Research tends to be highly interdisciplinary, building on ideas from computer science, linguistics, psychology, economics, biology, controls, and philosophy. The CPC specializes in the development and utilization of parallel computing technology for scientific and engineering applications. Center for Performing Arts and Technology Faculty and students participate in interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration with sculptors, dancers, engineers, and artists as they incorporate technology into music performance and research. This project, a collaboration between the Taylor Institute and U-M, seeks to foster collaboration among researchers, policy makers, and community organizations that are concerned with welfare and domestic violence issues. It provides national coordination of research and public education on the relationship of domestic violenc e to poverty and welfare use.
Research draws on computer, information, cognitive, and social science.
An electronic gateway of digital information that showcases ways that community networks serve their communities. Community Connector is considered by many to be the most comprehensive online resource to focus on community networking and community information systems. Projects incorporate images, sound, and video to enrich museum visits, classroom instruction, and independent research. Example projects include work with the Navaho Nation in Arizona, and Native Americans in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The starting point for many technology-related, collaborative, and interdisciplinary projects and facilities in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, including the Biomechanics Research Laboratory and many others.