The Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science is a research and educational facility located on the Urbana campus at the

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United ...

. The Siebel Center houses the

Department of Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to applied disciplines (including the design and ...

of the

Grainger College of Engineering The Grainger College of Engineering is the engineering college of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It was established in 1868 and is considered as one of the original units of school. Campus The College of Engineering is located ...

. Designed by

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, the center has of research, office, and laboratory space. The Siebel Center claims to be the first "Computing Habitat", featuring a fully interactive environment and intelligent building system. The facility is equipped with computer-controlled locks, proximity and location sensors, cameras to track room activity, and other sensory and control features. The building is dedicated to

Thomas Siebel Thomas M. Siebel (; born November 20, 1952) is an American businessman, technologist, and author. He founded the enterprise software company Siebel Systems and is the founder, chairman, and CEO of C3.ai, an artificial intelligence software plat ...

in recognition of his donation that funded a portion of the construction. The building received the Award for Outstanding Engineering Achievement from the Illinois Engineering Council in 2004, and the Honor Award from the Pittsburgh chapter of the

American Institute of Architects The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach progr ...

in 2008.

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Siebel Center for Computer Science The Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science is a research and educational facility located on the Urbana campus at the University of Illinois. The Siebel Center houses the Department of Computer Science of the Grainger College of Engineer ...

2004 establishments in Illinois University and college buildings completed in 2004