The institute was established on July 1, 1975 as a computing center of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. On November 1, 1980 it was changed to a scientific institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Since January 1, 1993 it is called the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. In the early eighties the main activity of the institute concerned the research of technical and programming methods for computation and information systems. The institute also provided computing services and methodological support for other institutes of the Academy of Sciences. During early nineties ICS has been gradually and completely transformed into a scientific institute that pursues basic research in computer science. Today ICS takes part in the education of university students and promotes postgraduate studies in Computer science. It organizes international scientific conferences and collaborates with many universities and research institutes both at home and abroad.