team: Alison Iversen, Jose Callejas, Joseph Marquez, Kanu Chandra
PUCRS Team: Ana Carolina Palhares Poletto, Bárbara da Silva Dapper, Luiza Dal Mas Pasini
Birdhouse by Oslo is a passive, contact-free camera that monitors seniors’ vitals using thermal and optical sensors, alerting caregivers to early health issues—no wearables or interaction needed. Safer aging at home, with privacy and peace of mind.
FAQ:
Can I compete in both the Beall Butterworth and the Stella Zhang New Venture Competition?
Yes! You must apply separately, but you can compete in both competitions. Visit https://merage.uci.edu/research-faculty/centers/innovation-entrepreneurship/new-venture-competiton.html to submit your team to the SZNVC.
Can I use my New Venture Competition Concept Paper for my Beall Butterworth Competition?
Yes! See the Template to find out how to do it. There are two small sections you’ll need to submit in addition to the SZNVC concept paper. Submit your final Product Specification Submission by the deadline!
Do I have to have my team’s student composition requirements met in order to submit the product specification?
No! Team requirements are NOT enforced until the final submission of your Final Product & Business Case.
Got more questions?
Let us know! Email us at bbcomp@uci.edu.
Beall Student Design Competition at The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Offered to encourage the creation of new technologies, or solutions to current design problems that have the potential for commercialization. Ideas and products are evaluated on their technological merits as well as potential to impact the marketplace. Students are encouraged to submit new product ideas that involve the development of hardware and devices. Products that entail integration are acceptable as long as there is a substantial development effort.
The competition is open to all UCI students. Teams must be composed of at least two (2) students, one (1) of which must be enrolled at The Henry Samueli School of Engineering.
Butterworth Product Development Competition at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Is a product development competition designed to encourage the creation of new technologies with potential for commercialization. Ideas and products are evaluated on their technological merits and potential to impact the marketplace. Students are encouraged to submit new products that involve the development of software and systems. Products that entail integration are acceptable as long as there is a substantial development effort.
The competition is open to all UCI students. Teams must be composed of at least two (2) students, one (1) of which must be enrolled at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.
Prizes for each competition are:
1st Place: $10,000
2nd Place: $6,500
3rd Place: $3,500
Competition Highlights
We are proud of all of our Beall Student Design and Butterworth Product Development students who have participated in these two great programs. Please enjoy some of our special moments with our competition’s alumni, mentors, judges, sponsors and our schools. We’ve had a lot of fun over the years and we’re looking forward to the next set of entrepreneurial ideas as we kick-off our best year yet.