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.

Student Studio

The Student Studio is a project-based research environment within CoRE Lab, where students contribute to ongoing work in human-centered computing.

Students participate in short, focused project cycles that explore how people interact with and are affected by computational systems. Projects may involve designing new interfaces, building prototypes, or conducting lightweight studies of system use.

The studio provides a pathway into deeper research involvement, while offering immediate, hands-on experience working at the intersection of people and computational systems. Studio work often results in tangible artifacts such as prototypes, tools, or studies that can serve as strong portfolio pieces.

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Research 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.

Visicode

VisiCode explores how programming environments can better support early learning, focusing on conceptual understanding, accessible participation, and the long-term effects of reducing unnecessary barriers to computing.

EchoPaddle

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