The Grainger College of Engineering
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science

Research Centers and Partnerships

Research for Good 

Our advanced research infrastructure and talented faculty, students and researchers drive groundbreaking discoveries that change the world. The ideas we cultivate here enhance human life and lead to transformative advancements.

Centers, Institutes and Strategic Partnerships

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ACE Center for Evolvable Computing »
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AI Institute for Molecular Discovery, Synthetic Strategy and Manufacturing (Molecule Maker Lab)»
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AImpact Center »
Neural Network Data Processing Ai Algorithm Brain Machine Learning Technology
Amazon-Illinois Center on AI for Interactive Conversational Experiences (AICE) »
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Artificial Intelligence for Future Agricultural Resilience, Management, and Sustainability Institute (AIFARMS) »
C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute (DTI) »
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Capital One Illinois Center for Generative AI Safety, Knowledge Systems, and Cybersecurity (ASKS) »
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Center for Advanced Semiconductor Chips with Accelerated Performance (ASAP) »
EarthSense's TerraSentia uses a number of sensors to collect data on crop health, as well as machine learning-based analytics to convert this data into actionable insights for farmers.
Center for Digital Agriculture (CDA)»
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Center for Exascale-enabled Scramjet Design (CEESD) »
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Center for Immersive Computing - IMMERSE »
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Center for Just Infrastructures »
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Center of Safe and Responsible AI »
Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments (C-NICE)
Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments (C-NICE) »
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Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Network (CZ Biohub) »
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IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute »
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Illinois Advanced Research Center at Singapore (Illinois ARCS) »
Illinois-Insper Partnership for Research & Education »
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Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST) »
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Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) »
The leadership team includes, from left: INVITE director Chad Lane, a professor of educational psychology and of computer science; research co-director ChengXiang Zhai, the Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering in computer science; electrical and computer engineering professor Suma Bhat; and evaluation director Rodney Hopson, a professor of evaluation in educational psychology.
Inclusive and Intelligent Technologies for Education (INVITE) »
Illinois CS professor Tarek Abdelzaher leads the Alliance for IoBT Research on Evolving Intelligent Goal-driven Networks (IoBT REIGN), and his work recently received a 5-year contract extension worth up to $25.5 million in additional funding.
Internet of Battlefield Things Research on Evolving Intelligent Goal-driven Networks (IoBT REIGN) »
Mind in Vitro: an NSF Expedition in Computing
Mind in Vitro: an NSF Expedition in Computing »

Grainger Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Units (IRUs)

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Coordinated Science Laboratory »
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Holonyak Micro & Nanotechnology Lab »

Campus Interdisciplinary Research Units (IRUs)

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National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) »