Luddy Centers and Labs
Hubs for broad, interdisciplinary explorations
Centers
- Biocomplexity InstituteAdvances multiscale, mechanistic modeling of biological systems, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and develops computational tools that accelerate biological and medical discovery.
- Center for Applied Cybersecurity ResearchIdentifies and addresses difficult cybersecurity problems, while fostering collaboration that improves innovation.
- Center for Computational Biology and BioinformaticsBrings together researchers throughout IU who study computational biology and bioinformatics.
- Center for Complex Networks and Systems ResearchFosters interdisciplinary research in all areas related to complex networks and systems, computational social science, and data science.
- Center for Computer-Mediated Communication We are faculty and students at Indiana University who study human communication through digital media.
- Center for Distributed Confidential Computing (CDCC) An multi-institution academic project aiming to lay the technical foundations for scalable data-in-use protection on cloud and edge systems.
- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics The CGB acts as an intellectual hub to assist with experimental design and grant proposal development by IU faculty.
- Center for Integrative Study of Animal BehaviorOur mission is to promote interdisciplinary research and academic interactions between faculty members, researchers, and students who study animal behavior from diverse perspectives.
- Center for Machine LearningFocuses on algorithm development for machine learning, including theoretical foundations and large-scale applications.
- Center for Programming SystemsMakes discoveries regarding the programming of computer systems and educates the next generation of researchers.
- Center for Reliable and Trusted ElectronicsAddresses critical issues in microelectronics (ME) technologies, bridging the gap between commercial ME innovation and technologies meeting stringent space and defense application requirements.
- Center for Security and Privacy in Informatics, Computing, and EngineeringStudies and supports the design, evaluation, and implementation of technologies that enable control over information.
- Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science CenterAdvances data sets, tools, and services for the study of networks, including biomedical, social science, behavioral science, and physics networks.
- Hathi Trust Research CenterThe HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) enables computational analysis of the HathiTrust corpus to help meet the technical challenges researchers face when dealing with massive amounts of digital text.
- Luddy Artificial Intelligence CenterThe 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 MediaStudies the role of media and technology in society, and develops tools to curb the spread of misinformation online and the manipulation of social media.
- Rob Kling Center for Social InformaticsSupports research on information technology and social change.
Reserach lab resources
3D Fabrication and Design Inquiry Labs
Luddy Makerspaces provide a robust lab infrastructure that allows both traditional and digital fabrication. The 3D Fabrication and Design Inquiry Labs at Luddy provide hands-on production and learning by enabling innovation and interdisciplinary research for all students, faculty, and staff.
Labs
- Comparative Classification and Documentation LabCompares different theoretical and methodological approaches to knowledge organization.
- Computer Vision LabInvestigates 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 LabLinks 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 LabDevelops novel biomedical devices, sensors, and systems based on micro- and nano-electronics, acoustics, and biotechnologies to improve human health.
- Jadhao LabDevelops 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 GroupOur 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 LabOur lab works to develop data-driven computational systems that can help engineer the behavior of multicellular systems, especially in cancer and tissue engineering.
- Privacy labAdvance research in online privacy, mobile security, and peer-to-peer systems.
- Proactive Health LabDesigns, develops, and evaluates intelligent learning systems to empower lay people to better understand, manage, and improve their health.
- R-House Human-Robot Interaction LabCollaborates on the study and design of assistive robotic technologies for neighborhoods, homes, and offices.
- Security and Privacy in Informatics and Computing (SPICE) Lab Our goal is securing IT's future for individuals and society.
- Societal Computing Lab (SoCo)Research focusing on applying theories, techniques, and research methods to address societal issues and create technologies that impact society.
- Social Data and AI (Soda) Lab We study social phenomena through large-scale data and computational tools, aiming to tackle big societal problems.
- Socioneural Physiology LabStudies the neuroregulation of bodily processes, particularly the neurophysiological mechanisms that facilitate social behavior.
- Vehicle Autonomy and Intelligence LabEnhances the autonomy and intelligence of robotic systems such as unmanned ground, aerial, and aquatic vehicles.
- 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 LaboratoryFocuses on 3D scientific simulation and how it can make possible experiences and experiments that—short of time travel—would otherwise not be possible.