Almaden

IBM Research – Almaden is IBM's Silicon Valley innovation lab. Scientists ranging from chemists to physicists, as well as mathematicians, engineers and designers at Almaden are pioneering breakthroughs across disruptive technologies including AI and machine learning, hybrid cloud, quantum computing, security and storage. Their published works and contributions to the scientific community cross several industries, including healthcare, semiconductors, sustainable energy, renewable materials, retail and data privacy. Accomplishments are recognized through thousands of publications, citations, invited talks, industry and academic partnerships and conference chair appointments.

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Meet the team

The team's work builds on a rich history of breakthroughs at Almaden’s unique campus in San Jose, California that include innovations in data storage technology, novel material discovery for sustainability, the distributed relational database, the ability to position individual atoms, and the first data mining algorithms.

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Marina Danilevsky

Marina Danilevsky

Senior Research Scientist, Manager - core language and conversational technologies
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Jeannette (Jamie) Garcia

Jeannette (Jamie) Garcia

Technical Program Director, Algorithms & Partnerships, IBM Quantum; Sr Location Executive, Almaden Lab
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Sandeep Gopisetty

Sandeep Gopisetty

Director & Distinguished Engineer, Enterprise Data & Governance for AI Models
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Gavin Jones

Gavin Jones

Research Manager - Quantum Computational Science
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Jed Pitera

Jed Pitera

Strategy Co-lead -- Sustainable Materials
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Jeff Welser

Jeff Welser

COO IBM Research / VP Exploratory Science & University Collaborations / VP Almaden, Brazil & Japan

Projects

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    We're developing technological solutions to assist subject matter experts with their scientific workflows by enabling the Human-AI co-creation process.


Think Lab

The role of the Global Think Labs is to make what’s next in computing actionable for our clients. We offer a stimulating environment to explore future technologies and their transformational impact on business and society. Together with our leading scientists and experts, we offer deeper innovation discussions, enable small group exchanges and host hands-on technology demonstrations. The main focus of client meetings in Almaden is in the areas of materials sciences, AI hardware, sustainability and federated learning.


Events

Location details

Almaden

Address

650 Harry Road
San Jose
California 95120-6099

(408) 927-1080

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