The vision is to develop a bio-inspired computational basis for Artificial Intelligence to power future cognitive technologies. Our mission is to understand how the brain works at multiple levels, from cells to cognition and apply that understanding to create realistic models and construct technologies that solve the complex issues that face people and society. To accomplish our mission we use a variety of research strategies that include big data and machine learning, brain imaging and neural interfacing, human-computer interaction and robotics.

The Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) is linked with the School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems (SCEIS) on the Magee campus and draws together expertise from computing and engineering professions and interdisciplinary research teams with a focus on intelligent systems across a range of application areas to create an exciting environment for undergraduate and postgraduates students to excel in STEM subjects, Artificial Intelligence and Future and Emerging Technologies R&D

The ISRC is the centre of operations for the Cognitive Analytics Research Laboratory (CARL), an Ulster University-wide initiative focused on exploiting the centre’s 20-year track record of research excellence into neuro-inspired cognitive analytics, machine learning and computational intelligence, to establish Northern Ireland as a world leading location for data science and analytics, to aid local and global industry exploit data which is now abundant, ubiquitous and increasingly more valuable, across diverse domains such as health, financial technology, media, civic and government, energy and advanced manufacturing.