Impact Science
In our impact science disciplines, we apply deep technical expertise to some of the world’s the most pressing challenges, while advancing the underlying science and creating business and societal value. Our main focus areas are the future of health, climate, and work.
Overview
We are only a few decades into the 21st century, and yet humanity is more informed, better connected, and more capable than at any point in our collective history. But with these advances come large, existential challenges: How do we improve our healthcare to provide the next pandemic? How can we mitigate the increasing threat of climate change? How will AI, automation, and other technologies change that nature of work in the future?
In impact science, we’re aiming to address so of these questions, building on the unique skills, capabilities, and knowledge base that exists in IBM Research and across the company more broadly. We’re relying on our deep expertise in fundamental technologies like AI, the hybrid cloud, data science, data protection and governance, security, and materials science to do so.
We’re working to help companies transition to low-carbon and carbon-capture strategies; to build models on how to more accurately predict and track diseases; and how the world of work will shift as companies begin return to offices. We want to help answer the challenges ahead of us with science.
In impact science, we’re aiming to address so of these questions, building on the unique skills, capabilities, and knowledge base that exists in IBM Research and across the company more broadly. We’re relying on our deep expertise in fundamental technologies like AI, the hybrid cloud, data science, data protection and governance, security, and materials science to do so.
We’re working to help companies transition to low-carbon and carbon-capture strategies; to build models on how to more accurately predict and track diseases; and how the world of work will shift as companies begin return to offices. We want to help answer the challenges ahead of us with science.
Our work
Environmental analysis made easier with IBM’s Geospatial Studio
NewsKim Martineau- AI
- Climate and Sustainability
- Computer Vision
- Foundation Models
- Granite
An AI model trained on data that looks real but won’t leak personal information
ResearchKim Martineau- AI
- AI Privacy
- Data and AI Security
- Finance
- Foundation Models
IBM and NASA are building an AI foundation model for weather and climate
NewsKim Martineau- Accelerated Discovery
- AI
- Climate and Sustainability
- Foundation Models
Foundation models for addressing climate change
Q & AKim Martineau- Accelerated Discovery
- AI
- Climate and Sustainability
- Foundation Models
IBM and NASA open source the largest geospatial AI foundation model on Hugging Face
NewsKim Martineau- Accelerated Discovery
- AI
- Climate and Sustainability
- Distributed Systems
- Foundation Models
- Hybrid Cloud
- Open Source
- Scaling AI
IBM and Cleveland Clinic unveil the first quantum computer dedicated to healthcare research
NewsMike Murphy and Bethany Douglas- Accelerated Discovery
- Healthcare
- Quantum Network
- Quantum Systems
- See more of our work on Impact Science
Topics
- Climate and SustainabilityUsing AI and the hybrid cloud to accelerate the discovery of climate mitigation and adaption solutions to respond to the growing global climate emergency.
- Future of FinanceWe're working on core technology innovations that can move at the speed of a transaction for the financial services industry.
- Future of WorkWe're working on smart systems to help businesses prepare for the impending return to the office.
- Healthcare and Life SciencesWe're building systems that can convert reams of health data into useable information for clinicians the world over.
Publications
- Filippo Utro
- Aritra Bose
- et al.
- 2024
- ISMB 2024
- 2024
- ISMB 2024
- Manikandan Padmanaban
- Jagabondhu Hazra
- et al.
- 2024
- IGARSS 2024
- Subhojit Mandal
- Kamal Das
- et al.
- 2024
- IGARSS 2024
- Haoran Qiu
- Weichao Mao
- et al.
- 2024
- DSN 2024
- Sakthi Amirtharaj
- Zhiyuan Xie
- et al.
- 2024
- ACS Photonics