Institutes, Centers & Initiatives
Columbia Engineering is at the forefront of many strategic areas of research, from environmental sustainability and human health to nanotechnology and AI. Our professors and students collaborate with leading experts at Columbia and other world-renowned universities and institutions, bringing together the best minds from myriad disciplines to tackle and solve the most challenging technical problems.
Computational Sciences & AI
Columbia-Dream Sports AI Innovation Center
Advancing research and workforce development in tech for sports and games using AI and ML.
NSF AI Research Institute for Artificial and Natural Intelligence (ARNI)
Combining AI methods and systems with cognitive and neuroscience insights to transform both fields.
NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)
Innovation and partnerships to improve safety, equity, and inclusion on the streetscape.
Columbia Center of AI and Responsible Financial Innovation
Advancing AI for the development and deployment of socially responsible financial technologies.
Center for Digital Finance and Technology
Advancing the digital transformation of finance for greater efficiency, security, and accessibility.
Columbia Center of AI Technology (CAIT)
Research and education around advanced AI technology, in collaboration with Amazon.
Cybersecurity Initiative
Kick-starting research in cybersecurity and society in NYC and beyond, in collaboration with Google.
Center for AI in Business Analytics and Financial Technology
Helping organizations use AI to solve hard business problems and bring solutions to market.
Nie Center for Intelligent Asset Management
Exploring big data analytical strategies for financial asset management.
Medicine & Health
NYC Pandemic Response Institute
Promoting public health preparedness in NYC and worldwide via innovation and capacity-building.
Materials, Sensors & Devices
Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity (CUbiC)
Advancing energy-efficient communications technologies for wireless devices and data centers.
Columbia Nano Initiative
Supporting and developing research in nanoscale science and engineering.
Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center (CEEC)
Exploring electrochemical energy storage and conversion from electrons to devices to systems.
Precision-Assembled Quantum Materials (PAQM)
Building next-gen quantum, optoelectronic, and energy transport materials from 2D structures.
DOE Energy Frontiers Center for Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM)
Discovering and deploying new programmable quantum matter for devices, sensors, and networks.
Max Planck-New York Center for Nonequilibrium Quantum Phenomena
A global partnership exploring non-equilibrium quantum phenomena in complex materials.
Sustainability & Climate
Learning the Earth with AI and Physics (LEAP)
Aligning physics and machine learning to revolutionize near-term climate projections.
Sustainable Computing Initiative
Creating sustainable and carbon-aware data centers, in collaboration with IBM.
New Center of Responsible AI and Finance (CAIRFI) Kicks Off
Researchers from Columbia University and Capital One inaugurated CAIRFI, a new center at Columbia Engineering aimed at advancing responsible AI for the financial sector.