The University of Illinois will host the grand opening of Neustar Labs Innovation Center on Thursday. This event will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony and presentation by Chancellor Phyllis Wise, University of Illinois Vice President for Research Lawrence Schook and Neustar Chief Technology Office Mark Bregman.

Following the ceremony, tours of the facility will be offered, along with technology demonstrations for those participating in the event. There will be a reception after the ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour.

The Neustar Labs Innovation Center is a research facility which focuses on innovation research and development, with a focus on online fraud protection and cybersecurity.

The grand opening will take place from 4-6 p.m. at Neustar Labs Innovation Center in the University Research Park, which is located at 2001 S. First Street in Champaign.