Research Institutes

The Jacobs School's affiliated research institutes and centers are on the leading edge of tomorrow's technological revolutions. Our institutes place a high priority on collaboration, technology transfer, and educational opportunities that prepare our graduates to meet industrial human resources needs.

California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) »
Enables interdisciplinary research and advances information technology applications for intelligent transportation, safety and security, genomic medicine, new media arts and the environment and civil infrastructure. Works with industry and government partners to build and test integrated systems under real-world conditions.

Center for Algorithmic and Systems Biology »
Dedicated to the study of computational approaches in biological sciences. Serves as a worldwide bioinformatics conference center and forum for researchers in algorithmic and systems biology. Promotes interactions between academia and industry. Supports original research and educational activities in bioinformatics.

Center For Energy Research (CER) »
Fuels research and education for affordable, clean and efficient power supplies. Focus includes fusion research, emissions controls, combustion science, thermal response and gas interaction.

Center for Magnetic Recording Research (CMRR) »
Partners with data storage industry leaders and national research agencies to develop advances in ultra-high density storage and ultra-high data rates for disk and tape recording systems.

Center for Networked Systems (CNS) »
Works with industry leaders to address critical research issues for robust, secure, open, and manageable networked systems.

The Center for Wireless Communications (CWC) »
Collaborates on $2.5 million in wireless research funded each year by the Center's corporate members. More efficient use of wireless spectrum is a hallmark of its hottest new research areas, including coding for wireless networks, scalable video, and shared spectrum technologies such as cognitive radios.

Charles Lee Powell Structural Research Laboratories »
Multi-location, multi-million-dollar facilities enable structural research and testing at the materials, component, assembly and systems-levels. World-renowned for innovations in earthquake safety, researchers with the Powell Labs work with government agencies and the structural engineering industry to advance safe and cost-effective construction.

Information Theory and Applications Center »
Dedicated to the study of information theory fundamentals and their relations to communications, computer- and life-sciences, finance, statistics, and related disciplines. The center supports both original research and educational activities in these areas.

San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) »
Provides high-performance comput ing and data resources to the U.S. academic community and manages some of the nation's largest data collections. Provides cyberinfrastructure to enable advances in science and engineering fields including biological sciences, geosciences, data and knowled ge systems, and computer science and technology.

Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering (WIBE) »
Promotes interdisciplinary education and research in engineering, biology and medicine to improve human health and well bein g. Scientists from UCSD partner with neighboring research institutions and life sciences industry.