IST (Information Science and Technology) is the first integrated research and teaching activity in the country that investigates information from all angles: from the fundamental theoretical underpinnings of information to the science and engineering of novel information substrates, biological circuits, and complex social systems.

Check-out Pasadena Star News article on the partnership between Caltech and Southern California Edison.

"I pronounce the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology at Caltech officially open!," said Ares Rosakis, Chair of the E&AS Division, at the October 30, 2009 dedication ceremony. Of the many attendees, VIPs included Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau, Leonard Aube, Executive Director of The Annenberg Foundation, Frederick Fisher of Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects, Lauren Bechtel Dachs of the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Peter Hero VP for Development and Alumni Relations, and Mathieu Desbrun, Caltech Professor of Computer Science. Read more... 10.30.09

Oskar Painter, Associate Professor of Applied Physics, and Kerry J. Vahala Ted and Ginger Jenkins Professor of Information Science and Technology and Professor of Applied Physics; Director, The Lee Center for Advanced Networking have created a nanoscale crystal device that, for the first time, allows scientists to confine both light and sound vibrations in the same tiny space. "This novel approach... exemplifies the forward-thinking work being done by the Engineering and Applied Science division," says Ares Rosakis, Chair and Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering at Caltech. Read More... 10.26.09

CBCD Professor Winfree discusses the Molecular Programming Project on GenCast. (9MB mp3)

IST Lunch Bunch

All are welcome to attend these introductory research talks given by IST students and faculty.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Alain Martin, Professor of Computer Science
Knowledge is Power but Ignorance is Bliss: An introduction to Asynchronous Logic
12:00 - 1:00 pm
105 Annenberg

Faculty positions available

Postdoctoral positions available