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IBM Research – 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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Projects

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Accelerated discovery of battery materials

Leveraging our expertise in materials science, AI, quantum and high performance computing, we're developing a more powerful, sustainable, and energy-efficient battery.
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Accelerator technologies

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

We’re developing new materials for both the smallest length scale (<20nm) and largest length scale (>20mm) of semiconductor fabrication.
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Sustainable replacements for PFAS

We're addressing the environmental and human health impact of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ by accelerating the discovery of sustainable replacements and improved capture materials.

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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Jeffrey Welser
COO IBM Research / VP Exploratory Science & University Collaborations / VP Almaden, Brazil & Japan
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Sandeep Gopisetty
Director & Distinguished Engineer of AI, Systems & Solutions Research
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Location details

Almaden cafe
Address
650 Harry Road 
San Jose
California 95120-6099 

(408) 927-1080