Information Sciences Institute

ISI headquarters in Marina del Rey, CA

The USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI) is a component of the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, and specializes in research and development in information processing, computing, and communications technologies. It is located in Marina del Rey, California.[1]

ISI actively participated in the information revolution, and it played a leading role in developing and managing the early Internet and its predecessor ARPAnet.[2][3][4] The Institute conducts basic and applied research supported by more than 20 U.S. government agencies involved in defense, science, health, homeland security, energy and other areas. Annual funding is about $100 million.[5]

ISI employs about 400 research scientists, research programmers, graduate students and administrative staff at its Marina del Rey, California headquarters, in Arlington, Virginia, and in Boston, Massachusetts. About half of the research staff hold PhD degrees, and about 40 are research faculty who teach at USC and advise graduate students.[5] Several senior researchers are tenured USC faculty in the Viterbi School.

  1. ^ "USC Viterbi School of Engineering". USC Viterbi - School of Engineering. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Bekey, George A. "A Remarkable Trajectory: From Humble Beginnings to Global Prominence, The history of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering." Charleston: CreateSpace, 2015. Print.
  3. ^ "TCP/IP 25th Anniversary | Internet Society". Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Internet pioneers gather in Marina del Rey to honor USC's Information Sciences Institute". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. March 26, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "About ISI". Isi.edu. Retrieved August 13, 2018.