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

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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.
Juan Pablo Hourcade

Hourcade appointed ACM Distinguished Speaker

Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Director of Graduate Studies for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics is honored.

Events

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Khan Academy Founder to Speak at Iowa

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of the Khan Academy, will present a public talk on Reimagining Education and the Tools We Use.The Khan Academy is a nonprofit educational organization that offers free lessons in math, science, and humanities, as well as tools for parents, teachers, and districts to track student progress. Khan Academy is pivoting an AI guide called Khanmigo that is a tutor and teaching assistant. Worldwide, Khan Academy has more than 160 million registered users in 190 countries...

Hogg and Craig Lecture Series

Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Van Allen Hall
The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science presents its Annual Hogg and Craig Lecture Series featuring Dr. Daniela Witten, Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics, and the Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair in Mathematical Statistics, University of Washington. Dr. Witten will give two lectures on April 24-25, 2025.Schedule:April 24, 202510 a.m. Refreshments and Student and Faculty Awards, 302 SH3:30 p.m. Hogg and Craig Lecture #1 by Daniela Witten, LR2 VANApril 25, 20259:30 a.m. Hogg and...
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