CoRE Lab

Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community-based Research

CoRE Lab is based in the Computer Science Department at California State University, Los Angeles. We design, build, and study technologies to support interdependent collaborations across diverse abilities. Grounded in sustained community partnerships, our work integrates accessibility, assistive technologies, and sensory modalities to foster meaningful human connections.

As a multidisciplinary group, CoRE Lab brings together perspectives from Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, and Human–Computer Interaction.

We welcome undergraduate and graduate students at CSULA who are curious about research and interested in gaining hands-on experience. If you'd like to learn more about ongoing projects or explore opportunities to get involved, please reach out. Whether your background is in computer science, engineering, or related areas, there are many ways to contribute and grow through collaborative research.

Join CoRE Lab

To express interest, send a short email that includes:

What you’d like to work on (1–2 sentences)
Relevant coursework or experience (a few bullets)
Your availability (e.g., hours/semester)

Currently accepting graduate students for thesis supervision.
CSULA students with related research interests are encouraged to reach out.

Current Projects

Ripple

Ripple examines how technologies diffuse through communities, focusing on interdependent adoption practices and the long-term impacts of accessibility and inclusion on innovation.

Constructive Play

Constructive Play investigates how tangible maze-building and gamified feedback can support occupational therapy through fine motor skill practice and playful engagement.

EchoPaddle

EchoPaddle explores interdependent waypoint navigation and conversational AI to provide blind and low-vision paddlers with real-time guidance and performance feedback.

People

CoRE Lab is a small, collaborative group growing through long-term partnerships and student-led research.

**Dr. Mark S. Baldwin**
Director, CoRE Lab

Research at the intersection of HCI, accessibility, and community-based design.

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Students

Project(s):

EchoPaddle (waypoint-guided, interdependent navigation). Research at the intersection of computer science, accessibility, and community-based design.