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Information Sciences Institute
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The Information Sciences Institute (ISI) of the University of Southern California (USC) is a prominent research organization in the field of information science; it is part of the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC. It is involved in a broad spectrum of information processing research, and in the development of advanced computer and communication technologies.
The Institute was founded in 1972 by Keith Uncapher. ISI is currently headed by Herbert Schorr who came to ISI in 1988 after a career as both executive and scientist at IBM.
It is not located on campus as USC, but at a separate facility in Marina del Rey, California; it also has a branch facility in Arlington, Virginia.
ISI is divided into ten "divisions", each of which contains research groups focused on a particular aspect of information science:
Conducts research in the areas of applied mathematics, compilers, clusters, and other large-scale applications with emphasis of maximizing throughput.
Conducts research in areas that deal with groups of computers, particularly those that are involved in mobile or distributed applications. Topics include information space analysis and e-commerce.
Conducts research in the area of artificial intelligence and related fields such as data mining, robotics, machine learning, and natural language processing.
Conducts research in low-cost low-volume semiconductor and MEMS manufacturing.
Contracts and Grants administration. Human Resources functions.
Hardware and Software Support.
Conducts research into all forms of computer networking including networking protocols, distributed networking, embedded networking, sensor networks, and middleware. The division has built or collaborated on building several key elements of modern networks that are in wide use throughout today's Internet, including: TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, and IPv6.
Division 7 was directed by Jon Postel until his passing.
Conducts research into unconventional and cutting-edge systems in a range of areas such as compilers, VLSI, grid computing, wireless systems, and computer-aided design.
Conducts research into distributed databases, pattern recognition and their applications.
Conducts research into standard and embedded systems that adapt to changes in power, configuration, or environment.