What is C3?
Launched in Fall 2024, the Computing for Community Collaboratory (C3) offers undergraduates an exciting opportunity to join interdisciplinary research teams that use computing to tackle the real-world challenges facing communities. By getting involved with C3, you’ll work on impactful research projects and participate in hands-on events where you can build innovative solutions for social good.
Join us to make a difference while gaining valuable experience and research skills!
Our Mission
Find your team - C3 helps students discover and form teams with peers who are passionate about solving community-based problems through computing.
Serve communities – C3’s affiliated research projects feature faculty and student teams who work together with communities, leveraging computing to tackle real-world issues.
Build your toolkit – Understanding that complex social issues are best solved through interdisciplinary collaboration, C3 hosts project-based events and courses that give students the opportunity to get hands-on with these vital research skills:
- Technical skills – through opportunities for hands-on project development, C3 helps students gain technical computing skills.
- Community engagement – through projects that have a service focus, students learn what it means to work with communities to address real-world problems.
- Collaboration skills – team-based projects and partner events teach students how to effectively collaborate with faculty and peers.
Current Student Lab Managers
We’re a team of students who wear a lot of hats: event organizers, community builders, designers, and developers.
Jadden Picardal - Student Lab Manager, Junior in CompE
Mint DePrest - Student Lab Manager, Sophomore in CS
Saahil Aneja - Student Lab Manager, Junior in CS
Alumni
Here are our previous SLMs!
Viashnavi Raparthi - Data & Analytics @ MISO