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 Project

Data and statistics

Description: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), initiated in the early 1960s, is a pivotal program designed to gauge the health and nutritional status of adults and children across the United States. Spearheaded by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is a subsidiary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NHANES is distinguished by its amalgamation of interview data and physical examinations to curate… Read More »NHANES Data Project 

Featured Program

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The COMET Lab is developing Training Programs to develop skills we need, augment academic courses, and provide experiential learning. Learn more…

Featured Training

Microsoft Teams Logo

March 7 – Microsoft Teams training covered the overview and features of Microsoft Teams as a tool to be used for collaboration within teams. The training also covered information on how to use the tool for storing information and files, setting up meetings easily, tracking the progress of projects, and much more. For any questions and assistance, you can reach out to our amazing trainer Noyonika Saha. You can also… Read More »Microsoft Teams Training