KU Institute for Information Sciences

09/30/2026

Join us as KU post-doctoral researcher Sumit Kumar explores new computational approaches to cardiac ablation during an upcoming talk from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in Nichols Hall (Executive Conference Room – Rm. 246) at the University of Kansas. Lunch will be provided. Learn more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/upcoming-talk-to-explore-computational-simulation-of-cardiac-ablation

09/28/2026

Join us for a presentation from Christina Hymer on “Mapping the HPC Landscape: An Overview of ATPESC 2026” from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Executive Conference Room at Nichols Hall. During her presentation, Hymer will share key takeaways from the intensive and explore the question “What does it take to understand the full landscape of high-performance computing?"
Learn more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/mapping-the-hpc-landscape-christina-hymer-to-share-lessons-from-atpesc-2026

09/16/2026

Today is the last day to submit abstracts for the 2026 I2S Student Research Symposium (ISRS). Join us Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th for student oral and poster presentations. All students are encouraged to participate; this is a great opportunity to learn from and engage with your peers!!
Learn more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/ISRS2026

09/02/2026

The KU Honors Program has recently added five faculty members as Honors Faculty Fellows for fall 2026. One of these new Fellows is I2S’s very own David Tamez!! Tamez manages I2S's Center for Cyber-Social Dynamics and is an assistant research professor and research program director at I2S. Faculty chosen as Fellows come from different fields of study to emphasize connections between departments through the Honors program. Congratulations!!
Read more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/university-honors-program-announces-five-additions-to-honors-faculty-fellow-cohort

08/28/2026

Recently appointed KU EECS assistant professor Sarah Sebo has joined I2S and is transitioning her lab from the University of Chicago. The SEBO lab explores how robots can be designed to support people in meaningful and socially engaging ways. Sebo is recruiting undergraduates, master’s students, and doctoral students to join her research, which explores how a robot’s social behavior can be designed to best help people in the places they live, learn, and work - tutoring children at school, assisting around the home, and supporting teams in making decisions. Learn how you can get involved! https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/ku-eecs-and-i2s-welcomes-human-robot-interaction-researcher-and-the-sebo-lab

08/26/2026

The National Science Foundation's Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) has awarded $2 million to a KU-led initiative that will expand educational opportunities for low-income students pursuing careers in computing, engineering, and emerging technology fields. This funding will provide scholarships, mentoring, interdisciplinary coursework, and career development opportunities while helping prepare a new generation of STEM professionals capable of responsibly developing and stewarding artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. I2S' Jennifer Lohoefener is leading the project in collaboration with fellow faculty members Perry Alexander and John Symons, as well as KU professor James Basham (Department of Special Education) and Emily First at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
To read more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/nsf-awards-2-million-grant-to-ku-led-project-supporting-future-ai-and-computing-leaders

08/12/2026

Congratulations to KU doctoral student Christina Hymer. She was selected to participate in the 2026 Argonne Training Program on Extreme-Scale Computing (ATPESC). In this highly competitive two-week program, 75 graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and computational scientists from around the world received advanced instruction in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and computational science. Hymer is pursuing her doctoral degree in mechanical engineering at KU, where her research focuses on bioengineering applications, high-fidelity simulations, and parallel programming and optimization. We can’t wait to see what she does next!!
Learn more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/ku-doctoral-student-selected-for-prestigious-training-program-in-extreme-scale-computing

08/10/2026

The 3rd Annual I2S Student Research Symposium (ISRS) is coming Sept. 24-25! Students from any institution are invited to participate. Abstracts are due Sept. 16 - that's just over a month to submit for a chance to present and win cash prizes!! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to share and learn from your peers!!

The 3rd Annual I2S Student Research Symposium (ISRS) is coming Sept. 24-25! Students from any institution are invited to participate. Abstracts are due Sept. 16 - that's just over a month to submit for a chance to present and win cash prizes!! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to share and learn from your peers!! Learn more: i2s-research.ku.edu/isrs2026

07/27/2026

Congratulations to KU Doctoral Candidate Kyrian Chinemeze Adimora and his advisor, Hongyang Sun, for their paper “HARMONIC: Uncertainty-Aware Multi-Objective Optimization for Energy-Efficient HPC Resource Management,” which has been recognized with the 2025 Best Paper Award Runner-Up by IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS). Adimora and Sun’s research addresses problems with sustainability in high-performance computing with HARMONIC, a program that predicts variation and uncertainty, which enables more energy-efficient and resilient resource management. TPDS is recognized as one of the world’s leading publications in parallel and distributed computing, and it is a huge honor for work from I2S to be recognized in it!
Read more: https://i2s-research.ku.edu/news/article/i2s-researchers-earn-ieee-tpds-best-paper-award-runner-up-honor

07/20/2026

Congratulations to I2S' and Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor Erik Perrins!

Research from Erik Perrins, University Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, enabled observers on Earth during the April mission to receive high-bandwidth transmissions from the Orion capsule, such as video and audio feeds, without being corrupted by errors.