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

A human hand and a hand depicting AI touching indicating both meet to make it better

At COMET Lab, our research is focused on exploring and developing design principles that enhance AI interactions, benefiting users worldwide. Our goal is to push beyond traditional user experience design, addressing the unique challenges that arise when creating AI-driven experiences. While creating tailored AI guidelines for COMET Lab projects is part of our mission, our primary aim is to provide insights and frameworks that can guide the design of AI… Read More »Human-Centered AI for the World

Featured Program

Featured Training

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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