A CLOSER LOOK AT THE INSTITUTE
A mission that gives us direction. Core values for innovation.
Our vision is to serve as an internationally recognized interdisciplinary collaboration hub advancing research, education, and innovation in language, learning, and AI through impactful partnerships with regional,
national, and international communities.



Our Mission
- To foster collaborative research and knowledge creation in IIS’s core areas of language, learning, and AI.
- To deepen understanding of intelligent systems, spanning including humans, computers, and the built and natural environments.
- To catalyze innovative, cross-disciplinary research across the Social and Physical Sciences, Humanities, STEM, Music and Art, Communication Sciences, Medicine, and Law.
- To create opportunities for a broad, deliberate, and interdisciplinary research community of faculty, students, industry, and community partners committed to advancing the frontiers of language, learning, and AI.
- To promote public understanding of the rapidly evolving landscape of intelligent systems through accessible, public-facing science translation.
Our Core Values
- We strive to be a trusted, accessible resource that communicates advances in language, learning, and AI to a wide audience.
- We support student success through interdisciplinary collaboration, funding, mentorship, and professional development.
- We lead in the development of accessible tools, software, instruments, and knowledge resources that advance the study of language, learning, and AI.
- We provide an intellectual space for dialogue and inquiry on issues of regional, national, and global importance in our core areas.
- We foster an inspiring environment that embraces and elevates clever, collaborative, and visionary ideas.
- We value integrity, efficiency, creativity, empathy, and rigor in all we do.