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Organizational Intelligence and Computational Social Science

Blending computing and social sciences

This group develops systems and algorithms for complex environments.

Application areas include learning, health, and new tools of scientific discovery using computational models and analytics for social organizations.

Professor Zahra Mohaghegh writes calculations on a clear wall.

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Mark A. Hasegawa-Johnson

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Beckman faculty, student receive awards from Grainger

Aug. 7, 2020
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U of I researchers adapt robots to fight against COVID-19

June 16, 2020 by College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

Girish Chowdhary, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and his research team have developed a robot called TerraSentia that can replace human labor. They are adapting the robot to current needs in order to fight COVID-19.
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Beckman spring award, fellowship recipients announced

May 11, 2020 by Beckman Institute
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Remembering Thomas Huang, inaugural Beckman Institute faculty member

April 27, 2020
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New aerial image dataset to help provide farmers with actionable insights

March 3, 2020 by Coordinated Science Lab

A dataset of large-scale aerial images produced by Intelinair, a spinout from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, aims to give farmers visibility into the conditions of their fields. The dataset, called Agriculture-Vision, will enable agricultural pattern analysis of aerial images, providing farmers with actionable insights into the performance of their crops to improve decision-making and maximize yields.