
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

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.

Hourcade appointed ACM Distinguished Speaker
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Director of Graduate Studies for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics is honored.
Events

ACM@UIOWA: Graduate School and Industry Panel
Thursday, April 3, 2025 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Interested in learning more about computer science, technology, and software in a fun and friendly environment? ACM@UIOWA is the local student chapter of the International Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), one of the oldest and largest professional organizations in tech. We promote computing and technology in a fun and casual environment and serve as the premier Computer Science student organization at Iowa (of course, students of all majors are welcome to join!).Have you considered...

WiCS — Pottery Painting
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Come join WiCS for a relaxing Pottery Painting Night a Renee's Ceramic Cafe on Wednesday, April 9th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM! You'll have the chance to pick a piece of pottery and paint it however you'd like, all while hanging out with other WiCS members.🚗 Carpooling will be arranged if needed!📅 Please RSVP by Monday, April 7th to attendHope to see you there! 🎨WiCS TeamTo keep you in the loop, we'll post all event dates on our website and Instagram page (@uiowawics). You can also stay connected...