Research Centers and Labs

Labs

Bondesson Lab

Protects people and wildlife by identifying toxic chemicals among environmental pollutants and deciphering the mechanisms by which the chemicals act.

Comparative Classification and Documentation Lab

Compares different theoretical and methodological approaches to knowledge organization.

Computer Vision Lab

Investigates and develops advanced statistical and machine learning techniques for automatically analyzing, understanding, and organizing visual information.

Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab (CTIL)

A collaboration between the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering (Luddy) and University Information Technology Services (UITS) to accelerate research and practice on the use of next generation technologies in the front lines of emergency and crisis response.

Fibers and Additive Manufacturing Enabled Systems Lab

Links cyberspace with the physical world by engineering fibers and fabrics and embedding ensembles of nano-transducers and sensors.

Garyfallidis Research Group

Applies techniques like medical imaging and machine learning to MRI analysis to better understand the brain and study diseases. Also is the headquarters of the popular open-source software project Diffusion Imaging In Python (DIPY).

Hacker House for the Internet of Things & Cybersecurity

Security and privacy for an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem requires addressing human aspects and technical aspects in a holistic, multidisciplinary manner and bringing those to the public in forms that are usable and impactful.

Intelligent Biomedical Systems Lab

Develops novel biomedical devices, sensors, and systems based on micro- and nano-electronics, acoustics, and biotechnologies to improve human health.

Jadhao Lab

Develops and investigates computational models to understand the structure, assembly, and flow of soft materials at the nanoscale and advance their functional properties for medical, environmental, and energy applications.

Leung Research Group

Our group innovates optical imaging and sensing technologies to advance biomedical science and healthcare. We seek to develop light-based technologies capable of comprehensively examining biological systems, empowering us to address questions pertinent to understanding disease progression and treatment response.

The MathCancer Lab

Our lab works to develop data-driven computational systems that can help engineer the behavior of multicellular systems, especially in cancer and tissue engineering.

Networks & agents Network (NaN)

NaN is a research group exploring the modeling, simulation, and analysis of complex social and information networks, and the human and artificial agents who live in these networks. 

Privacy lab

Advance research in online privacy, mobile security, and peer-to-peer systems.

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.

SAIL-IN: Systems Assurance and Integrity Lab of Indiana

We aim to improve the security of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) by adding layers of security to existing FPGAs, and by designing new security-focused FPGA architectures.

Security and Privacy in Informatics and Computing (SPICE) Lab

Our goal is securing IT's future for individuals and society.  

Signals and Artificial Intelligence Group in Engineering

Researches machine learning to solve real-world signal processing problems.

Societal Computing Lab (SoCo)

Research focusing on applying theories, techniques, and research methods to address societal issues and create technologies that impact society.

Socioneural Physiology Lab

Studies the neuroregulation of bodily processes, particularly the neurophysiological mechanisms that facilitate social behavior.

Vehicle Autonomy and Intelligence Lab

Enhances the autonomy and intelligence of robotic systems such as unmanned ground, aerial, and aquatic vehicles.

Social Data and AI (Soda) Lab

We study social phenomena through large-scale data and computational tools, aiming to tackle big societal problems.

Uncharted Research Group

The focus of our research group is privacy and focusing on designing novel cryptographic primitives, algorithms and hardware for privacy-preserving machine learning. 

Virtual World Heritage Laboratory

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

Affiliated research centers

Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics

Provides IU faculty access to genome technologies and bioinformatic support, and develops new technologies and tools.

Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities

Supports faculty, students, librarians, and technologists who engage with digital methods and tools.

Social Science Research Commons

Stimulates, coordinates, and sustains social science research on the IU Bloomington campus.