COMET Lab

COnvergent Media and Exploratory Technologies

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.

COMET News

The Fall 2025 COMET Lab is Here!

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!

COMET Events

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Fall 2025 Organizational Meeting

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.

Featured Program

Featured Training

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This WordPress training series will cover the overview of WP and how to use it in practice. This series will be broken down into multiple sessions with modules curated for people who are technical and non-technical practitioners. For any questions and assistance, you can reach out to our amazing trainer Robert Skipworth Comer. March 28 WordPress Customization: Themes, Child Themes, Template Hierarchy. You can also access the online training material… Read More »WordPress Series