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.