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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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Photo of edge device to be used by students.

Program will train high schoolers to write code and develop microelectronics for artificial intelligence

Researchers at the University of Kansas, along with the University of Florida and the University of North Texas, will partner with regional high schools to engage about 500 students and 25 teachers in real-world projects to build interest in artificial intelligence technology as a career path.
Micah Borghese and Nischay Rawal at The Eigen Games 2025

Two Students from KU’s Blockchain Institute Represented at National Blockchain Conference in Denver, Earning Recognition from Sponsors

Two Students from KU’s Blockchain Institute Represented at National Blockchain Conference in Denver, Earning Recognition from Sponsors

I2S Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Receives Two Awards for Research Focused on Human-AI Interaction and LLM Vulnerabilities

The Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics (CCDS), a research center at KU’s Institute for Information Sciences (I2S), recently received support for two new research projects that seeks to develop a framework for understanding and shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use as it becomes increasingly prevalent in personal and professional contexts.
CCSD Advancing Fairness in Machine Learning Workshop

KU’s Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics Invites Participants for Spring Workshop on Advancing Fairness in Machine Learning

The Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics (CCSD), part of KU’s Institute of Information Sciences (I2S), studies the interaction between internet technology and society. The research organization brings together expertise from the humanities and social sciences to collaborate on work with computer engineers and technology developers. ...


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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