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The Institute for Information Sciences

Creating and disseminating fundamental knowledge and new technologies

The mission of I2S is to sustain and grow national leadership in the creation, dissemination, and commercialization of new technologies in computer systems, communication systems, and radar systems.


I2S Stats

+$21 mil
IN GRANT MONEY OVER LAST 5 YEARS
85
# of GRANTS AWARDED OVER LAST 5 YEARS

I2S and KU Research Rising

  • I2S Director Perry Alexander speaks about Securing Our Worlds: Physical, Digital, and Social, an interdisciplinary approach to solving problems related cybersecurity.

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KU Engineering signs agreement with US Cyber Command to aid in security efforts

KU's Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Institute for Information Sciences are leading the technical side of this collaboration, and the university’s Office of National Defense Initiatives will be among the main units that will contribute to initiatives through this agreement.
ISRS Jan. 23-24 2025 Kansas Memorial Union

I2S Research Symposium 2025 Now Open For Registration

The Institute for Information Technology (I2S) has announced the dates for its annual research symposium. The event, which is hosted by the Student Organization (ISO) and is expanding to two days, will be held Jan. 23-24, 2025, at the Kansas Memorial Union. The I2S Student Research Symposium (ISRS) is an...

Rebecca Johnston in her office

Postdoc Connects Past and Present with Interdisciplinary Research

Rebecca Johnston | Postdoctoral Researcher | Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies / Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics...

Virtual Series Navigating Our Digital Worlds: ethics in the digital age

KU's Institute for Information Sciences and The Commons to Host Virtual Series Exploring the Social Impacts of Emerging Technology

This fall, the Institute for Information Sciences (I2S) and The Commons at the University of Kansas will launch Navigating Our Worlds: Ethics in the Digital Age, a virtual series that dives into the complex challenges of our increasingly digital society. In the spirit of a similarly titled Research Rising initiative...


I2S Events

Recent Awards

National Science Foundation Career Development (CAREER) awards - Alian

Mohammad Alian

National Science Foundation
$533,000

RSL First Alternate - 2023 IEEE Radar Conference

Jon Owen, Christian Jones

2023 IEEE Radar Conference

RSL Top 5 Finalist - IEEE Radar Conference

Bahozhoni White, Matthew Heintzelman

2023 IEEE Radar Conference

RSL Second Place - IEEE Radar Conference

Thomas Kramer, Erik Biehl, Matthew Heintzelman

2023 IEEE Radar Conference

Honeywell Grant

Perry Alexander

Honeywell
$199,153.00
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I2S Projects

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