Space informatics

PhD Program

Flexible program that welcomes students with a broad range of research interests within informatics.

Informatics research

MS Program

Program is a non-research, course-based informatics program for students who wish to enhance their careers.

informatics instruction

Certificate Program

The program provides students with the same core curriculum as the MS and PhD degrees.

News

From Campus to the World: Angelina Evans Embarks on a Fulbright-Fueled Journey in Germany

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Angelina Evans is a Spring '25 graduate of the Geoinformatics U2G (Undergraduate to Graduate) program at the University of Iowa and a 2025 Fulbright recipient headed to Germany.
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Demiray, Nguyen, Norris, and Zeinali recognized

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Informatics graduate students are publicly recognized for their research, including winning prestigious awards and fellowships.
Delaney Norris holding awards.

HawCHI Lab Awarded Best Paper Award & Social Impact Honorable Mention at IDC '24

Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Professor Juan Pablo Hourcade and co-authors/student advisees Flannery Currin - who recently defended her doctoral thesis, Summer Schmuecker (Informatics U2G MS - Spring '24) and Delaney Norris (Informatics U2G MS) recently published “Understanding Adult Stakeholder Perspectives on the Ethics of Extended Reality Technologies with a Focus on Young Children and Children in Rural Areas”. This paper was awarded the Best Full Paper Award and Social Impact Honorable Mention at IDC '24 - the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.
Dare to Discover 2023

Informatics students featured in 2023 Dare to Discover campaign

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Han Bao, Bekir Demiray, and Rachel Shrode featured for their outstanding research.

Events

Colloquium - Optimization Over Trained Neural Networks: What, Why, and How? promotional image

Colloquium - Optimization Over Trained Neural Networks: What, Why, and How?

Friday, October 17, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
Learn more about designing optimization algorithms that take into account the structure of neural networks.

Engineering Library Workshop: Data Management in 60 Minutes

Thursday, October 23, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates.
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