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

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Columbia-Dream Sports AI Innovation Center

Advancing research and workforce development in tech for sports and games using AI and ML.

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Artificial and Natural Intelligence

NSF AI Research Institute for Artificial and Natural Intelligence (ARNI)

Combining AI methods and systems with cognitive and neuroscience insights to transform both fields.

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Street Scapes

NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)

Innovation and partnerships to improve safety, equity, and inclusion on the streetscape.

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AI and Responsbile Innovation

Columbia Center of AI and Responsible Financial Innovation

Advancing AI for the development and deployment of socially responsible financial technologies.

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Digital Finance and Tech

Center for Digital Finance and Technology

Advancing the digital transformation of finance for greater efficiency, security, and accessibility.

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CAIT

Columbia Center of AI Technology (CAIT)

Research and education around advanced AI technology, in collaboration with Amazon.

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Cybersecurity Initiative

Cybersecurity Initiative

Kick-starting research in cybersecurity and society in NYC and beyond, in collaboration with Google.

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AI in Business Tech

Center for AI in Business Analytics and Financial Technology

Helping organizations use AI to solve hard business problems and bring solutions to market.

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Nie Center

Nie Center for Intelligent Asset Management

Exploring big data analytical strategies for financial asset management. 

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Medicine & Health

Pandemic Response

NYC Pandemic Response Institute

Promoting public health preparedness in NYC and worldwide via innovation and capacity-building.

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Materials, Sensors & Devices

Cubic

Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity (CUbiC)

Advancing energy-efficient communications technologies for wireless devices and data centers.

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Nano

Columbia Nano Initiative 

Supporting and developing research in nanoscale science and engineering.

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CEEC

Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center (CEEC)

Exploring electrochemical energy storage and conversion from electrons to devices to systems.

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PAQM

Precision-Assembled Quantum Materials (PAQM)

Building next-gen quantum, optoelectronic, and energy transport materials from 2D structures.

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Pro QM

DOE Energy Frontiers Center for Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM)

Discovering and deploying new programmable quantum matter for devices, sensors, and networks.

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Max Plank

Max Planck-New York Center for Nonequilibrium Quantum Phenomena

A global partnership exploring non-equilibrium quantum phenomena in complex materials.

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Sustainability & Climate

Leap

Learning the Earth with AI and Physics (LEAP)

Aligning physics and machine learning to revolutionize near-term climate projections.

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Sustainable Computing

Sustainable Computing Initiative

Creating sustainable and carbon-aware data centers, in collaboration with IBM.

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