Research & Impact
Students and faculty at the Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering (ICME) conduct groundbreaking research using advanced mathematical and computing capabilities to better understand and address complex problems.
While research at ICME is interdisciplinary by nature, with topics spanning departments and fields, it is united by the goal of creating improved models and methods to advance engineering and science applications. From enabling safe testing for hypersonic flight to developing a new approach for understanding complex networks, the impact of our research can be seen across disciplines and far beyond the lab.
Diverse Research
ICME students participate in a wide array of interdisciplinary research led by faculty from 20 departments both in and outside the School of Engineering.
A Center of Collaboration.
ICME Affiliated Faculty represent all nine Engineering departments and work with ICME students in fluid dynamics, design, molecular dynamics, ocean flows, groundwater simulation, graph theory and network algorithms, graphics, parallel programming, and many other engineering problems.
State-of-the-Art Access
From the HANA Immersive Visualization Environment to diverse HPC infrastructure, ICME offers access to advanced technologies and resources for innovation.
Industry Collaboration
Integral to our research, partnerships with corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations foster valuable insights on opportunities, problems, and solutions with real-world impact.
ICME Analytics Accelerator
Multidisciplinary teams of graduate students from across campus work with Stanford faculty mentors on impactful research.
ICME Master’s and PhD students as well as graduate students from Stanford School of Medicine and School of Engineering focused on COVID-19 research projects during Autumn 2020.
Student Research
Diverse and Interdisciplinary
ICME PhD & MS students’ research is diverse and interdisciplinary ranging from bioinformatics, geosciences, computational finance, and more.
Read about ICME student experiences on our Student Research page, or student presentations at ICME's most recent Xpo Research Symposium. Visit Stanford University's library of ICME PhD theses and ICME's predecessor program, Sci Comput & Comput'l Math (SCCM).
Read ICME Student ExperiencesXpo Student Presenters (PDF)ICME ThesesSCCM Theses
Fostering Powerful Connections
As an interdisciplinary institute, collaboration and partnership among students, alumni, faculty, and industry are central to all that we do, including research.
Discover ways that you can get involved in the community and innovate with ICME.