CS-RSO Site

AI Club, UW-Madison - Committed to bringing together students of all backgrounds with an interest in AI.  Students can join or lead projects or study groups that help advance their skills in the field of AI.

Badger Drone Club - Focuses on educating individuals on drone technology and allowing creativity to come up with uses for flying unmanned aerial vehicles that we can use in our everyday lives.

BioKind Analytics - Brings together undergraduate data scientists to support healthcare non-profits further their missions, improve their efficiency and increase their social impact.

Cardinal Trading Group - Primarily affiliated with the Wisconsin School of Business. This club has an application process and is capped at 35 members each year.  This club is not limited by major/school, but students needs a passion for trading algorithms.

CodeForGood - Developing and enhancing technological capabilities of community organizations through services such as creating functional websites and offering general tech support free of charge.

ColorStack - Primarily affiliated with the Multicultural Student Center and part of a national organization. This chapter's mission is to increase attraction, retention, and success of Black, Latinx, and Native American computer science majors. They want to engage peer-to-peer connections so you can meet students that major in computing fields including computer science, data science, etc.

CyberSecurity Club, or CSEC - Allows members to learn and explore cybersecurity in a collaborative environment from security research to lessons on online privacy and safety.

Data Science Club, or dotData - Where students interested in data science can develop professional and academic skills.

Girls Who Code - Creates a welcoming community for women and non-binary individuals in tech. 

Google Developer Student Club - Focused on growing students' knowledge on developer products and platforms through hands-on workshops and events.

Korean Undergraduate Computer Science Union (KCU) - Dedicated to serving the academic and professional development needs of computer, data science, and other STEM majors at UW-Madison while building a collaborative environment where students can grow their skills in diverse fields.

Likelion Wisconsin - A student run tech entrepreneurship community that helps students solve real-worls problems and develop their ideas into competitive products using programming.

Madison Coders - Brings together students in computer science-related fields to collaborate on programming projects that deepen their understanding of Computer Science while also enhancing their professional skills by building their resumes.

MadHacks - Promotes and executes hackathon events that connect creators, mentors, sponsors, and hackers of all backgrounds and skill levels into a cooperative UW-Madison hackathon community. 

NeuroTech UW - Promotes discussions around mental health and the incorporation of modern technologies in the practice of neuroscience and cognitive psychology.

Queer CDIS Syndicate, or IRIS - Dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ students within the School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences at UW-Madison.

Student Association for Computing Machinery, or SACM - A chapter of a national organization dedicated to graduate students. SACM has been at UW for many years and aids in fostering community among graduate students. It also helps to facilitate the Research Symposium which allows students to share the the CS-related research actively happening within the Department of Computer Sciences at UW-Madison.

Software Development Club - Aims to help students majoring in Computer Sciences to develop their software engineering skills and assist them in finding jobs or internships through projects, workshops, and seminars.

UX Club - Creates a vibrant community for students interested in User Experience (UX) to learn, collaborate, and connect with industry UX professionals.

Women's Association for Computing Machinery, or WACM - A chapter of a national organization dedicated to womxn-identifying students in computer science fields. WACM has been at UW for years and helps connect graduate and undergraduate womxn in computer sciences.

1. Carol Sze, President: csze3@wisc.edu

2. Shefali Sanwal, Secretary: ssanwal@wisc.edu 

3. Nitya Madadi, Secretary: nrmadadi@wisc.edu 

4. Deepa Venkatachalapathi, Biweekly Chair: chickballapu@wisc.edu 

5. Nureen Ibrahim, Biweekly Chair: bintiberamib@wisc.edu 

6. Casey Ford, Grad Activities Chair: cbford2@wisc.edu 

7. Yuna Hwang, Grad Activities Chair: yhwang56@wisc.edu 

8. Amanda Xu, Mentoring Chair: axu44@wisc.edu 

9. Soumya Sistla, Mentoring Chair: ssistla@wisc.edu 

10. Viktoria Sakman, Mentoring Chair: sakman2@wisc.edu 

11. Bani Gulati, Mentoring Chair: gulati2@wisc.edu 

12. Kate Schulte, Undergraduate Activities Chair: kschulte4@wisc.edu 

13. Zahabiyah Boty, Undergraduate Activities Chair: zahabiyah.boty@wisc.edu 

14. Alka Lakadia, Undergraduate Activities Chair: lakadia@wisc.edu 

15. Mallory Malvitz, Undergraduate Activities Chair: memalvitz@wisc.edu 

16. Phuong Thao Dang, Undergraduate Activities Chair: pdang2@wisc.edu 

17. Anabella Lysek, Undergraduate Activities Chair: lysek@wisc.edu 

Wisconsin Artificial Intelligence Safety Initiative, or WAISI - Aims to mitigate the risks that increasingly capable AI brings to the world. They first develop a holistic understanding of the risks and then build the skills to solve them with technical safety research and policy frameworks

WebLabs - Provides opportunities for students to learn and develop websites for nonprofit organizations. They welcome students of all skill levels and encourage collaboration in a supportive learning environment.

Wisconsin Neuromorphic Computing - Dedicated to educating members about neuromorphic computing and enable students to build relevant projects.

1. Brennen Hill, President: bahill4@wisc.edu 

2. Utkarsh Priyadarshi, Vice President: upriyadarshi@wisc.edu 

3. Devansh Mittal, Chief Treasury Officer: dmittal9@wisc.edu 

4. Max Henry Rosencrans, Chief Marketing Officer: mrosencrans@wisc.edu 

5. Mrinank Panda, Cheif Facilitator: mpanda4@wisc.edu 

Wisconsin Robotics - Primarily affiliated with the College of Engineering. A team dedicated to programming a rover; students involved work on object detection, GPS localization, simulation, autonomous driving, ros2 programming, and more.

Advertising in the CS Newsletter

• Send information to advising@cs.wisc.edu at least two weeks prior to your event

Sharing your RSO information on the CS website as a department affiliated RSO

Invitation to showcase your RSO at the CDIS Student Organization Fair (September and early February)

Invitation to CS student leader events

• Fall CS-RSO Kick Off (September)

• Spring CS-RSO Kick Off (January or February)

Support from undergraduate advisors when requests for events or initiatives

Ability to request small funds for food at events and meetings [limited to funding cycle periods; funds are limited]

An assigned CS Point Person to serve as your main contact within the CS department. CS Point Persons can assist with:

• where to start when hosting an event

• running successful meetings

• connections with other student leaders

• advocacy: is something needed on behalf of student leaders? On behalf of CS-RSOs? Does something need to be added to this site? Connect with your CS Point Person about your concerns. We will do our best to advocate for your needs and make changes within our power to do so.