Agent Fan Club
Agent Fan Club is a student organization in the Association for Computing Machinery at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We learn about, research, and build with agentic AI.
- Established
- Spring 2026
- Members
- 19 Active
- Projects
- 3 Active
- Workshops
- 5 Conducted
Overview
We give people hands-on experience with real AI tools so they can learn by doing. We try out new ways to work with these tools, and we share what we learn about AI tools and agent-based systems with the rest of campus.
Any UIUC student can join, whatever their technical background. You don't need prior AI experience.
Meetings
We meet every Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00 PM in the Siebel Center for Computer Science, room 1302.
Affiliations
We are part of ACM @ UIUC at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Leadership
Current leadership appoints exec board members and project leads based on activity and expertise.
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Cameron Asher
Exec Board
Agents for software development.
caasher2@illinois.edu -
Adhi Thirumala
Exec Board
Multi-agent swarms for DevOps
adhit2@illinois.edu -
Arnav Bansal
Exec Board
Personal agents
arnavb9@illinois.edu
Structure
- Exec board (2)
- Project leads (3)
- Active members (19)
- Community contributors (∞)
If you want to join the exec board, contact a current exec member.
Projects
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Agent Fan Club Website
ActiveA comprehensive landing page and centralized hub for all Agent Fan Club writings.
- TypeScript
- Astro
- Figma Make
- Cursor
2 members
-
CTF Buster
ActiveAn AI-powered CTF (Capture The Flag) toolkit combining a Rust CLI with four MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
- Rust
- Python
- MCP
- Claude
2 members Led by Tyler Mercado
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Document Preparation Software
ActiveFree and open source document automation software for lawyers and other professionals.
- TypeScript
- C#
- Electron
2 members Led by Cameron Asher
Joining a project
To join an active project, come to a weekly meeting or contact the project leads.
Sponsors
Sponsorships from companies and institutions pay for agent subscriptions, compute, and events. In return, sponsors get direct access to students who build with AI.
Our exec board and ACM @ UIUC review and approve every sponsorship agreement. We don't accept exclusive recruiting arrangements.
Current sponsors, fall 2026
-
OpenAI Silver
What sponsors get
- Recruiting
- Meet skilled students directly.
- Brand visibility
- Your logo on our site, our social accounts, and every event.
- Workshops
- Give talks and run technical sessions.
- Project collaboration
- Sponsor specific student projects.
Blog and documentation
No posts yet.