At Illinois Tech research is the hallmark of our culture of excellence. Our faculty, students, and staff are leading bold research and discovery in fields where technology and innovation are creating significant, meaningful change. We are contributing to advances in computation and data, energy and sustainability, deep science and engineering, health and wellness, social justice, and urban futures. Throughout our colleges, and research institutes and centers, Illinois Tech researchers are conducting research that matters in our everyday lives.
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Cutting-Edge Research at Illinois Tech
Scaling Down the Battle Against Data
Ron Hochsprung Endowed Chair of Computer Science Xian-He Sun and Assistant Research Professor Antonios Kougkas have received $4 million to reduce the amount of data that needs to be transferred through optimization techniques and data transformation in pursuit of simplifying data management for scientists.
Filling in the Gaps
Associate Professor Kim Erwin leads a team of researchers in the Institute of Design’s Equitable Healthcare Lab that is documenting designers’ locations, roles, and work in U.S. health systems.
Ensuring a Smooth Takeoff
Frank Gunsaulus Faculty Fellow in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Boris Pervan and Research Associate Professor Samer Khanafseh are working on a $6 million project that aims to get closer to helping uncrewed aircraft systems fully take off, land, and taxi at commercial airports.
Tech’s Take on the Best Diet
Professor Britt Burton-Freeman and the Center for Nutrition Research is playing a key role—producing all of the food that participants eat—for one of six centers that are part of a $200 million national precision health study.
Where Public Policy and Architecture Collide
The College of Architecture’s Jeanne and John Rowe Fellow, Sydney Rose Maubert, is exploring the Great Migration’s impact on the appearance of Chicago public housing.
A Solution for Crypto’s Trust Problem
A new paper from Associate Professor Benjamin Van Vliet proposes a solution for the digital asset industry’s trust issues: decentralized oversight through globally recognized standards.
University Research Initiatives
University-wide research initiatives unite faculty and students across the disciplines to explore and discover innovation-driven solutions in three areas of inquiry: Computation and Data, Health and Wellness, and Urban Futures.
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