| Established | 1951 |
|---|---|
Field of research | Artificial intelligence, Circuits, Computing, Communications, Control, Robotics, Signal processing |
| Director | Minh Do (interim) |
| Location | 1308 West Main Street, Urbana, Illinois, U.S. 40°06′54″N 88°13′36″W / 40.1149°N 88.2267°W / 40.1149; -88.2267 |
| Affiliations | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Website | csl.illinois.edu |
The Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) is a major multidisciplinary scientific research laboratory in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. With deep roots in information technology, CSL has invented and deployed many landmark innovations, such as the electric vacuum gyroscope, the first computer-assisted instructional program, and the plasma screen. Today, key research areas include applied research and technology; circuits; computational and physical electronics; computer systems and architecture; decision and control; intelligent sensing, networking, and cyber-physical systems; remote sensing and space science; robotics; security and privacy; signals, inference, and networks; societal impacts of technology; and more.12
History
Established during the Korean War in 1951 as a classified military-research laboratory called the Control Systems Laboratory, CSL was originally intended to focus on automated control systems, with a major focus on radar. In 1959 it switched to a much broader civilian-oriented research mission and was renamed the Coordinated Science Laboratory.1
Faculty and funding
Research at CSL is led by about 150 faculty members spanning over 15 departments and schools at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with over 250 current graduate student researchers.12
CSL receives funding from a wide range of federal, state, and private sources.1
Some major centers and institutes within or affiliated with CSL
- Center for Autonomy
- Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments (C-NICE)
- Health Care Engineering Systems Center
- Illinois Advanced Research Center at Singapore
- IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute
- Information Trust Institute
- National Center for Professional & Research Ethics
Notable historical research contributions
- Electric vacuum gyroscope (the central component of inertial navigation systems, primarily used by submarines)1
- Portable radar systems1
- PLATO (the first computer-based education system)1
- Flat panel plasma displays1
- Deuterium Method for processing microchips (extends the life of microchips by 10 to 50 times normal length)
- Quantum wire lasers
- Quantum dots1
See also
See also
References
References
- Coordinated Science Laboratory: 75 Years of Multidisciplinary Excellence. Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 28 April 2026. ISBN 978-0-252-04963-7.
- "Coordinated Science Laboratory". Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
External links
External links
- Coordinated Science Laboratory
- History of the Decision and Control Laboratory, a research group within CSL