PhD Program
Flexible program that welcomes students with a broad range of research interests within informatics.
MS Program
Program is a non-research, course-based informatics program for students who wish to enhance their careers.
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.
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.
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.
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 - Exams with More Learning and Less Stress with a Computer-Based Testing Facility
Friday, October 3, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Hear how the University of Illinois reduced instructor workload, reduced student test anxiety, and achieved other benefits through implementing a Computer-Based Testing Facility.
Maker Breaks: Computer Code Friendship Bracelets and Keychains
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 11:30am to 1:00pm
Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Celebrate one of the first computer programmers by learning some binary code. Use the fundamental language of computers that uses only 0 and 1 to create a bracelet or keychain with your initials, your birthday, or a secret message.