Sponsored Research
ISI is in the vanguard of federally funded research. Our credentials include:
- Exceptional depth and breadth of information sciences expertise, in both software and hardware – including world-class capability in natural language and related fields
- Hundreds of awards from more than 15 federal agencies, spanning more than 40 years
- A history of innovation, beginning with seminal contributions to the Internet (then ARPANET)
- Demonstrated ability to deliver meaningful research, within ISI and with inter-institutional teams
- Foresight into research directions and priorities, including a new emphasis on emerging technical themes
- Ability to conduct pragmatic, applied research well beyond that of most pure-research universities – and basic research on par with esteemed institutions
- A close connection with our parent, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, ranked first among US universities for federal computer science R&D expenditures.
ISI’s Arlington, VA offices are located near DARPA, the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. Some ISI researchers, on both coasts, hold security clearances.
Federal sponsors include:
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA)
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- National Institute for Standards and Technology
- United States Army
- United States Geological Survey
- United States intelligence community
- United States Navy
We also work with corporate customers and partners, including Chevron Corporation on the Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies and Lockheed Martin Corporation on the groundbreaking USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computation Center. To explore federal or corporate partnerships with ISI, please contact ISI's Michael Keston Executive Director and Research Professor Prem Natarajan at 310-822-1511.