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.

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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 EECS doctoral candidate receives Best Presentation Award at annual FM Doctoral Symposium

KU Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) doctoral candidate and Institute for Information Sciences (I2S) graduate research assistant Will Thomas received the Best Presentation Award for his research presentation at the annual FM (Formal Methods) Doctoral Symposium in Tokyo, Japan.

KU computer science cohort wins best student paper at top-tier IEEE symposium

Three graduate students and their faculty advisor from the University of Kansas Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the Institute for Information Sciences (I2S) were recently honored at the 2026 IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS), one of the premier conferences in the field of real-time systems.

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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.

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