Informatics research in IRC covers a wide range of research themes from information management to information processing within the information lifecycle. One of the key aims of our research is to help organisations to maximise their added-value and enhance their business competitiveness by the effective management of information resources.

IRC research activities can be found in domains of business and management, IT for strategic management, enterprise information systems, financial modelling and prognostics, bio-computing, construction management, intelligent buildings, pervasive intelligent spaces, and IT supported collaborative work. IRC attracts researchers and students from around the world. Their current research outcomes are actively disseminated to the research communities and industries.