College of Information Science faculty and students are engaged in research around all aspects of the information sciences, without regard for disciplinary boundaries.
Our world-class faculty conduct interdisciplinary research in archival studies, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biodiversity informatics, data management and curation, computer vision, computer-mediated communication and learning, natural language processing, social networking, human-computer interfaces, dark networks, computational art and creation, library sciences and beyond.
Explore our current research areas:
Applied Natural Language Processing
Our faculty develop useful natural-language processing methods to solve information organization problems, from evaluating information quality of depression websites and automated structuring of museum labels, to converting descriptive text into tabular formats.
Biological Informatics
Our faculty are actively involved with medical information text mining for cancer signaling networks, text mining and biological ontology construction in biological taxonomic literature, and development of biological ontologies and standards.
Data Science, Social Network Analysis & Computational Social Science
Our faculty analyze large data sets and strategies for visualizing big data.
Information Collections, Libraries, Databases, Archives & Ethics
Our faculty study topics such as digital archives, artifact preservation, information organization, museums, institutions of cultural heritage, and databases across business, sciences and other contexts.
Internet of Things
Our faculty work to advance what we know about the connectivity of devices and the safe use of sensors for data collection, measurement and human services.
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Algorithmic Thinking
Our faculty develop machine learning/artificial intelligence algorithms, engage in Bayesian modeling/inference and build unsupervised learning algorithms, teaching computers to do such things as understand scientific text, play music or learn the nuances of personal relationships.
Social Science & Internet Studies
Our faculty engage in empirical qualitative or quantitative studies of human behavior, including studies of mediated interpersonal interaction, educational uses of new technologies, the management of digital privacy, and online identities.
Virtual Reality, Video Game Design & Human-Computer Interaction
Our faculty engage in virtual/augmented/mixed reality (XR), video game design and development and human-computer interaction, enhancing these forms of interactive technologies for improved user experience and performance.