I2S News & events

A study from the University of Kansas and University of Southern California measured which nonverbal behaviors indicate that people are forming connections in a support group, particularly in virtual groups. The researchers also examined the feasibility of using machine learning in support groups.

In November, the Board of Directors of Optica announced the election of 121 members from 23 countries to the Society’s 2026 Fellow Class. KU electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) professor and Institute for Information Sciences (I2S) researcher Rongqing Hui is among them.