About us
The Thomas J. Watson Research Center includes facilities in Yorktown Heights and Albany, New York as well as Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves as the headquarters of IBM Research – one of the largest industrial research organizations in the world – with 12 labs on six continents. Scientists at T.J. Watson, and at IBM labs around the globe, are pioneering scientific breakthroughs across today’s most promising and disruptive technologies including the future of artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing.
Our scientists collaborate across disciplines to address some of the world’s most complex problems and promising opportunities. We believe that profound breakthroughs come when businesses, governments, academic institutions and others work together to tap into diverse points of view and expertise. Collectively, we’re working to understand how systems are interconnected and the role technology plays within them.
Yorktown Heights, NY
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Thomas J Watson Research Center - Yorktown Heights
Location description
The Yorktown lab houses industry- leading facilities for advancing science and technology including: an IBM Q lab where researchers are pioneering quantum computing;, the Home Health Lab, which develops remote monitoring solutions to transform how clinicians deliver care to patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease;, and the original THINKLab, where IBM researchers and clients collaborate on innovative solutions to complex industry challenges.
Established in 1961 as headquarters of IBM Research, and named after IBM’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., the Yorktown lab has been the location of some of the most notable technological and scientific business breakthroughs of the 20th and 21st centuries, including the invention of Dynamic Random-Access Memory (DRAM), the FORTAN programming language, the relational database, and the development of copper interconnects. These discoveries helped create and shape the world’s computing industry.
Phone
- Main operator: (914) 945-3000
- Receptionist: (914) 945-1614
- Security: (914) 945-2323
Location address
IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center
1101 Kitchawan Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
If you are using a GPS system, please enter ”IBM TJ Watson Research Center“ for accurate directions to the lab entrance.
Cambridge, MA
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Albany, NY
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Thomas J. Watson Research Center – Albany, NY
Location description
Researchers at the Albany lab are exploring nanotech and developing next generation semiconductors utilizing the full-scale 300mm wafer fabrication facility at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. These efforts provide technology leadership for IBM Systems and more broadly focus on discovering new ways to advance systems for AI workloads. Our experts have the unique capability and resources to transfer processes from lab-scale experiments to industry-ready solutions.
Phone
- (518) 292-7500
Location address
257 Fuller Road
Albany, NY 12203
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IBM scientists have developed a new approach to simulate molecules on a quantum computer
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IBM and MIT to establish MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab
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Deep Learning software achieves record performance
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5 nanometer transistors inching their way into chips
Visiting the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Address:
IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center
1101 Kitchawan Road
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Phone
Main operator: (914) 945-3000
Receptionist: (914) 945-1614
Security: (914) 945-2323
Address:
IBM Research – Cambridge, 75 Binney Street Cambridge, MA 02142
Parking
The closest parking is The Cambridgeside Galleria Mall garage. From 75 Binney Street, take the first right onto Third St. and then the second right on Charles St. Charles St. becomes Cambridgeside Place after crossing First St. The Galleria garage will be on your left halfway down the block. It is a 5-minute walk to Binney Street; IBM Security will stamp your parking ticket for a discount.
The next closest garage is the 301 Binney Street Garage (pilgrimparking.com). To get there, continue on Binney Street past IBM for three blocks. The garage will be on your right.
Address:
IBM Research – Albany, 257 Fuller Road, Albany, NY 12203
Phone
(518) 292-7500
Dr. Dario Gil
Dr. Dario Gil is the Director of IBM Research, one of the world’s largest and most influential corporate research labs.
IBM Research is a global organization with over 3,000 researchers at 12 laboratories on six continents advancing the future of computing. Dr. Gil leads innovation efforts at IBM, directing research strategies in Quantum, AI, Hybrid Cloud, Security, Industry Solutions, and Semiconductors and Systems.
Dr. Gil is the 12thDirector in its 74-year history.
Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Gil served as Chief Operating Officer of IBM Research and the Vice President of AI and Quantum Computing, areas in which he continues to have broad responsibilities across IBM. Under his leadership, IBM was the first company in the world to build programmable quantum computers and make them universally available through the cloud. An advocate of collaborative research models, he co-chairs the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, a pioneering industrial-academic laboratory with a portfolio of more than 50 projects focused on advancing fundamental AI research to the broad benefit of industry and society.
A passionate supporter of scientific discovery and education, Dr. Gil is a Trustee of the New York Hall of Science, which provides schools, families and underserved communities in the New York City area with exposure to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Dr. Gil received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.