About C3

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:

  1. Technical skills – through opportunities for hands-on project development, C3 helps students gain technical computing skills.
  2. Community engagement – through projects that have a service focus, students learn what it means to work with communities to address real-world problems.
  3. 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