Intelligent Systems research theme
Using science to promote health and wellness
Understanding the nature of intelligence in biological and artificial systems.


Members study cognition, language, memory, vision, decision-making, and aging. Their work spans many levels, from cellular and molecular investigations of the brain to systems-level neuroscience all the way up to understanding and adapting complex human behaviors and emotions.

Proposals for new working groups
The Intelligent Systems research theme accepts proposals annually for new working groups. You can apply from Feb. 1 through March 31 by using the IntelSys Working Group Proposals form.
Theme co-chairs

Diane M. Beck Professor dmbeck@illinois.edu

Elizabeth A L Stine-Morrow Professor Emerita eals@illinois.edu
Intelligent Systems working groups
- Children's Environmental Health Research Center or IKIDS
- Cognition, Lifespan Engagement, Aging and Resilience
- Illinois Language and Literacy Initiative
- Intelligence, Learning, & Plasticity
- Mechanisms of Cognitive Control
- Neurotechnology for Memory and Cognition
- Organizational Intelligence and Computational Social Science
- Social and Emotional Dimensions of Well-Being