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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.

EU Projects in Zurich

Read more about the EU-funded projects at our lab.

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Think Lab Zurich

The door to IBM Research in Europe for IBM clients and partners.

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About the Zurich lab

Read more about historical highlights from the Zurich lab.

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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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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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FlowPilot

An LLM-Powered System for Enterprise Data

flex.data

Towards a composable, hybrid cloud data platform

AI for Scientific Discovery

Creating the AI-enabled lab for a new era of reproducible and collaborative experimentation

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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In-memory computing

Neuro-Vector-Symbolic Architecture

Tape Research

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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Quantum-safe Cryptography Algorithms

Adversarial Robustness Toolbox

Securing AI models with the Adversarial Robustness Toolbox

Quantum Threat and Quantum-safe Migration

Helping businesses to migrate to quantum safe cryptography

Science of Quantum and Information Technology

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Atom and Molecule Manipulation

Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy.

Neuromorphic Devices & Systems

Developing technologies for computing tomorrow’s AI.

Chemical Computing

Developing solutions to execute computing tasks in complex chemical systems used as information-processing units.

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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News

Blog Post

How a scientist’s lifelong love of puzzles led to cryptography that could help quantum-proof the world

IBM Research Blog18 Jun 2024

Blog Post

AI is making extracting key information from reports easier than ever

IBM Research Blog22 Feb 2024

News

Future Computing (2): Schneller, besser, energieeffizient

ORF21 Feb 2024

News

Open source vs closed source AI: What’s the difference and why does it matter?

Euronews20 Feb 2024

News

AI helpt met onderhouden van wegen, bruggen en vliegvelden

De Telegraaf19 Feb 2024

Interview

L'intelligence artificielle accélère la recherche scientifique

RTS09 Feb 2024

Location details

Address

IBM Research GmbH
Säumerstrasse 4
CH–8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland