Welcome to IDEaS
The Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) provides a unified point to connect government, industry, and academia to advance foundational research, and accelerate the adoption of Big Data technology. IDEaS leverages expertise and resources from throughout Georgia Tech's colleges, research labs, and external partners, to define and pursue grand challenges in data science foundations and in data-driven discovery. We are also dedicated to educating students and those already in the workforce through innovative educational and training programs.
Spotlight
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Seminar Series Kickoff!
Integrated Systems for Computational Scientific Discovery: Progress, Challenges, and Implications
Dr. Pat Langley, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
January 30, 2026 | 4pm - 5pm |Classroom 380, Bunger-Henry Building & online via Zoom
Abstract: There has been a steady stream of AI work on scientific discovery since the 1970s, much of it leading to published results in fields like astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics. However, most efforts have focused on isolated tasks rather than addressing their interaction. In this talk, I challenge the research community to develop and adopt integrated discovery systems. I note distinguishing features of scientific discovery and examine five component abilities, in each case specifying the problem and reviewing results in the area. After this, I note some successes at partial integration and consider some remaining hurdles that we must leap to transform the vision for integrated discovery into reality. I also discuss promising domains, natural and synthetic, in which to test such computational artifacts. In closing, I consider ways that integrated discovery can aid the scientific enterprise and factors that influence whether results are trustworthy.
Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS) Executive Director Search Finalist Visits
Four finalists have been chosen for the role of Executive Director of the Institute for Data Engineering and Science (IDEaS). Each finalist will meet with Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and IRI leadership and give a seminar on their vision for the future of IDEaS.
Centers
Center for High Performance Computing
The Center for High Performance Computing (CHiPC) advances the state of the art in massive data and high-performance computing technology, and solves high-impact real-world problems. HPC scientists devise computing solutions at the absolute limits of scale and speed. In this compelling field, technical knowledge and ingenuity combine to drive systems using the largest number of processors at the fastest speeds with the least amount of storage and energy. The center's focus is primarily on algorithms and applications.
The Center for Artificial Intelligence in Science and Engineering (ARTISAN)
The Center for Artificial Intelligence in Science and Engineering (ARTISAN) aims to accelerate advances in science and engineering by integrating cutting-edge artificial intelligence techniques. We are dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary research, cultivating the next generation of AI experts, and developing innovative solutions that address complex challenges in our world.
The South Big Data Innovation Hub
Georgia Tech, along with the University of North Carolina’s Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), co-directs the South Big Data Regional Innovation Hub that serves 16 Southern states and the District of Columbia. It is part of the National Science Foundation’s four Regional Innovation Hubs, created to build innovative public-private partnerships addressing regional challenges from data analysis and research to data science workforce development. The Georgia Tech location is operationally run as a center of the Institute for Data Science and Engineering.
Featured Research Areas
Machine Learning
Unstructured and dynamic data analysis, deep learning, data mining, and interactive ML underpin big data foundations and applications.
Health & Life Sciences
Driving predictive, preventive, & personalized care using big data sets from genomics, systems biology, proteomics, and health records.
High Performance Computing
High-performance systems, middleware, algorithms, applications, software, and frameworks for data-driven computing.
Materials & Manufacturing
Microscopic views of materials and scalable modeling and simulation technologies for accelerated development of new materials.
Energy Infrastructure
Sensors and Internet of Things enable infrastructure monitoring. Data analytics improves energy production, transmission, distribution, and utilization.
Algorithms & Optimization
Streaming and sublinear algorithms, sampling and sketching techniques, high-dimensional analysis for big data analytics.
