Research

Make your mark with cutting-edge research discoveries

In the Department of Informatics, we’re pushing boundaries in a wide range of research areas, from artificial intelligence to web science.

Collaboration is key to our creativity. With Luddy’s overall interdisciplinary approach to research, you’ll have ample opportunity to contribute solutions to problems in the areas that interest you.

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Join a research project

To discover specific faculty research projects, explore the Informatics faculty directory.

To work with a faculty member on their research, or to complete an independent study with a particular faculty member, we encourage you to contact that faculty member directly.

Informatics-related research centers and labs

Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research

Fosters interdisciplinary research in all areas related to complex networks and systems, computational social science, and data science

Computing, Culture, and Society

Focuses on the relationship between technological innovation and larger social, political, legal, and economic developments

Human-Computer Interaction Design

Prepares students for a productive lifetime of design leadership

Luddy Artificial Intelligence Center

The Luddy Artificial Intelligence Center is the hub of AI activity at IU, coordinating activities in the school and across campus and supporting foundational- and application-oriented AI research.

Observatory on Social Media

Studies the role of media and technology in society, and develops tools to curb the spread of misinformation online and the manipulation of social media

Proactive Health Lab

Designs, develops, and evaluates intelligent learning systems to empower lay people to better understand, manage, and improve their health

R-House Human-Robot Interaction Lab

Collaborates on the study and design of assistive robotic technologies for neighborhoods, homes, and offices

Security and Privacy in Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Studies and supports the design, evaluation, and implementation of technologies that enable control over information

Virtual World Heritage Lab

Focuses on 3D scientific simulation and how it can make possible experiences and experiments that—short of time travel—would otherwise not be possible

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