The Intelligent Systems Center (ISC) provides an interdisciplinary and cooperative environment in which faculty from various academic disciplines collaborate and conduct joint research on projects involving secure cyber and physical systems with an emphasis on the methods of sensing, control, simulation, and computational intelligence and their application to manufacturing, energy, smart living and other systems.

• Development of nationally and international recognized multi-disciplinary research programs in intelligent systems
• Addressing the critical needs of industry and government that require basic and applied research
• Integration of research and education activities
• Nurturing of faculty members through team research efforts
• Establishment of an exciting learning environment for students

• Serving as a catalyst for the growth of multi-disciplinary research at Missouri S&T
• Identification of funding opportunities that match the research interests of ISC members
• Development of multi-investigator/multi-year proposals for federal grants
• Development of state-of-the-art research laboratories
• Seeking industrial contracts and collaborations
• Involvement of graduate and undergraduate students in sponsored research
• Facilitating the recruitment of quality Ph.D. students
• Dissemination of ISC research results to sponsors and the broader community
• Mentoring young/young-at-heart faculty members to develop successful proposals and industry relations