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
News

Virtual event explores ethical challenges of increasingly digital societies
A KU virtual event recently set out to examine topics that are impacted by emerging technologies across the digital, social, and physical landscapes. Navigating Our Worlds: Ethics in the Digital Age – A.I. and Human Dignity took place on Tuesday, April 28, and was supported by the Institute for Information Sciences (I2S), the Center for Community Engagement and Collaboration – School of Social Welfare, and The Commons at KU.

JMC Professor Named Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Games, Advancing Human-Centered Tech Research
Yunwen Wang, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications and affiliate faculty of the Mathematical Methods and Interdisciplinary Computing Center (MMICC) at KU's Institute for Information Sciences (I2S), was recently invited to serve as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Games.

KU Graduate Research Assistant Publishes Breakthrough Studies Across AI, Healthcare, and Sustainability
Fairuz Shadmani Shishir, an Institute for Information Sciences (I2S) Graduate Research Assistant pursuing a doctoral degree in Computer Science, has achieved a significant academic milestone with multiple research publications spanning artificial intelligence, healthcare innovation, and sustainability analytics.

I2S ISO Student Organization Showcase connects students across the EECS Landscape
The Institute for Information Sciences’ Student Organization (I2S ISO) hosted a showcase on Wednesday, April 15, that featured select graduate research presentations, tours of the I2S supercomputing facility, and undergraduate student organization poster presentations. In addition to ISO, student organizations that participated included the KU Supercomputing Club, KU Artificial Intelligence Organization, and the KU Blockchain Institute.
I2S Events
Recent Awards
National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Research
Fengjun LiNational Security Agency
NSF & EPSCoR Grant
Heechul YunNSF Software & Hardware Foundation and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
$396,000
National Science Foundation Career Development (CAREER) awards - Alian
Mohammad AlianNational Science Foundation
$533,000
RSL First Alternate - 2023 IEEE Radar Conference
Jon Owen, Christian Jones2023 IEEE Radar Conference
RSL Top 5 Finalist - IEEE Radar Conference
Bahozhoni White, Matthew Heintzelman2023 IEEE Radar Conference
RSL Second Place - IEEE Radar Conference
Thomas Kramer, Erik Biehl, Matthew Heintzelman2023 IEEE Radar Conference
Honeywell Grant
Perry AlexanderHoneywell
$199,153.00

