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
KU Student Receives Leadership Award for Blockchain Research Initiative on International Stage
Each year, the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) brings together partner universities, including the University of Kansas, to celebrate blockchain research and innovation. This year’s conference, UBRI Connect, was held in Zurich, Switzerland, and featured scholars, researchers, and thought leaders discussing blockchain initiatives, knowledge sharing, and inspiring future research. The...
EECS Professor Receives National Science Foundation Award for Collaborative Research
Heechul Yun, Associate Professor in KU Engineering's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and researcher at the Institute for Information Sciences (I2S), was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled "Effortless Data Locality Through Near-memory On-the-fly Data Transformation."
2024 GenCyber Summer Camp Recap
I2S hosted their annual GenCyber Camp for teachers July 22-26. The in-person camp hosted K-12 teachers from the Greater Kansas region, including but not limited to Lawrence, Topeka, the Kansas City metropolitan area, western Kansas, and the neighboring states.
KU Engineering associate dean recognized nationally for leadership and mentoring
Suzanne Shontz, School of Engineering associate dean for research and graduate programs, was named the 2024 winner of the James Corones Award in Leadership, Community Building and Communication from the Krell Institute. The award will be presented later this year at the KU Lawrence campus.
I2S Events
Recent Awards
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