The Systems Interoperability Group develops advanced testing infrastructures and contributes to standards development for ensuring the robustness and interoperability of health IT systems, thus removing technical obstacles to implementation and interoperability and accelerating the adoption of cost

Welcome to the Software and Systems Division's Information Systems Group.

The Software Quality Group develops tools, methods, and related models for improving the process of ensuring that software behaves correctly and for identifying software defects, thus helping industry improve the quality of software development and maintenance.

The Image Group builds trust in identity for justice, homeland security, and commerce.

We work with industry, academia and other government agencies to promote the use of more effective and efficient techniques for manipulating (largely) unstructured textual information.

We foster trust in technologies that make sense of complex information relating to human action, behavior, characteristics and communication through the advancement of measurement, evaluation and standards.

We research, develop, engineer, and produce guidelines, recommendations and best practices for cryptographic algorithms, methods, and protocols.

Works with industry to improve the quality and timeliness of emerging technical specifications for next-generation Internet technologies and distributed information systems and to foster their adoption and deployment in operational networks. The emphasis of the group is on innovating and applying

The Smart Connected Systems Division advances measurement science, standards, and test methods to support communications networks, trustworthy Internet of Things (IoT) systems, and critical applications including smart manufacturing, industrial control systems, automated vehicles, and energy systems

We develop innovative tools and techniques for scientific visualization and high performance computing to advance measurement science.

We perform research in mathematics, physics, computer science, and measurement science necessary to enable the development and analysis of current and future computing and communications systems.

We perform research in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, and scientific computing for application to multidisciplinary problems of interest to the NIST measurement science program.

Photonic/phononic devices to advance classical and quantum measurements in science and industry.

The Alternative Computing Group has two related programs addressing future electronics for information processing. Select an area below for more information​.

The Polymers and Complex Fluids Group develops measurement methods, models, data, standards, and science for soft materials, such as multi-phase fluids, gels, and composites, and their constituent components, such as polymeric molecules, nanoparticles, colloids, and fibers. The Group provides

The Mechanical Performance Group develops measurement methods, models, data, standards, and science for the mechanical properties of advanced materials (e.g., high strength steel, aluminum alloys, composites) and materials under extreme environmental and operating conditions. The Group provides

We develop metrology to advance nanomaterial research and applications to benefit U.S. commerce. Our world-class measurement science determines the physical and chemical properties of a wide variety of organic, inorganic, biomolecular and hybrid systems, where materials are in the nanoscale regime

The Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group develops, improves and standardizes analytical techniques used for the elemental, organic, isotopic, and morphological characterization of surfaces, thin films and particles. Develops novel methods of chemical analysis based on optical microscopy, mass

Performs research and develops metrology to advance, promote and ensure robust and quantitative microscopy and microanalysis to address stakeholder needs in diverse areas of materials science. Electron, ion, and photon interactions with matter are used to enable the compositional, structural, and

The Bioprocess Measurements Group develops measurement methods and standards that support a variety of application areas, particularly those relevant to biological industrial processes.

The Mass Spectrometry Data Center measures, compiles, evaluates, and correlates Standard Reference Data and develops and disseminates associated electronic databases and analysis software for industrially and environmentally important (bio)molecules.

The Chemical Informatics Group develops and applies theory and simulation at various length and time scales to calculate a wide variety of chemical and physical properties of gas, liquid, and solid molecular systems.

The Chemical Process and Nuclear Measurements Group performs state-of-the art chemical and physical measurements to provide reference data, develop standards and models, and advance chemical measurement science and the fundamental understanding of chemical systems.