Welcome to the Computational and Information Sciences Directorate:

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL's) Computational and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD) provides the Army with information technologies essential to the Soldier. CISD creates, exploits and harvests innovative technologies to provide the Warfighter knowledge superiority. This knowledge superiority is accomplished through basic and applied research in advanced computing, information and network sciences, information assurance and battlespace environments. CISD's technologies provide the strategic, operational and tactical information dominance across the spectrum of operations. Information technologies provide two distinct advantages: 1) shared real-time situational awareness gives commanders the ability to develop, implement, and 2) revise plans in a simulated environment before executing the plans; and real-time force synchronization which multiples our combat power. CISD focuses information for the current and future forces in order to enhance their agility, versatility, lethality, survivability, and sustainability. CISD also manages and executes a Department of Defense (DoD) Major Shared Resource Center (MSRC) for high performance computing (HPC); oversees the Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) for research initiatives in computational sciences, the Communication & Networks Collaborative Technology Alliances and the US/UK Networks & Information Sciences International Technology Alliance. CISD's information research programs for "Decisive Engagement" are focused in four research areas:

Battlespace Information Processing

Tactical Communications & Networks

Battlefield Weather for C2 & ISR

Advanced Computing & Computational Sciences