- To contribute to the development of the University's computing capabilities and resources, and establish an internationally recognised centre of excellence in the field of Computational Intelligence.
- To provide opportunities for staff and students to develop their skills and reputation, foster research collaboration and facilitate international exchanges, and develop the necessary framework to support these activities.
- To focus on complex real-world problems and devise innovative techniques, tools, and solutions, improving along the way our understanding of cognitive architectures, reasoning, problem solving, and general intelligence.
- To promote the application of Computational Intelligence techniques and facilitate their transfer from the research to the user community, seeking new opportunities for industrial projects and commercial ventures.