International Computer Science Institute

What it reported doing in 2024

Founded in 1988, the international computer science institute (icsi) is an independent, non-profit research center based in berkeley, ca. We are internationally recognized for our pioneering research in computer science, the internet and networking, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Our institute also has a long-standing affiliation with the university of California-berkeley, including the berkeley institute for data science (bids). We foster a vibrant, international research community through our international visitors program; researchers from around the world and at all stages of their career come to icsi to work with our acm award-winning senior scientists and uc-berkeley faculty. Our research is strengthened by the diversity of our networks and by our differences in expertise, geographies, cultures, and perspectives. The institute is funded primarily through grants, and thus our research depends on the entrepreneurial activity of our principal investigators who have the vision, drive, and leadership skills to build independent, ground-breaking research and technology initiatives. Since icsi's research ia investigator-driven, and our researchers are encouraged to pursue questions and topics that they feel are most in the public interest. Current areas of focus include: internet architecture, software-defined networking, and network security, extensible internet (ei), next generation internet (ngi), big data, spoken and text-based natural language processing, vision, audio, and multimedia, machine learning, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, data science cyberinfrastructure, cloud computing, and usable privacy and security. Applications of our research range from translational data science to bioinformatics, internet of things (iot), video and speech processing, and internet routing and measurement. Our researchers also build upon their experiences at icsi to co-fund companies and research institutes. We are committed to supporting open science, open data, and open-source software development; and thus, we make our research free and available to the public. We would like to thank our funders, donors, and potential donors for their continued support and interest in our organization. Please call 510-666-2900 or email us at [email protected]. 1. To schedule your private tour of our state-of-the-art facility, adjacent to the university of California campus in downtown berkeley and to meet our world-class scientists to learn more about their research; 2. To meet with our executive director or hr manager to talk about supporting, becoming a partner of, or participating in our international fellowship programs.(https://www.icsi/berkeley/edu/icsi/visitors); 3. To meet with our executive director or sponsored projects manager to talk about how you may become an icsi principal investigator and participate in the berkeley and silicon valley research & innovation ecosystem; 4. To meet with our executive director to talk about donation, partnership, or sponsorship opportunities to help our organization continue to advance original computer science and translational data science research with a real-world impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, people from working class backgrounds, from women and lgbtq+ people, and from those who are members of other marginalized communities. Icsi provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 37.2%; rating input score 37
• Program expense ratio: 32%; rating input score 32
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 29.5%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.5; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 19.7%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -10.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -2.8% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings