Research Groups

ICSI's research environment is characterized by open communication among its research areas. Research directions are determined largely by the interests of principal investigators and are frequently interdisciplinary.

The Institute comprises six research areas:

• Artificial Intelligence, led by Professor Srini Narayanan, which focuses on AI's applications to natural language understanding;
• Audio and Multimedia, led by Dr. Gerald Friedland, which develops computational algorithms, systems, and methods to handle content composed of multiple types of data;
• Networking and Security, led by Professor Vern Paxson, which studies Internet architecture, related theoretical questions, and network security;
• Research Initiatives, led by Professor Scott Shenker, which expands ICSI's traditional research horizons, serves as an incubator of research outside ICSI's principal research areas, and provides additional opportunities for cutting-edge and experimental work on topics including genomics, brain networks, and computer architecture;
• Speech, led by Dr. Steven Wegmann, which pursues research on natural speech processing; and
• Vision, led by Professor Trevor Darrell, which pursues research on computer vision.