The Division of Computer Science and Engineering is home to a diverse range of research groups exploring cutting-edge topics in computing, and knowledge across multiple disciplines. Discover these groups, their groundbreaking work, and opportunities for collaboration. Whether you're a student, faculty member, or industry professional, you’ll find valuable insights and connections here. From artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to software engineering and human-computer interaction, these groups drive innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration and real-world applications. Below, you will find links to each research group’s dedicated website, where you can learn more about their ongoing projects, publications, and opportunities for involvement.

Group Name Focus Area(s) Principal Investigator(s) Website
ACT Lab: Aging, Cognition, and Technology Human Computer Interaction, Aging Reza Anaraky

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Applied Cybersecurity Laboratory Cybersecurity, Memory Forensics, Reverse Engineering, Malware Analysis Golden Richard III
Applied Software Engineering Lab

Scientific Visualization & Applications, Code Security and Privacy, Eye-Tracking, Software Engineering

Aakash Bansal, Bijaya Karki

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BiTLab

Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Network Forensics Ibrahim Baggili
Computer Human Interaction and Visualization Experience (CHIVE)

Information Visualization, Digital Civics

Mahmood Jasim
Intersectional AI and Security Lab (AISx)

Artificial Intelligence, Disaster Relief

James Ghawaly
Machine Learning and Intelligent System Research Lab

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

Jianhua Chen
Measurement-based Approaches to Defend against Web, Internet and Societal Harms (MAD-WISH)

Web Security, Social Engineering, Penetration Testing 

Phani Vadrevu
Dependable CPS Lab

Autonomous Systems

Xugui Zhou
Programming Systems Lab

Program Analysis, Compilers, Mobile Systems

Umar Farooq
Software Engineering and Evolution Laboratory (SEEL)

Software Engineering

Nash Mahmoud
STE||AR-Group

 Systems

Hartmut Kaiser
sunLab

Machine Learning, Information Retrieval

Mingxuan Sun
Systems Security Lab (SySec) Cybersecurity, Systems Security, Network Forensics Aisha Ali-Gombe

ZLab

Big Data

Jian Zhang

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