ISI's Medical Informatics researchers explore the intersection of healthcare and informatics. Launched in 2008, MIS is applying Grid computing and other advanced information sciences concepts in an effort to transform the discovery processes, practice and delivery of healthcare worldwide.
The division is led by Carl Kesselman, Ph.D., one of the fathers of Grid computing and the GLOBUS open-source toolbox. MIS specialties include Grid computing, information security, service-oriented architectures, and imaging and medical informatics.
Researchers work closely with ISI’s highly regarded artificial intelligence, networking and distributed systems experts, as well as with two of USC’s nationally ranked Viterbi School of Engineering units: the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.