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Submissions are closed. Each selected faculty project carries a participation fee of $5,000, which funds access to suitable computers for web application development, Apple MacBooks required for iOS mobile application development, CS342 teaching assistants, developer support, cloud hosting, and infrastructure during the 10-week course and the continued development of the Spezi open-source framework.

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Stanford CS342 - Building for Digital Health is a project-based course for the winter quarter where Stanford CS students will build curated digital health projects from Stanford University School of Medicine leveraging the Stanford Spezi framework.

In the span of just five years, our diligent students and resourceful faculty have brought over 20 projects to fruition, not only at Stanford but at institutions across the nation and the world.

A core part of the course is innovative research and translation projects led by Stanford faculty. Participating in CS342 allows you to build out a first minimum viable product (MVP) that can subsequently be improved and deployed in collaboration with the Biodesign Digital Health team:

• Build an MVP: Building an MVP is the first step to bringing a concept to reality. Many questions come up about features, design, and intent. Our class structure and guidance guide you and the students throughout the process. An MVP in our class typically consists of a either a mobile or web application that includes 2-3 core features identified for the project that are must-haves. Hosting infrastructure is flexible, and we offer options for both at Stanford Research IT, self-hosted options, and cloud-hosted solutions through Medplum.
• Student Engagement: Students will learn how to develop digital health solutions and can directly apply this learning to your project. Expert guidance from our instructors and software engineering best practices guarantee a high-quality first prototype.
• Expert Guidance: Collaborate with the Stanford Biodesign Digital Health team to define the next steps to get a head start, allowing you to focus on your key needs.

We urge faculty partners like you to think beyond the horizon. By proposing projects that serve the greater public interest, you can be an architect of transformational, sustainable, and equitable solutions that have a profound impact both domestically and globally.

The class will commence in January 2026 and conclude by the end of March 2026. We encourage you to visit last year's CS342 web page to acquaint yourself with the class structure and past projects and gather more insights into our class.

<aside> 📣 The CS342 Request for Proposals provides a more comprehensive overview of the project requirements and application process.

Contact us at [email protected] for questions, and you can submit your proposal at this link here!

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