COMET Lab is an applied research laboratory in the Department of Human-Centered Computing, Luddy School of Informatics and Computing at IUI, where faculty and students work together to deliver web, mobile and interactive media solutions for a range of projects. These include projects submitted by units from the IUI campus, external organizations and the community at large.
Welcome back for the Fall 2025 Semester! There are about 40 returning students this semester and an additional 10 have requested to be added to the lab. The department tells me to expect about 60 students this time, which is fewer than last year’s cohort, but still a good number! I’ve done some reorganization to the working groups and divided them up into 6 project areas: There will be several… Read More »The Fall 2025 COMET Lab is Here!
The organizational meeting for the Fall 2025 COMET Lab is Tuesday, August 26 @ 11:00 am. This is a Zoom meeting for representatives from the working groups. Check your email for the link. The first COMET Lab General Meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 2 @ 11:00am. The meeting will be in Room IT 414 and on Zoom.
The Cancer Care Roadmap Project is a patient-education and communication project done in collaboration with Dr. Larry Cripe of the IU Simon Cancer Center. Project link: https://cancer.iu.edu/patients/navigating/index.html
To enhance the quality and attractiveness of the output for the public and the Polis Center, the funder of these projects, as well as the data science division’s projects of the COMET lab, this competition is organized by the COMET lab.
March 21 – This training gave an overview of how to communicate effectively over email in professional settings. It also gave an overview on the importance of communication and expectations of effective communication. For any questions and assistance, you can reach out to our amazing trainer Nithika Sanghi (she/her). You can also access the online training material below.
