Explore Our Institutes, Centers, and Initiatives
Stay up to date with the latest breakthroughs, projects, and events from across Research Computings Institutes, Centers, and Initiatives. Explore what each unit is focusing on this month and find links to dive deeper into their work.
Minnesota Supercomputing Institute
The Minnesota Supercomputing Institute provides advanced research computing infrastructure and expertise to the University of Minnesota's research community and scholarly groups, and to external partners in the State of Minnesota. MSI’s powerful computing systems have high-speed networks, high-performance storage, GPUs, large amounts of memory, and cutting-edge software. Expert staff can assist users with using MSI systems and can collaborate on research projects.
U-Spatial is nationally recognized as a leading model for how universities can successfully integrate spatial data, visualization, analysis, and spatial thinking. U-Spatial has supported over 2,000 researchers across 150 departments and centers through a help desk, training, consulting, and events. While we collaborate with large research centers and programs, U-Spatial seeks to serve researchers working in the so-called “long tail” of the scientific enterprise. These are often smaller projects that may not be able to support full-time spatial research staff, but with help from U-Spatial, cumulatively help to enable and advance the many missions of a land-grant university and offer disproportionately great benefits.
The Data Science and AI (DSAI) Hub at the University of Minnesota is the central resource for connecting people, ideas, and opportunities in data science and artificial intelligence. As a university-wide hub, we bring together researchers, educators, and students across disciplines to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and advance innovation. The DSAI Hub highlights emerging focus areas—currently foundational data science and digital health & personalized healthcare delivery—through education, funding, and research support. Learn more about our work and how to get involved by visiting the DSAI Hub.
International Institute for Biosensing
The International Institute for Biosensing (IIB) brings together experts from academia, nonprofits, industry, and government to advance biosensing technologies that address pressing challenges in human health, animal health, agriculture, and the environment. By fostering global collaboration, IIB works to break down research barriers, inspire innovative solutions, and translate discoveries into real-world impact. From developing AI-enabled multimodal tools and data models to collect and interpret the results for early disease detection and monitoring ecosystem health and resilience, IIB is committed to building solutions that shape better products, smarter policies, and a healthier, more sustainable future.
GeoCommunities (GC) uses research, mapping and community collaboration to improve health, equity, and prosperity of people around the world. This program connects local knowledge with academic expertise to address real-world challenges, helping communities build on their cultural and geographic strengths, and to exchange ideas and solutions with others facing similar challenges globally. GC works in communities ranging from Minnesota, USA to Kerala, India.
