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IT & Computer Science Research Resources

A curated directory of research organizations, funding bodies, university research groups, research areas, guides, papers, and research news — for IT and computer science.

Updated August 2026

Research Organizations, Sponsors & Associations

Bodies that fund, sponsor, or coordinate computing and IT research.

  1. The Computing Research Association (CRA)Association advancing computing research and its role in society.
  2. FirstPartnerSpecialist research and marketing agency for tech and telecom sectors.
  3. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)UK council funding engineering and physical sciences research.Now part of UKRI
  4. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)UK council funding biotechnology and biological sciences research.Now part of UKRI

Research Guides, Papers & Publications

How-to guides for writing research papers, and repositories of published research.

  1. Writing Research PapersGuide to structuring and writing research papers, Rice University.
  2. The Information Research FAQFrequently asked questions on information research methods.
  3. arXiv – Computer ScienceOpen-access repository of computer science research papers.

Research Resources & Tools

General-purpose research resource hubs and research-oriented software.

  1. IT Research ResourcesUniversity of Maryland Computer Science research resource listing.
  2. The NetAcademyA network of research communities sharing knowledge online.
  3. Siemens AG – Research & DevelopmentCorporate R&D programs and innovation at Siemens.
  4. Wolfram ResearchMakers of Mathematica, the fully integrated technical computing platform.
  5. MIT Research Programs in Computer ScienceOverview of MIT's computer science research programs.

Research Areas & Topics by University

Departmental research-area pages from computer science and engineering schools worldwide.

  1. MIT Media Lab – Research AreasResearch groups spanning technology, media, and design.
  2. VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandFinland's leading research and technology organization.
  3. NYU Computer Science – Research AreasResearch areas at New York University's CS department.
  4. Australian National University – CS ResearchComputer science research topics at ANU.
  5. IBM ResearchIBM's global research divisions and focus areas.
  6. UC Santa Cruz Baskin EngineeringResearch areas at the Baskin School of Engineering.
  7. University of Erlangen-Nuremberg – CS ResearchComputer science research topics, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.
  8. University of Rochester – CS ResearchResearch topics at the University of Rochester CS department.
  9. Research Topics LinksFaculty research page and links, UC Irvine.
  10. Stanford Computer Science – ResearchResearch opportunities within Stanford's CS department.
  11. University of Washington CSE – Research TopicsResearch areas at UW's Allen School of CSE.
  12. University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCS research topics at the Siebel School of Computing.
  13. Dept. of Computer Architecture, SpainResearch topics at UPC's computer architecture department.
  14. Carleton University – School of Computer ScienceResearch topics in Carleton's School of Computer Science.
  15. HP Labs – Research TopicsHewlett Packard Labs' current research focus areas.
  16. UC Berkeley – CS Research AreasResearch areas within Berkeley's EECS department.
  17. Carnegie Mellon – ECE ResearchResearch topics in Electrical & Computer Engineering at CMU.
  18. Indiana University – CS ResearchComputer science research at Indiana's Luddy School.

Research Groups, Projects & News

Active research groups and projects, plus research news and science coverage.

  1. Resources for Programming Language ResearchCollection of programming-language-theory research resources.
  2. University of Minnesota – CS&E Dept.Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota.
  3. BioMobyInternational research project for biological data services.
  4. Microsoft ResearchMicrosoft's research labs across AI, systems, and more.
  5. ScienceDailySource for the latest research news across science and technology.