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IBM Research Europe – Zurich

The location in Zurich is one of IBM’s 12 global research labs. IBM has maintained a research laboratory in Switzerland since 1956. As the first European branch of IBM Research, the mission of the Zurich Lab, in addition to pursuing cutting-edge research for tomorrow’s information technology, is to cultivate close relationships with academic and industrial partners, be one of the premier places to work for world-class researchers, to promote women in IT and science, and to help drive Europe’s innovation agenda.

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Meet the team

IBM Research Europe – Zurich employs a steady stream of postdoctoral fellows, PhD candidates, and summer students who pass through the Laboratory. More than 45 nationalities, primarily from European countries, are represented among the research staff members, including such specialists as computer scientists, mathematicians, electrical engineers, physicists, and chemists. They often work together on an interdisciplinary basis.

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Alessandro Curioni

IBM Fellow, Vice President Europe and Africa and Director IBM Research Zurich

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Heike Riel

IBM Fellow, Department Head Science & Technology

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Marc Ph. Stoecklin

Department Head, Security | Principal Research Scientist

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Robert Haas

Department Head, Hybrid Cloud Research, IBM Research Europe, Zurich

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Abdel Labbi

IBM Distinguished Engineer & Dept Head, Data & AI Platforms

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Think Lab

The Zurich Think Lab is the door to IBM Research in Europe and makes what’s next in computing actionable for clients. It offers a stimulating environment to explore future technologies and their transformative impact on business and society. The Think Lab brings together clients and researchers to discuss how AI, hybrid cloud, security, quantum computing, and accelerated discovery can transform their businesses. The Think Lab is co-located with the IBM Research Zurich lab, home to two Nobel Prizes and the unique noise-free labs for cutting-edge research in materials science and nanotechnology.

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Research Areas

Accelerated Discovery & AI

We are developing next generation Data and AI technologies for solving tough business and societal problems such as accelerating the discovery of new materials, understanding climate impact, scaling AI in business workflows, and cost/performance optimization of data intensive applications.

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Hybrid Cloud Research

In the Hybrid Cloud Research department we drive innovation in the infrastructure for hybrid cloud, focusing on cutting-edge AI as well as storage technologies.

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Security Research

We are creating technologies that aim to seamlessly, and inherently, protect classical and next generation computing systems and allow them to stay ahead of attackers. We are designing and implementing worldwide leading innovations of the next generation of cryptography, hardware powered security, robustness of AI against adversarial attacks, decentralized trust systems (incl. Central Bank Digital Currencies), as well as system and software security analysis.

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Science of Quantum and Information Technology

BRNC

The Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center provides a cutting-edge, collaborative infrastructure designed specifically for advancing nanoscience. It hosts cleanroom space, which is jointly operated with ETH Zurich, as well as offices and dry labs. Additionally, six noise-free labs designed by IBM provide a new level of accuracy for fabricating and characterizing at the true 1-nanometer level and beyond.

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Location details

Address

IBM Research GmbH
Säumerstrasse 4
CH–8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland

+41 44 724 8111

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