For instance, IBM Research recently launched an augmented reality application, which combines all these consumer wants.
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Epstein said it took IBM Research several years to develop the accuracy needed to win on Jeopardy!
Paul Grant is visiting scholar in applied physics at Stanford University and IBM Research staff member emeritus.
Jim Hedrick, a materials scientist with IBM Research, never really set out to tackle the MRSA (methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus) problem.
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For decades, scientists at IBM Research have studied materials at the nanoscale to explore the limits of data storage, among other things.
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As part of a Shared University Research (SUR) Award granted by IBM Research, IBM will provide Rensselaer with Watson hardware, software and training.
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"With that computer, we're going to unlock the secrets of how our bodies work, " said Paul Horn, senior vice president of IBM Research.
As part of a Shared University Research Award granted by IBM Research, the company will provide Rensselaer with Watson hardware, software and support services.
IBM's approach is based on a process developed by IBM Research to crank out so-called thin-film solar cells based on copper, indium, gallium and selenide.
The Smarter Energy Research Institute operates out of the global network of IBM Research labs, while simultaneously leveraging additional research and infrastructure operated by the members.
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The Watson system developed by IBM Research is a key innovation in this space, and over a hundred partners have adopted its Big Data platform already.
Paul Bloom at IBM research said the first application will be around call centers which have to handle millions of calls a year, some of them very complex.
Kelly, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research.
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Speaking at the 2011 High Performance Computing for Wall Street, Edward Epstein of IBM Research, explained that Watson was designed to work with natural language content and deep analysis drawing on all the available content.
"The complexity of IT systems is growing at a tremendous rate, to a point where it's becoming very difficult for administrators to manage their systems, " says Jeff Kephart , autonomic computing manager at IBM Research.
Last week, IBM Research announced a pilot with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Data Standards Consortium to work on standardizing the exchange of health information among public health departments, doctors, and the CDC.
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In a technology advance that will ultimately help drivers around the world avoid rush hour traffic jams, IBM Research has developed a new predictive modeling tool that will let drivers quickly access personalized travel recommendations to help them avoid congestion, and save time and fuel.
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The researchers will leverage a first-of-its-kind learning and predictive analytics tool called the IBM Traffic Prediction Tool (TPT), developed by IBM Research, which continuously analyzes congestion data, commuter locations and expected travel start times throughout a metropolitan region that can affect commuters on highways, rail-lines and urban roads.
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Combining IBM Research's expertise in the areas of mathematical sciences, computer science and high-performance computing with the deep-power engineering and operational know-how of the participating members, the Institute will focus on five core innovation tracks to pursue joint research and where shared investments, knowledge and capabilities will benefit every member.
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"This obviously is something we have been worrying about, " said Huang Ying, IBM China Research Lab associate director who leads one of the company's cloud computing projects in China.
The original Watson remains at IBM's Research Headquarters in Westchester County, about 100 miles south of the school.
"Federal labs such as Argonne and Los Alamos do great science but have been less successful at developing commercial projects, "says Paul Horn, IBM's research chief.
At IBM's research lab in Yorktown Heights, New York, computer scientist Baruch Schieber is using linear programming to help an IBM client schedule hours for 250 workers at a call center.
IBM's research laboratories, stresses the importance of big business.
Someone should seriously tell IBM's research and development team to take a much-deserved vacation, as these folks have been cranking out the goods at an alarming rate of late.
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At first those selected for the deliberately multiethnic teams were rising stars a few rungs below the top, but the programme has now been extended to executives such as Mr Banavar, a former head of IBM's research in India who is now chief technology officer for the firm's global public-sector business.
The project is a joint research initiative of nine partners including Atos, Athens Information Technology, IBM's Haifa Research Lab, Imperial College London, City of Santander, and PRISA Digital and Telesto.
Last week Forrester Research named IBM the top information technology service provider of 2010.
"Unlike existing traffic alert solutions, we're helping take the guesswork out of commuting, " said Stefan Nusser, Functional Manager, Almaden Services Research, IBM.
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IBM's Almaden Research Centre in San Jose, California, are doing just that.
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