Centers & Institutes
Informatics Research Institute
The Informatics Research Institute conducts research in areas of emphasis shared with the School of Informatics, including fundamental research in:
- human computer interaction
- information capture, management, analysis, and dispersal
- policy and socioeconomic issues in information technology and applied informatics
Android Science Center
The Android Science Center will be the first laboratory of its kind in the United States, where scientists will build and test more functional and realistic androids and explore human-android interactions. Human beings respond to androids in much the same way they do to one another. Researchers in the center will use androids to explore human cognition and learning, and identify areas where androids may be utilized to enhance the quality of human life. Principal Investigator: Karl MacDorman, School of Informatics, and several Co-Investigators from the Purdue School of Engineering at IUPUI.
Indiana Center for Systems Biology and Personalized Medicine
The Indiana Center for Systems Biology and Personalized Medicine will encourage translational research that brings new discoveries in biology to clinical applications. Center research scientists will collaborate to enhance research in the genetic and cellular function of biological systems. The center will connect these researchers with clinicians and surgeons treating diseases such as breast and lung cancer, in order to speed the translation of the latest advances in understanding disease biology into cost-effective, personalized diagnosis and treatment of patients. Principal Investigator: Jake Chen, School of Informatics. Informatics faculty members Yaoqi Zhou, Narayanan Perumal and Pedro Romero are Co-Investigators, as well as additional faculty from the IU School of Medicine.
