IBM Zurich Research laboratory Overview Bologna, 2008 June 18 Philippe Janson Program Manager Asset Transformation
IBM Research Worldwide 3000 Researchers in eight labs around the world
IBM Research Disciplines Mathematical Sciences Physics Chemistry Materials Sciences Electrical Engineering Computer Science Service Science, Management & Engineering Behavioral Sciences
IBM Research Strategic Thrusts From Technology to Services Research Industry Solutions Services Software Websphere Storage Systems Systems Technology Exploratory
IBM Research Evolving Model 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Corporate funded research agenda Technology transfer Centrally Funded Collaborative team Shared agenda Effectiveness Joint Programs Work on client problems Research in the Marketplace Create business advantage for clients Industry-focused research Collaborative Innovation Collaborate on client-specific technology and business solutions
IBM & Research Patent Leadership - #1 for 15 Years 4.000 3,621 3.500 3.000 2.658 2.756 2.886 3.411 3.288 3.415 3.248 2.941 3125 2.500 2.000 1.867 1.724 1.500 1.000 1.085 1.298 1.383 500 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
IBM Research External Recognition Scanning Tunneling Microscope Copper Chip Technology Silicon-on- Insulator SiGe DRAM High Temperature Superconductivity Electron Tunneling Effect Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques Basis for MRI today First woman recipient in the history of this prestigious ACM award 5 Nobel Laureates 5 National Medals of Science 6 Turing Awards High Performance Computing 8 National Medals of Technology AAAS ACM ACS APS AVS ECS IEEE IOP OSA 10 Inductees in National Inventors Hall of Fame 21 Members in National Academy of Sciences 59 Members in National Academy of Engineering More than 300 Professional Society Fellows
IBM Research Ecosystem Research is at the core of IBM and client relationships Academia & Government Clients, Alliances Sales & Distribution Scientific / Technical Community IBM Research Global Services Operations, Technology Systems & Technology Group Software Group
IBM Zurich Research Lab Lab population ~ 340 persons Regular employees Pre-Docs Post-Docs Students and other visitors 240 50 30 20 >30 different nationalities
Collaboration Network ZRL is currently engaged in 23 EU research projects 30 individual projects with universities and 30 collaborations with industrial partners
ZRL Research Organization Computer Science Systems Science & Technology http://www.zurich.ibm.com/
Science & Technology Computational Biochemistry & Materials Science Nanoscale Science Micro-/ Nanomechanics Advanced Functional Materials Nanoscale Processing and Devices Hard Backplane Soft Cushion Stiff pattern Photonics Magnetism/Spintronics Thermal Packaging Fluid flow heat flow
Systems Server Technologies Basic Interconnect Technologies I/O Network Accelerators Storage Technologies Tape drives Probe Storage: Millipede Highly Reliable Disk Storage Networks Sensor Networks Messaging Technologies Network Traffic Monitoring and Profiling
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 Computer Science Business Optimization Inventory Optimization Customer Relationship Analytics Business Risk Management Business Integration Technologies Business Process Modeling Model-Driven Development Security & Privacy Trusted Virtual Computing Secure Authentication Solutions Identity Management Information Security Compliance Management IT Services & Systems Management Intelligent Discovery & Transformation Managed Security Services Event-Driven Systems
ZRL Industry Solutions Lab (ISL) Where Business Meets Technology Dialogue between clients and IBM Research Showcase for leadingedge, technology-based solutions Enable direct Research engagements with clients www.zurich.ibm.com/isl/ IBM Clients Meet Researchers
ZRL Major Accomplishments Science Scanning tunneling microscope Atomic force microscope High-T c superconductivity Trellis-coded modulation PRML & NPML Nanoscience / nanoengineering Cryptographic protocols Computational biochemistry & materials science Business Impact High-speed modems IBM Token Ring LAN PRIZMA switch Read channels for disk and tape drives Chip I/O JCOP (smart cards) Tivoli Risk Manager Secure solutions Business optimization NPML detector