The Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems, a unit within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, conducts basic and applied research in selected areas of information technology.  The primary objective of CIDDS is to perform basic and applied research that results in new knowledge.  CIDDS researchers have produced new theoretical and practical knowledge that has not only impacted our discipline, but also has been incorporated into our undergraduate and graduate educational programs. 

The Center is known for its research accomplishments in several areas:

bioinformatics: combines biological and computational research to enhance the scientific understanding of life.

medical image analysis: techniques for understanding biomedical image data.

high performance computing: use of supercomputers to solve complex problems in science and engineering.

immersive technologies: computer technologies (such as computer graphics, virtual reality, streaming audio/video and other media technologies) that deliver and enhance immersive experiences.

CIDDS Leadership

Director: Dr. Lonnie R Welch

Assistant Director: Dr. Chang Liu

Bioinformatics Lab initiates colloquium series

Dr. Jundong Liu receives teaching award

Dr. Jundong Liu receives a research grant from the University of Kentucky

Dr. Chang Liu receives award for Second Life Museum Project for the Smithsonian Museums. See the website: http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/activeprojects.html