IBM Research Zurich A Strategy of Open Innovation Dr., Manager Business Integration Technologies
IBM A Century of Information Technology Founded in 1911 Among the leaders in the IT industry in every decade Unique portfolio of Services & Software & Hardware focusing on solutions to client problems (ca. 45% + 40% + 10% + ) Keys to long-standing success dedicated and highly skilled employees (ca. 400.000) goal-focused and result-oriented management system versatile and fluent organization Innovation as one of the key values of the company 2
Video Part 1: IBM History and Values THINK T.J. Watson and its vision that guides the company 3
The World s largest IT Research Organization Almaden Watson Zurich China 1945 1956 1952 1995 Austin Tokyo 1995 Haifa India 1982 3000 people 1972 1998 8 labs in 6 countries R&D Budget>6 B $ 4
IBM Research Mission Be one of IBM s key differentiators in market place Address the world s most complex problems and promising opportunities Make the kind of discoveries that shape the future and make a difference for people, business, academia and society 5
Video Part 2: IBM s Global Innovation Network Research laboratories lead from Invention to Innovation Gerd Binnig, Nobel Prize Scanning Tunneling Microscope 1986 Nick Donofrio, retired VP for Innovation & Technology 6
IBM Research - Zurich Oldest lab outside US 350 employees, pre-doc, postdocs and visiting scientists > 30 different nationalities > 90 collaborative projects with universities, industrial partners and governments Two Nobel Prizes in Physics (1986 and 1987) New Nanotechnology Center opens in 2011 7
Current Focus Areas in Zurich Computer Science: Security and Privacy, Business Process Management & IT Architecture, Systems Management Systems: Server Technology, Accelerator Technology, I/O Link Technologies, System Software, Energy Management Storage: Tape Technologies, Heads and Actuators, Storage Systems, Memory and Probe Technologies Math & Computational Science: Business Optimization, Computational Sciences, Data Analytics Science & Technology: Semiconductors, Systems, Beyond the Transistor, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology 8
Selected Projects 9
Tape Storage Tape used for historical archives, back-up files, replicas for disaster recovery and compliance retention 10x cheaper than hard disc and greenest storage technology New record density of 29.5 billion bits per square inch (cooperation with FUJIFILM) 1 cartridge = 35 terabytes of data = 35 million books = 399 km of bookshelves Increased precision of controlling the position of read-write heads Improved accuracy of readings Reduced friction of head on tape Thinner tape material 25 x more tracks 10 2010 IBM Corporation
Secure Transaction Information Channel ZTIC Prevents Man in the Middle Attacks through a unique combination of software and firmware no interface to install software no viruses direct SSL connection to server (server certificate as firmware) display & buttons to keep human in the loop Safe internet transactions through an easy to use device 1. plug it into your PC (USB) 2. ZTIC establishes secure connection 3. encrypted bits flow through PC/network and cannot be tampered 4. transaction details are confirmed directly on ZTIC Internet banking: Watch ubs access key" on YouTube 11
EDISON- Symbiosis of Electrovehicles and Grid How can electric cars be used to store wind energy? wind energy not always available when needed cars parked 90 % of their time Investigated with several partners: Danish energy companies, TU Denmark, Siemens, Eurisco Management system to control the charging of cars in accordance with the availability of wind energy while enabling optimal use of the electricity grid 12
MoteRunner - Wireless sensor network platform An operating system and programming environment for wireless sensor networks Supports the development of applications, simplifies network management, provides data visualization very difficult under limited resources Potential applications cooperatively monitor and react to physical or environmental conditions (eg. supervise volcano eruptions) energy-efficient building management medicine and health care 13
Architectural Decision Knowledge Web IT Architects play a prominent role in the design of IT systems increasingly complex new area of system integration IT architects are responsible for all technology decisions wrong decisions lead to failing or inflexible solutions Increase awareness of decisions, evaluate alternatives, take care of dependencies, track outcomes used in projects and to train/certify architects 14
SmartRep - Customer and Sales Intelligence Technical Sales need to deal with heterogeneous data sources customer needs and current IT infrastructure buying behavior/cycle market trends latest technology Integrate these data and share them with colleagues data integration and visualization data mining and machine learning techniques recommender system technology 15
Nanoscale Exploratory Technology Laboratory (NETL) Nobel Prize Scanning Tunneling Microscope 1986 established IBM leadership in nanotechnology New lab is an ETH/IBM partnership for research at dimensions below 100nm investigate new atomic and molecular-scale structures and devices push the boundaries of information technology Includes research in building technology Noise-free labs unique in the world Mechanical vibrations: 0.5 um/s (x,y), 5 nm/s (z) below 16 Hz Acoustic noise: <50 dbc (<55 dbc / f>100hz) Electromagnetic fields: B < 5 nt Temperature control: 0.1 C/h 16
Chips for Life Microfluidics for point-of-care Diagnostics Faster diagnosis of many critical diseases can save lifes strokes, heart attacks, cancer, infections Microfluidics are very accurate systems move precise volumes of liquids with precise timing (blood, serum, saliva) need 30 less sample detect multiple analytes in parallel in only a few minutes also usable by non-experts Uses technologies from surface chemistry, micro/nanotechnology, biochemistry, cell biology 17
Working at IBM Research Zurich 18
Video Part 3: Employee Diversity A long history of diverse people in a diverse range of professions Innovation comes from diversity of thought 19
Visit us on www.zurich.ibm.com 20
How to Apply We advertise openings where we have an urgent need can be found at the Careers page We are always interested in applications from people with expertise in our key areas explore project descriptions on web contact researchers directly or go via the Careers page 21
Career Opportunities at Zurich (I) Students Master thesis: 6 months Internship (sometimes Bachelor thesis): 3 6 months Work in international teams, learn about industrial research Predocs Work part-time at IBM and be an external PhD student at a university Excellent PhD supervision (1-to-1 with a researcher) Opportunity to combine top scientific results with industrial experience and product transfer Postdocs For researchers starting their careers after a successful PhD Entry point into becoming an IBM researcher, understand innovation, open up various career paths beyond academia 22
Career Opportunities at Zurich (II) Software Engineers Most of our projects involve building software systems Software Engineers are full members of project teams Junior to Senior level In-depth technology skills & project management required Researchers Deep expertise in at least one area, proven top-level publication record Application Domain/Industry Know-How becomes more and more relevant Usually after a PhD and completed Postdoc phase 23
For a professional career (Switzerland or world-wide) see http://www.ibm.com/employment/ see also: Polyvortrag IBM CH March 31, 2010 24
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