The Center for Advanced Study of Communities and Information (CASCI)

CASCI is a multi-disciplinary research center intent on understanding and transforming community interactions. We are particularly interested in examining how novel information technologies can be harnessed to support the needs of real and virtual communities and social networks.

The Cloud Computing Center

The Cloud Computing Center consists of individuals drawn from multiple disciplines interested in collectively shaping the future of cloud computing through research, education, and outreach. Our work focuses on applications of cloud computing, cloud architectures and infrastructure, as well as broader societal issues.

The Center for Information Policy and e-Government (CIPEG)

CIPEG is a multidisciplinary research and educational center that focuses on the intersections between public policy and law, ethics, and trust as they affect the uses of information in society by individuals, organizations, and governments.

The Center for Library and Information Innovation (CLII)

CLII develops, promotes, and supports innovative library and information services, practices, librarianship, and information professions through action research that focuses on the technology, information, policy, societal, and cultural contributions of libraries and information organizations (e.g., government agencies, health care organizations, educational institutions) to the communities and individuals that they serve.

The Human-Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL)

The Human-Computer Interaction lab transforms the experience people have with new technologies. From understanding user needs, to developing and evaluating those technologies, the lab’s faculty, staff, and students have been leading the way in HCI research and teaching.

Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH)

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) is a collaboration among the University of Maryland's College of Arts and Humanities, Libraries, and Office of Information Technology. MITH is the University's primary intellectual hub for scholars and practitioners of digital humanities, electronic literature, and cyberculture, as well as the home of the Electronic Literature Organization, the most prominent international group devoted to the writing, publishing and reading of electronic literature.