Information Sciences and Technology (IST) at George Mason University is dedicated to nourishing future leaders who can address one of the greatest challenges facing the knowledge society: benefitting people and society through deriving technology innovation and actionable insights using the vast reservoirs of information and big data surrounding us. To innovate the way we leverage information, we need to understand the unprecedented level of complexity of information that surrounds us and discover generalizable principles and processes through interdisciplinary research.
To achieve our vision, IST is actively developing interdisciplinary research areas and a curriculum that spans our 8 core research competencies including: AI and Machine Learning, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Education Technology, Health Informatics, Human-Centered Computing, and Smart Communities.
In IST, we engage and educate the best and the brightest; conduct cutting-edge research that integrates humans, information, and technology to address global problems and challenges.