Research
Northeastern University has been at the forefront of computer and information science research for more than 25 years. Its individual researchers and teams have consistently broken new ground in the disciplines of programming languages, software engineering, network security, information retrieval, human-computer interaction, and more.
Today, the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) research faculty is organized into nine key research areas focused on three interrelated themes that apply technological innovation to the most pressing problems our society faces:
• Reliable Software
Reliable software is a critical underpinning of health informatics, information assurance, and all robust computing systems. From creating efficient programming languages to validating complex systems, the researchers involved in reliable software development have an enormous practical impact on computer users. Research groups, including programming languages, formal methods, software engineering, and systems, contribute to improving the reliability of software.
• Information Assurance
Information assurance requires an understanding of the societal context of privacy and security as well as the technological demands and constraints. Collaborating with researchers from other Northeastern colleges, such as Engineering, Criminal Justice, and Arts and Sciences, CCIS researchers work to create trustworthy systems that give users confidence that their medical, financial, and communication records are protected from malicious threats. Research groups including algorithms and theory, network security, formal methods, and systems, contribute to this vital research area.
• Health Informatics
Integrating knowledge from computer science, behavioral science, biology and medicine, the area of health informatics seeks to provide tools and techniques to organize vast amounts of health and scientific information, streamline and enhance healthcare delivery, enable patients and consumers to better care for themselves, and ensure the integrity of private medical records. At CCIS, research groups including human-computer interaction, information retrieval and data-mining, and artificial intelligence contribute to this growing field.