The world is a complex system, and understanding it scientifically requires advanced computational resources and approaches. Engineers design the most powerful computers on Earth in order to model and simulate physical systems such as global climate, the expansion of the universe, and the behavior of matter at an atomic level. But today, high performance scientific computing means more than just supercomputers running numerical models, expanding to large-scale data analysis, AI and machine learning, visualization, and distributed and heterogeneous hardware systems.

UChicago CS researchers are changing the face of high performance computing (HPC), creating new computing paradigms at scale for understanding physical, biological, social, and ecological systems and answering the most significant questions facing society. Faculty lead efforts to apply the latest AI and data science approaches for scientific discovery, from computational imaging and spectroscopy to bioinformatics, neuroscience, and agriculture. In these areas, as well as in the development and application of new exascale systems such as Aurora, UChicago CS benefits from a strong partnership with Argonne National Laboratory.

Labs & Groups

Globus Labs

Ian Foster, Kyle Chard
Realizing a world in which all research data are reliably, rapidly, and securely accessible, discoverable, and usable.

Large-Scale Systems Group (LSSG)

Andrew A. Chien
Exploring critical systems research questions underlying sustainable, scalable large-scale systems, including cloud, high performance, edge, and mobile/IoT computing.

Chameleon

Kate Keahey, Haryadi Gunawi
A configurable experimental environment for large-scale edge to cloud research.

Center for Translational Data Science

Robert Grossman
A research center developing the discipline of translational data science and applying to advance biology, medicine, healthcare and environmental research.

Related Faculty

Kyle Chard

Research Associate Professor of Computer Science

Andrew A. Chien

William Eckhardt Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science

Anshu Dubey

Senior Scientist, CASE Affiliate

Todd Dupont

Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Mathematics, and the James Franck Institute

Ian Foster

Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science

Robert Grossman

Frederick H. Rawson Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine, Computer Science

Rana Hanocka

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Kate Keahey

Senior Scientist, CASE Affiliate

Gordon Kindlmann

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Rick Stevens

Professor of Computer Science

Rebecca Willett

Professor of Computer Science, Statistics

News & Events

Professor Andrew A. Chien on the Environmental Impacts of Technology

Feb 26, 2024

Assistant Professor Yanjing Li Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for Innovative Computer Architecture and Deep Learning Research

Feb 26, 2024

Prof. Rebecca Willett awarded the SIAG DATA Career prize

Feb 21, 2024

Argonne scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture

Feb 19, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Dixin Tang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UT Austin

Feb 05, 2024

NetMicroscope Uses AI to Improve Network Monitoring for a Better Internet Experience

Feb 01, 2024

NeurIPS 2023 Award-winning paper by DSI Faculty Bo Li, DecodingTrust, provides a comprehensive framework for assessing trustworthiness of GPT models

Feb 01, 2024

New research unites quantum engineering and artificial intelligence

Jan 29, 2024
Video

“Machine Learning Foundations Accelerate Innovation and Promote Trustworthiness” by Rebecca Willett

Jan 26, 2024
Video

Nightshade: Data Poisoning to Fight Generative AI with Ben Zhao

Jan 23, 2024

Exploring 3D Paintbrush: An AI That Colors with Words

Jan 22, 2024

Group From UChicago CS To Present Four Papers at Most Prestigious International Quantum Conference

Jan 09, 2024
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